The watermark in the lower right corner of the image will not appear on the final print.
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6.50" x 8.00"
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8.50" x 10.00"
Wwi, French Carrier Pigeon Loft Poster
by Science Source
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Wwi, French Carrier Pigeon Loft poster by Science Source. Our posters are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All posters include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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A carrier pigeon is a homing pigeon (domesticated rock pigeon, Columba livia) that is used to carry messages. Before the advent of radio, carrier... more
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A carrier pigeon is a homing pigeon (domesticated rock pigeon, Columba livia) that is used to carry messages. Before the advent of radio, carrier pigeons were frequently used on the battlefield as a means for a mobile force to communicate with a stationary headquarters. Historically, pigeons carried messages only one way, to their home. They had to be transported manually before another flight. However, by placing their food at one location and their home at another location, pigeons have been trained to fly back and forth up to twice a day reliably, covering round-trip flights up to 100 miles. During WWI, carrier pigeons were used to transport messages back to their home coop behind the lines. When they landed, wires in the coop would sound a bell or buzzer and a soldier of the Signal Corps would know a message had arrived. He would go to the coop, remove the message from the canister, and send it to its destination by telegraph, field phone, or personal messenger. A carrier pigeon's...
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