Little feathered messengers of war

A carriage full of pigeons used as messengers by the French army.

Publication date: 1914-09-20

Size: 15 x 17.5 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: black and white

Language:

• English

Geography:

• France

Subject(s):

• Homing pigeons--France--1910-1920
• World War, 1914-1918--Animals--France

Genre(s):

• Documentary photographs
• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (September 20, 1914), p. 2

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg