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Background imagePigeon Collection: Prize pigeons and poultry at Bingley Hall, Birmingham, 1864. Creator: Harrison Weir

Prize pigeons and poultry at Bingley Hall, Birmingham, 1864. Creator: Harrison Weir
excellence, and with no less than 300 pigeon and 1677 poultry entries...Our pigeon group...begins with Mr. Shaw's German Letz, which won in class 124

Background imagePigeon Collection: Prize pigeons at the show of the Philo-Peristeron Society, recently held in Freemasons' Hall, 1864

Prize pigeons at the show of the Philo-Peristeron Society, recently held in Freemasons' Hall, 1864. 'Pouters were exhibited by Mr

Background imagePigeon Collection: Donkerque [i.e., Dunkerque], shipping carrier pigeons, between c1914 and c1915

Donkerque [i.e., Dunkerque], shipping carrier pigeons, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Donkerque [i.e., Dunkerque], shipping carrier pigeons, between c1914 and c1915. Carrier pigeons in baskets, being loaded onto a train car, Dunkerque, France.

Background imagePigeon Collection: Pigeons, 19th-early 20th century. Creator: Ferdinand von Wright

Pigeons, 19th-early 20th century. Creator: Ferdinand von Wright
Pigeons, 19th-early 20th century. Birds, hops, fungi and wheat

Background imagePigeon Collection: Landscape with Pigeons, c18th century. Creator: Unknown

Landscape with Pigeons, c18th century. Creator: Unknown
Landscape with Pigeons, c18th century

Background imagePigeon Collection: Pigeon-Shaped Box, 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Pigeon-Shaped Box, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Pigeon-Shaped Box, 19th century

Background imagePigeon Collection: Pigeon-shaped Water Dropper or Okimono, 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Pigeon-shaped Water Dropper or Okimono, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Pigeon-shaped Water Dropper or Okimono, 19th century

Background imagePigeon Collection: Three birds, two incad pigeons and a collared puffbird, 1753. Creator: Aert Schouman

Three birds, two incad pigeons and a collared puffbird, 1753. Creator: Aert Schouman
Three birds, two incad pigeons and a collared puffbird, 1753

Background imagePigeon Collection: Birmingham Show, 1858. Creator: Harrison Weir

Birmingham Show, 1858. Creator: Harrison Weir
Birmingham Show, 1858. Exhibition of domestic poultry. 1. Mr. Maddiford's Fantail, Nun, and Jacobine Pigeons, Silver Cup; 2. Mr. Worrall's Owl Pigeons, First Prize; Mr

Background imagePigeon Collection: Birds in a Park, 1686. Creator: Melchior d'Hondecoeter

Birds in a Park, 1686. Creator: Melchior d'Hondecoeter
Birds in a Park, 1686

Background imagePigeon Collection: New Caledonian Heron and the Notu Pigeon; Some Account of New Caledonia, 1875. Creator: Unknown

New Caledonian Heron and the Notu Pigeon; Some Account of New Caledonia, 1875. Creator: Unknown
New Caledonian Heron and the Notu Pigeon; Some Account of New Caledonia, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Background imagePigeon Collection: Oena capensis (Namaqua dove), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Oena capensis (Namaqua dove), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Oena capensis (Namaqua dove), c.1778

Background imagePigeon Collection: Oena capensis (Namaqua dove), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Oena capensis (Namaqua dove), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Oena capensis (Namaqua dove), 1777-1786

Background imagePigeon Collection: Oena capensis (Namaqua dove), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Oena capensis (Namaqua dove), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Oena capensis (Namaqua dove), 1778

Background imagePigeon Collection: Feeding the pigeons, Boston Common, possibly 1911 or 1912. Creator: William H. Jackson

Feeding the pigeons, Boston Common, possibly 1911 or 1912. Creator: William H. Jackson
Feeding the pigeons, Boston Common, possibly 1911 or 1912

Background imagePigeon Collection: Cape pigeon, 1787. Creator: Jan Brandes

Cape pigeon, 1787. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cape pigeon, 1787. Amakoea pigeon that occurs on the Cape of Good Hope. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 115

Background imagePigeon Collection: Pigeon-Shaped Flute, Mid-19th century. Creator: Ohara Mitsuhiro

Pigeon-Shaped Flute, Mid-19th century. Creator: Ohara Mitsuhiro
Pigeon-Shaped Flute, Mid-19th century

Background imagePigeon Collection: Crowned Pigeon, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes

Crowned Pigeon, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Crowned Pigeon, 1786. Alcedo cristata

Background imagePigeon Collection: Reading the News of the Fall of Sebastopol at Ceylon, 1856. Creator: Unknown

Reading the News of the Fall of Sebastopol at Ceylon, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Reading the News of the Fall of Sebastopol at Ceylon, 1856. Crimean War news. Engraving...from a photograph by Mr. Parting...representing the scene in the Colombo Observer office during the reading

Background imagePigeon Collection: Still life with Wood Pigeon and Powder Horn, 1874. Creator: Guillaume Anne van der Brugghen

Still life with Wood Pigeon and Powder Horn, 1874. Creator: Guillaume Anne van der Brugghen
Still life with Wood Pigeon and Powder Horn, 1874

Background imagePigeon Collection: The anglers, c.1744. Creator: Nicolaas Verkolje

The anglers, c.1744. Creator: Nicolaas Verkolje
The anglers, c.1744. Alternative title: Genre Scene with Elegant Young Couple in a Landscape

Background imagePigeon Collection: A Poultry Yard, c.1660-c.1665. Creator: Melchior d'Hondecoeter

A Poultry Yard, c.1660-c.1665. Creator: Melchior d'Hondecoeter
A Poultry Yard, c.1660-c.1665

Background imagePigeon Collection: Still Life with Implements of the Hunt, 1678. Creator: Johannes Leemans

Still Life with Implements of the Hunt, 1678. Creator: Johannes Leemans
Still Life with Implements of the Hunt, 1678

Background imagePigeon Collection: Pigeon, sitting on a shelf, 1802. Creator: Jean Bernard

Pigeon, sitting on a shelf, 1802. Creator: Jean Bernard
Pigeon, sitting on a shelf, 1802

Background imagePigeon Collection: The Poultry Stall, c.1830. Creator: Willem Jodocus Mattheus Engelberts

The Poultry Stall, c.1830. Creator: Willem Jodocus Mattheus Engelberts
The Poultry Stall, c.1830

Background imagePigeon Collection: Still Life with Birds and Implements of the Hunt, 1684. Creator: William Gowe Ferguson

Still Life with Birds and Implements of the Hunt, 1684. Creator: William Gowe Ferguson
Still Life with Birds and Implements of the Hunt, 1684

Background imagePigeon Collection: The Home of a Hunter, 1826. Creator: Henri Voordecker

The Home of a Hunter, 1826. Creator: Henri Voordecker
The Home of a Hunter, 1826

Background imagePigeon Collection: Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908

Background imagePigeon Collection: 'Precieux Auxiliaires; Un lacher de pigeons, 1915. Creator: Unknown

'Precieux Auxiliaires; Un lacher de pigeons, 1915. Creator: Unknown
'Precieux Auxiliaires; Un lacher de pigeons, 1915. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

Background imagePigeon Collection: District of Columbia Parks - Feeding Pigeons in The Parks, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

District of Columbia Parks - Feeding Pigeons in The Parks, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
District of Columbia Parks - Feeding Pigeons in The Parks, 1917

Background imagePigeon Collection: L'Arrivée du Courrier. Creator: Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet

L'Arrivée du Courrier. Creator: Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet
L'Arrivee du Courrier

Background imagePigeon Collection: Le Départ du Courrier. Creator: Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet

Le Départ du Courrier. Creator: Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet
Le Depart du Courrier

Background imagePigeon Collection: The Birmingham Christmas Poultry Show, 1854. Creator: Unknown

The Birmingham Christmas Poultry Show, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Birmingham Christmas Poultry Show, 1854. 1. GAME - First prize, Mr. E. France. This bird was pronounced all hands to be perfect. 2. Silver Spangled Hamburg - First prize, silver vase, Mr. E

Background imagePigeon Collection: Pigeon Post, 20 February 1943, (1947). Creator: Unknown

Pigeon Post, 20 February 1943, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Pigeon Post, 20 February 1943, (1947). Princess Elizabeth (future Queen Elizabeth II) and her younger sister Princess Margaret Rose, members of the Buckingham Palace Company of Girl Guides

Background imagePigeon Collection: Jeune garçon tenant un panier enfermant deux pigeons, between 1770 and 1790

Jeune garçon tenant un panier enfermant deux pigeons, between 1770 and 1790. Creator: Ecole Francaise
Jeune garcon tenant un panier enfermant deux pigeons, between 1770 and 1790

Background imagePigeon Collection: Le Pigeon voyageur ('Echappé à la serre ennemie, le message attendu exalte)

Le Pigeon voyageur ("Echappé à la serre ennemie, le message attendu exalte)
Le Pigeon voyageur ("Echappe a la serre ennemie, le message attendu exalte le coeur de la fiere cite"). Allegorie a la defense de Paris (1870-1871). Siege de Paris, between 1870 and 1871

Background imagePigeon Collection: Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate LXVI, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel

Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate LXVI, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel
Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate LXVI, c. 1575/1580

Background imagePigeon Collection: Hawking on the Downs, near Wallingford, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Hawking on the Downs, near Wallingford, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Hawking on the Downs, near Wallingford, 1850. A fine exhibition came off...on the [Berkshire] Downs, at about a mile and a half from the Wallingford station of the Great Western Railway

Background imagePigeon Collection: The Holy Family Busy at Home: Joseph Teaches the Boy Jesus to Read. Mary Feeds the Pigeons

The Holy Family Busy at Home: Joseph Teaches the Boy Jesus to Read. Mary Feeds the Pigeons... 1809. Creator: Carl Russ
The Holy Family Busy at Home: Joseph Teaches the Boy Jesus to Read. Mary Feeds the Pigeons. Elizabeth Enters the Room with John, 1809

Background imagePigeon Collection: A girl feeding chickens and pigeons, around 1850/1855. Creator: Georg Decker

A girl feeding chickens and pigeons, around 1850/1855. Creator: Georg Decker
A girl feeding chickens and pigeons, around 1850/1855

Background imagePigeon Collection: Prize Pigeons at the recent show of the Halifax Fancy Pigeon Association, 1862

Prize Pigeons at the recent show of the Halifax Fancy Pigeon Association, 1862. Creator: Harrison Weir
Prize Pigeons at the recent show of the Halifax Fancy Pigeon Association, 1862. Engravings...(from a sketch by Mr. H. Crossley)

Background imagePigeon Collection: The Island Bee (from Wayside Posies: Original Poems of the Country Life), 1867

The Island Bee (from Wayside Posies: Original Poems of the Country Life), 1867

Background imagePigeon Collection: Dante and Beatrice, 1883, (1912). Artist: Henry Holiday

Dante and Beatrice, 1883, (1912). Artist: Henry Holiday
Dante and Beatrice, 1883, (1912). A colour print from Famous Paintings with an Introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, (Cassell and Company, London, New York, Toronto, 1912)

Background imagePigeon Collection: Balloon leaving from Gare du Nord, Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1870

Balloon leaving from Gare du Nord, Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1870
Balloon Ville d Orleans after leaving Gare du Nord at night 24 November 1870, during siege of Paris during Franco-Prussian War

Background imagePigeon Collection: A Dead White Cock, 1642-1683. Creator: Willem van Aelst

A Dead White Cock, 1642-1683. Creator: Willem van Aelst
A Dead White Cock, 1642-1683

Background imagePigeon Collection: Pigeons at Singleton; Caswell, 1853-1856 Creator: James Knight

Pigeons at Singleton; Caswell, 1853-1856 Creator: James Knight
Pigeons at Singleton; Caswell, 1853-1856

Background imagePigeon Collection: Newmarket: A Shot at a Pigeon, August 1, 1801. Creator: James Bretherton

Newmarket: A Shot at a Pigeon, August 1, 1801. Creator: James Bretherton
Newmarket: A Shot at a Pigeon, August 1, 1801

Background imagePigeon Collection: Ruelle des Pigeons, Rouen, 1903. Creator: Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

Ruelle des Pigeons, Rouen, 1903. Creator: Donald Shaw MacLaughlan
Ruelle des Pigeons, Rouen, 1903



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