1946 Blue Check Cock Racing Pigeon Portrait Photograph, 500 Mile Winner ps 9 Oscar and Elmer we learn

Oscar and Elmer we learn on the reverse)-- two in motion

but if the other side was painted it has long since worn off

just right for the word

and some white spattering on the top piece

1946 Blue Check Cock Racing Pigeon Portrait Photograph, 500 Mile Winner ps 9 Oscar and Elmer we learnFinding this and a second racing homing pigeon photograph together at an estate in Gloucester, MA this weekend made me super happy the very existence of homing pigeons makes me happy, really, with a fascinating history of service as carrier pigeons, and I think these vintage photographs are very beautiful. I have found a few similar photos in Naval archives, but think likely it came from the collection of a breeder. A note written directly on the