1946 Blue Check Cock Racing Pigeon Portrait Photograph, 500 Mile Winner reader able to see what others

able to see what others cannot

telling us it had already been well used

Cast brass I believe and in good shape

The shape of the base of the plover makes him lean forward a bit

1946 Blue Check Cock Racing Pigeon Portrait Photograph, 500 Mile Winner reader able to see what othersFinding 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