H13480 Accession Number: H13480

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Location unknown. A German Army officer in charge of the message pigeon service reading a report just received by carrier pigeon. The bird's handler stands by for instructions. (Donor German War Museum Kogenluft 5826)

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Accession Number
H13480
Photographer
Deutsche Reichsarchiv
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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