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Fancy Pigeon BreedsFancy pigeon breeds (Columbidae species)
Racing pigeon releaseRacing pigeons released from their traps from transport lorries at the start of a race from Worcestershire to Tipton in The Black Country in the English Midlands Date: 1992
George Square, GlasgowGeorge Square in the centre of Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. This fine square in dominated by the Italianate Municipal Chambers and the Sir Walter Scott memorial column
British Army messager pigeon serviceTaking birds out: to the trenches by despatch-riders to let the pigeons fly for training. Regular going and coming supply service of birds between the pigeon homing lofts at Divisional
Horse-drawn harvesterTwo shire horses pull a farmer sitting asride an basic harvesting machine. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Carrier Pigeon posterPoster warning people of the dangers of shooting carrier pigeons who may be carrying life or death messages. Carrier pigeons, we are told, are a vital part of RAF
Releasing carrier pigeon from tank, France, WW1A human hand releasing a carrier pigeon through the porthole of a tank, near Albert, Somme, northern France, during the First World War. Date: 9 August 1918
Pigeon shoot PosterPoster for the TIR AUX PIGEONS at Monte Carlo where fashionable people in smart clothes shoot live pigeons for fun
Passenger Pigeon-ExtinctPASSENGER PIGEON (Ectopistes migratorius) Probably once the most numerous bird on Earth, the Pigeon became extinct in 1914
Seaplane carrier pigeon, WW1A carrier pigeon housed on board a seaplane for the delivery of messages during the First World War. This particular bird delivered a message (no)
Shah of Persia shooting pigeonsThe Shah of Persia - Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, KG (1853-1907) shooting pigeons during a visit to Contrexeville (famous for bottled water) in North east France. Date: circa 1902
Pigeon racing at Crystal Palace, London15, 000 birds from all parts of England and Scotland are released from Crystal Palace, south London, at the start of a championship pigeon race
Pigeons on RooftopsPigeons on the rooftops (Columbidae species)
Muffed Flying Tumblers, PigeonsA portrait of four sub-variants of the Flying Tumbler pigeon breed. The Flying Tumblers shown is the Black Rose-Wing, the Red Rose-Wing, the Red-Badge and the Black Saddle
Twelve breeds of pigeon. Drawing / Engraving from Daniel Girton, The new and complete pigeon-fancier; or, Modern treatise on domestic pigeons. Frontispiece. Date: circa 1804
The late Charles DarwinArticle on Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882) with illustrations of his statue at the Natural History Museum, the exterior of his house at Down, near Beckenham, his study and green-house
Lebanon, Beirut - The Doves Cave rocks Date: circa 1908
Hamilton Conrad and His Wonder Pigeons Date: early 20th century
Feeding pigeons, Venice, Italy circa 1900. Date: circa 1900
Nelson StatueLondoners get a chance to admire the Nelson effigy at close quarters, before he is hoisted to the top of his column where only pigeons get close
Crowned PidgeonCROWNED PIDGEON
Feeding the Pigeons on steps of St. Pauls Cathedral, London. Date: 1925
Brown Cuckoo-Dove, Macropygia phasianella.. Handcolored steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by Edward Lear from Prideaux John Selbys volume Pigeons in Sir William Jardines
Tir Aux Pigeons (Sem)The great thing about Le tir aux pigeons at Monte Carlo is that you can do it in your best clothes, theres no danger and no one (except the pigeons) gets hurt... Date: 1905
Jaipur, Rajastan, India - Pigeons on the street Date: circa 1905
A pair of lovebirdsAustro-Hungarian Empire souvenir tourist postcard of a pair of lovebirds
Western Front, France, 1918Telephone and pigeon men in a shell hole. Telephone lines are broken so messages have to be sent by carrier pigeons on the Western Front in France during World War I on 25th April 1918
Old man in pigeon loft, StokeAn old man wearing a cloth cap checks his racing pigeons in his back yard pigeon loft Date: 1987
Tourists feeding pigeons in St Marks Square, Venice, ItalyVintage 19th century photograph: Vintage 19th century photograph: Tourists feeding pigeons in St Marks Square, Venice, Italy
Two white doves on a balcony with green shutters, Palma, Mallorca, Spain Date: 2006
Pigeon fancier - kabooter baz - Old Delhi, IndiaA pigeon fancier on a rootop in Old Delhi India. He calls to bring his birds back to the loft, and uses a net to catch them
Old men and pigeons, Askam, CumbriaThree old men, all with walking sticks on the beach at Askam, Cumbria, England. The sun is shining, and one-man and his dog stop to watch their racing pigeons, which fly overhead
Tipler pigeons - 02Black Country pigeon fancier Dennis Fellows, who, in 1990, reformed the Midland Tipler Union, founded in 1912. Its members bred
Tipler pigeons - 01Black Country pigeon fancier Dennis Fellows, who, in 1990, reformed the Midland Tipler Union, founded in 1912. Its members bred
Pigeon Fancier early 1900s Date: circa 1900s
WW2, R. A. F. Messenger PigeonsAn illustration which shows a man of the Royal Air Force tending the the messenger pigeons. Bomber and reconnaissance aircrafts would carry pigeons in watertight containers
Pigeons on roofGroup of fancy pigeons on a loft roof. Including some interesting feather foot varieties. Date: circa 1890s
A selection of late Victorian hats for women. Date: 1900
Wood Pigeons and one Feral Pigeon British BirdsWood, Pigeons, and, one, Feral, Pigeon, British, Birds, Watercolour, painting, George, Rankin, 12022363
Wood Pigeons by George Rankin
Horse and pigeons by Edwin Bottomley
Comic postcard, Pigeons flying above racehorses Date: 20th century
Pigeons on the Place des Terreaux, Lyon, France. The square belongs to the zone classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO
Comic postcard, Man targeted by pigeons at football match Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Man at a school of aviation Date: 20th century
Piazzetta San Marco with Doges Palace, Venice, ItalyPiazzetta San Marco with Doges Palace on the right and St Marks on the far right, Venice, Italy. Date: circa 1920s
Girl feeding pigeons in Trafalgar Square, LondonA young girl in Trafalgar Square, London, feeds the pigeons. Date: circa 1950s
Photograph of Pigeons PH, Stratford, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1929
Xmas. Feeding pigeonsYoung Edwardian lady feeding pigeons & a robin in a snowy scene. Christmas greetings. Date: circa 1905
Men feeding pigeons in a London street. Date: 1927
Feeding pigeons in the Guildhall Yard, City of London 1877Feeding pigeons in the Guildhall Yard, City of London. Date: 1877
Carrier pigeons - including testing the pigeons, playing an important role in the war effort of World War Two. 1941
Woman in trouser suit feeding pigeons, Trafalgar SquareFashionable woman in a trouser suit feeding pigeons in Trafalgar Square, London. 1933
Boy with cat and birds on a cutout Christmas card. circa 1890s
Feeding the pigeons, Trafalgar Square, LondonPeople feeding the pigeons in Trafalgar Square, London. Date: circa 1930s
Feeding pigeons - Two young girls feeding a white dove under a rose tree while other pigeons look on. Artist: Millicent Sowerby Date: circa 1920
French regimental pigeonnier releasing a carrier pigeon. Pigeons were found useful in World War One to send messages and had not been entirely superseded by wireless telegraphy. Date: 1916
Pretty Italian Woman feeding the pigeons in front of St Marks Basilica in Venice, Italy Date: circa 1910s
Wood pigeons (Columba palumbus). Date: 1877
Couple in deep thought, Mstricht, HollandA couple - he in military coat and hat, she in long winter coat - walk along the cobbles on Corversplein beside the Meuse River in Mstricht, Holland
Starigrad, Warsaw, PolandAn old lady sits on a bench in the square of Starigrad, Warsaw, Poland. It is winter and pigeons fly overhead. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1987
Pensive couple MstrichtA couple - he in military uniform coat and hat - walk deep in conversation along the cobbles on Corversplein beside the Meuse River in Mstricht. Pigeons fly overhead Date: 1989
Venetian Girl in traditional shawl, St Marks Square, Venice. Date: circa 1910s
Feeding the Pigeons Outside St Pauls Cathedral, London. Date: 1933
The Entrance to Lambeth Palace, London - the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury in England, in north Lambeth, on the south bank of the River Thames
Pigeons - A Red Helmet, Black Lahore and Yellow SpotA portrait of three breeds of fancy pigeon illustrated inside their coop. The plain-headed Red Helmet presents its bicoloured plumage formation
Pigeons - Varieties of Ice Pigeons, Fancy BreedAn Ural, Silver, Siberian and Blue Ice Pigeons are seen here illustrated inside a pigeon coop, as known as a loft. The Ice Pigeon is a domesticated and fancy breed of pigeon
Pigeons - English Fantails or Garden FantailsA portrait of a Black, White and Blue English Fantail pictured inside their coop. The English Fantail is a highly developed breed of fancy and exhibition pigeon, and sub-variety of the Fantail
Pigeons - Black and Dun Barbs, English Fancy BreedA portrait of a Black and Dun Barbs, and two White Barbs in the background. The Barb, also called the English Barb is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding
Red-Pied Pouter Cock PigeonA portrait of a Red-Pied Pouter Cock pigeon, (Pigmy Pouter), standing with a view of tree tops. One other of its kind can be seen flying in the background
Yellow-Pied Pouter Cock PigeonA portrait of a Yellow-Pied Pouter Cock, (Pigmy Pouter), with a Red-Pied Pouter featured in the background inside their coop
Blue Carrier Cock PigeonA portrait of a Blue Carrier Cock standing in full-length. The Blue Carrier Cock (Blue Bar), is one of the oldest English fancy breeds of pigeon
Black Carrier Cock PigeonA portrait of the Black Carrier Cock shown in a countryside landscape, with three of its kind visible in the background. The Black Carrier Cock is an English fancy breed of pigeon
Christmas card in the shape of a wooden bird box with doves and pigeons inside. Date: circa 1890s
A pigeon?s nest at No. 4 Hamilton PlaceA pigeon?s nest at No.4 Hamilton Place with corrugated iron roof during construction of the fifth floor in 1960. Date: 1960
London Trade Card - John Wildblood, Silk Dyer, at the Rainbow and Three Pigeons, St Clements Lane, Lombard Street (who married the widow Harrinton). 18th century
Clay Pigeon ShootA well-to-do shooting party, aiming at clay pigeons in the snow. Date: early 1930s
Pigeons - Three Nuns with varied colourations, Fancy BreedA portrait of three Nuns with varied colourations standing in their pigeon coop. The Nun is a breed of fancy pigeon, also known as the Dutch Shell Pigeon
Pigeons - A Portrait of Three Magies, German Toy BreedThree Magpies standing together in an outdoor scenery, and a church pictured in the background. The illustrated magpies are of the German variety and a breed of German Toy pigeon
Pigeons - A Portrait of a Silver and Blue Runt, Fancy BreedA portrait of a Silver and Blue Runt, which are breeds of fancy pigeon. The Runt is one of the oldest known pigeon breeds and was widely bred in Italy, from which its French name, Roman pigeon
Pigeons - Varieties of Swallows, German Toy BreedA portrait of four varieties of Swallows. The yellow, black, red and blue Swallows are a breed of German Toy pigeons. The Swallows in the outdoor scenery are also illustrated in such a way to present
Pigeons - Frill-Backs and Scandaroons, Fancy BreedA portait illustrating two Frill-Back and two Scandaroon pigeons. Both breeds are domesticated and a breed of fancy pigeon
Pigeons - Three Russian Trumpeters, Fancy BreedThree Russian Trumpeters, Black-Mottled, Black and White, are seen here in their coop. The illustration presents the breeds unique feathering which radiates from around their heads
Pigeons - Scotch Fantails or Broad-Tailed ShakersA portrait of a White, White Laced and Black-Saddle Back Scotch Fantail pigeons, also known as Broad-Tailed Shakers. The Fantail is a popular breed of fancy pigeon
