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Greetings fly to Portland: Mayor Brown and pigeon, May 26, 1926
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| Title | Greetings fly to Portland: Mayor Brown and pigeon, May 26, 1926 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | 1926 |
| Caption | Edwin J. Brown, Seattle's mayor from 1922 to 1926, enjoyed unusual publicity. In this photo, he sends off a carrier pigeon to the mayor of Portland, Oregon, congratulating him on the completion of the new Burnside Bridge. The pigeon carried the message in a tube on its leg. Mayor Brown was following a long tradition. The Roman army, Napoleon's forces, and military groups in World Wars I and II all used carrier pigeons to deliver messages. |
| Subjects | Mayors; Pigeons |
| Personal Names | Brown, Edwin J |
| Places | Seattle (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.12475 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 negative : glass, b&w; 5 x 7 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original negative using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 4. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | W&S 117, 963 |
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