Homing Pigeons

Creator(s): Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 9/18/1947-2/28/1964 (Most Recent)
Series: Historical Films, ca. 1914 - ca. 1936
Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985

Production Date: 1936
Other Title(s): Historical Film, No. 1220
Sound Type: Silent

Scope & Content: On the training of pigeons at Camp Vail, N.J. Pigeons are called in and return from exercise flights. Young birds are trained to enter traps. Pigeons are released at Monmouth, N.J. Pigeon handlers receive awards at Washington, D.C., from the National Racing Pigeon Association.

Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RDSM), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740-6001
Phone: 301-837-3540, Fax: 301-837-3620, Email: mopix@nara.gov

National Archives Identifier: 24725
Local Identifier: 111-H-1220

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/24725