[Earl Wright, of the Chicago Academy of Sciences, with two mounted specimens of passenger pigeons] – Vintage Print
![[Earl Wright, of the Chicago Academy of Sciences, with two mounted specimens of passenger pigeons], [19]28. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/0c/0c904cec9072-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures [Earl Wright, of the Chicago Academy of Sciences, with two mounted specimens of passenger pigeons] in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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[Earl Wright, of the Chicago Academy of Sciences, with two mounted specimens of passenger pigeons]
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Two mounted passenger pigeons, held by Earl Wright of the Chicago Academy of Sciences, make this a rare record of the species in a museum setting. In the 19th century, passenger pigeons were probably the most numerous birds in North America, with flocks that could darken the sky for hours. Market hunting and the clearing of forests drove the population to collapse, and the last known wild bird died in 1900. The last captive bird, Martha, died at the Cincinnati Zoo in 1914, so by 1928 specimens like these were preserved as the only physical reminders of a species that had been lost.
| Created / published | [19]28. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1920-1930. |
| Subjects | Pigeons--Illinois--Chicago--1920-1930. Dead animals--Illinois--Chicago--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 834 × 666 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-187101 |
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