1946 Blue Check Cock Racing Pigeon Portrait Photograph, 500 Mile Winner bowl signed davis Reynolds it looks to me--gathering

Reynolds it looks to me--gathering and arranging  these shells in order to draw them

Large one measures 3 1/8" t x 1 1/2" in diameter

10" long x 7" tall x 3 1/2" deep

by which they would have attached to a marquee framework

Sold in the old wooden frame I found it in

1946 Blue Check Cock Racing Pigeon Portrait Photograph, 500 Mile Winner bowl signed davis Reynolds it looks to me--gatheringFinding this and a second racing homing pigeon photograph together at an estate in Gloucester, MA this weekend made me super happy the very existence of homing pigeons makes me happy, really, with a fascinating history of service as carrier pigeons, and I think these vintage photographs are very beautiful. I have found a few similar photos in Naval archives, but think likely it came from the collection of a breeder. A note written directly on the