1946 Blue Check Cock Racing Pigeon Portrait Photograph, 500 Mile Winner ps 9 I would guess this whimsy

I would guess this whimsy was made as a rattle for little one

The longest locomotive measures 9”long x 3

but if the other side was painted it has long since worn off

and some white spattering on the top piece

Theorem painting

1946 Blue Check Cock Racing Pigeon Portrait Photograph, 500 Mile Winner ps 9 I would guess this whimsyFinding 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