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Explore the historical evolution and visual significance of this theme through the extensive archives of Luminous-Lint. By connecting rare images, scholarly research, and diverse photographic techniques, we provide a comprehensive framework for understanding how these visual narratives have shaped the medium across the 19th and 20th centuries. Dive into our networked database of over 130,000 images to discover the pivotal trends, individual masterpieces, and deep historical connections that define this field.

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Introduction
1Relationships with birds
2Hung game
Famous birds
3Old Abe
Carrier-pigeons
4René Patrice Proudhon Dagron: Photomicrographs, carrier-pigeons and the beseiged city of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871)
Contemporary examples
5Contemporary photographs of birds
Photographers
6William Notman: Our birds of prey: or, The eagles, hawks, and owls of Canada By Henry G. Vennor ... With 30 photographic illustrations by Wm. Notman (1876)
7Burton Brothers: The Moa of New Zealand
8Francis Blake: Pigeons in Flight (ca 1889)
9Terry Evans: Birds in collections

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