A soldier opens an individual pigeon carrier case in the Pigeon Section of the military. The case is equipped to carry specially trained pigeons to listening posts, trenches, and other locations during World War One. The photograph was taken on July 8, 1919, in Surger, and is labeled with the identification number 111-SC-18228.

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