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Man with a carrier pigeon in front of the Sperry Air Service Loft 1

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Title: Man with a carrier pigeon in front of the Sperry Air Service Loft 1
A man (Eugene M. Van Antwerp?) holding a pigeon in front of the Sperry Air Service Loft 1. Carrier pigeons were used by Mr. Van Antwerp, manager of the Sperry Flour Company, to send orders from the San Lorenzo Valley back to the store in Santa Cruz.
Source of information: Museum of Natural History
Date Created and/or Issued: ca. 1930's
Publication Information: Santa Cruz Public Libraries
Contributing Institution: Santa Cruz Public Libraries
Collection: Photo Collection
Rights Information: This photograph is courtesy of the Santa Cruz City Museum of Natural History.
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Description: A man (Eugene M. Van Antwerp?) holding a pigeon in front of the Sperry Air Service Loft 1. Carrier pigeons were used by Mr. Van Antwerp, manager of the Sperry Flour Company, to send orders from the San Lorenzo Valley back to the store in Santa Cruz.
Source of information: Museum of Natural History
Type: image
Format: Image
Identifier: LH-SCM094
Language: English
Subject: Sperry Flour Company
Sperry Air Service
Time Period: 1930s

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