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Bicycle Made For Three - Continental Pneumatic Advert

Bicycle Made For Three - Continental Pneumatic Tyre Company (of Hanover, Germany) Advertisement. The pair at the rear of the bicycle appear to be contributing slightly less to the forward momentum as they seem slightly distracted by each other...!! Date: 1901

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Moifaa, 1911. Creator: Unknown

Moifaa, 1911. Portrait of Moifaa, a New Zealand-bred racehorse who won the 1904 Grand National by eight lengths. Moifaa had travelled from New Zealand, only to be shipwrecked 50 miles off the coast of Ireland. The horse was discovered on a rocky outcrop off the coast, and it was believed he had swum to get there. He was carefully nursed back to health, and went on to win the National at Aintree Racecourse, ridden by Arthur Birch

© The Print Collector/Heritage Images

British Army messager pigeon service

Taking birds out: to the trenches by despatch-riders to let the pigeons fly for training. Regular going and coming supply service of birds between the pigeon homing lofts at Divisional and other headquarters was part of the ordinary Army routine at the Front, during World War One. Date: 1918

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

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