Mascot cat "Spark Plug" [on plane]
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Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, aviator, 20th-century aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Portraits of Pets, Portraits of People with Pets
Glass negatives of everything that was flying between 1890 and 1913.
In many countries, army regiments often kept official and unofficial pets that were popular amongst soldiers in wartime. Sometimes pets took part in military activities – that’s how messenger dogs trained for delivering messages emerged. Mascots cheered up soldiers and helped to cope with stress and personal loss, common emotions during the war. Some countries implemented the practice of bringing animals that served as national symbols to the frontier so as to remind soldiers what are they fighting for. For instance, shots below illustrate kangaroos in Egypt, that were brought by Australian army. The collection includes images from Australian War Memorial, US Library of Congress and National Library of Scotland.
Collection - Pet Portraits
Portraits of Pets, Portraits of People with PetsCollection - Aviation before the WWI
Flying Things 1890-1913Collection - Military Mascots
Photographs of military mascots and their masters: foxes, dogs, koalas, kangaroos and other pets that found their masters during wartime.
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