Passenger pigeon eggs at $300 a piece. Washington, D.C., Dec. 1. Since the last passenger pigeon in existence died in the Cincinnati Zoo in 1914, the eggs from the now extinct birds have become so scarce that G. Ellis Miller, of this city, is asking $300 a piece for the three perfect ones in his pos
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"Passenger pigeon eggs at $300 a piece. Washington, D.C., Dec. 1. Since the last passenger pigeon in existence died in the Cincinnati Zoo in 1914, the eggs from the now extinct birds have become so scarce that G. Ellis Miller, of this city, is asking $300 a piece for the three perfect ones in his pos" (1937). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Passenger_pigeon_eggs_at_$300_a_piece._Washington,_D.C.,_Dec._1._Since_the_last_passenger_pigeon_in_existence_died_in_the_Cincinnati_Zoo_in_1914,_the_eggs_from_the_now_extinct_birds_have_LCCN2016872686.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 292177.
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