Pigeon vest developed by the Maidenform Company in 1944 for homing pigeons. The vest's and parachutes protected the birds during their descent from plane to earth
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content: 03058501.tif (AC Scan)
name: label: Collector
content: Maidenform, Inc.
label: Collection Creator
content: Maidenform, Inc.
topic: label: Topic
content: Brassieres -- 20th century
creator: label: Collector
content: Maidenform, Inc.
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content: Maidenform Collection
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content: Maidenform Collection / Series 9: World War II Activities / 9.1: Pigeon Vest and Parachute Production / Pigeon Vest Pattern
container: label: Container
content: Box 54
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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content: Archival materials