In 1907, Dr. Julius Neubronner submitted a patent application for a new invention: the pigeon camera. At first, he was simply hoping to track the flights of the birds in his flock. But his invention led to a more sublime achievement. QUOTE - SANDY OF THE OCEAN.

 

In 1907, Dr. Julius Neubronner submitted a patent application for a new invention: the pigeon camera. At first, he was simply hoping to track the flights of the birds in his flock. But his invention led to a more sublime achievement. QUOTE - SANDY OF THE OCEAN.

The Turn-of-the-Century Pigeons That Photographed Earth from Above.

An early-twentieth-century camera enabled, for the first time, the taking of pictures that afforded a bird’s-eye view.