https://www.sciotolibrary.org/history/files/original/647720808b436540079adb466584dbb5.png bdac89a9ac0a09dc0f8ea87e6421bc5d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Historic Item Collection Description An account of the resource Physical items housed in the Local History Department of the Portsmouth Public Library. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Passenger Pigeon Subject The topic of the resource mounted passenger pigeon Description An account of the resource This passenger pigeon was shot in an orchard on Offnere Street in Portsmouth, Ohio by Arthur Bannon around 1882. He presented it to his mother, a taxidermist, who wanted a specimen of the nearly extinct bird for her collection. The male passenger pigeon is dark brown with a copper-colored breast and stands 7 inches (17.78 cm.) high and is 15 inches (38.1 cm) long from its head to its tailfeathers. Passenger pigeons were once the most numerous species of bird in North America and provided a seemingly endless supply of meat, fat, and feathers to early settlers. Contemporary observers described migrating flocks of passenger pigeons as blackening the skies due to their large numbers. Later in the century, commercial hunting of passenger pigeons became popular. The growth of the railroads promoted pigeon hunting, since the trains could transport pigeon meat to major markets with no danger of spoilage. By the late 1880s, the decline in the passenger pigeon population became irreversible. It is now extinct. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1882 circa Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Adult size bird mounted and displayed in glass dome about 15" x 6" x 15" Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Scioto County Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource donated by Henry Bannon in 1928 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Historical object(s) or artifact(s) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource mounted by Mrs. Bannon passenger pigeon pigeon