Animals About 1914 A Pigeon Bus from WWI, served as collecting point for messenger pigeons from the front lines.www.rarehistoricalphotos.com 1924 Human-sized chess with actual soldiers, Russia, 1924. 1928 MGM opening credits in the making, 1928. Yes, that’s how they did it! 1940’s American actress Phyllis Gordon shopping in London with her four-year-old cheetah from Kenya. (Colorized)1940’swww.rarehistoricalphotos.com