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Title
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The Omaha Bird Room
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Date
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1903
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Creator
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Frank Shoemaker
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Description
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Frank Shoemaker - Omaha, Lincoln, and Nebraska Narratives
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Identifier
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321301
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Transcription
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[Page 4] 2 and is well adapted to this particular room by reason of modifying the objectionable appearance of droppings on such portions of the floor as are not covered with saw dust. Near the center of the room is placed a box, eight inches high, with a top 12"x15" which projects two inches on all sides and is covered with oilcloth. This serves as a table for the food dishes, the projecting edges of the box keeping its sides clean. A granite-iron pan 8"x12" and holding two inches of water, is kept in the room on the floor, for a bath and water supply. Ledges of hard wood, 4" to 6" wide and of suitable length, are placed above doors and windows. Wider ledges are placed across the center of each window, and others protect the window-sills, which are two feet from the floor. These are all detachable, in order that that they may be frequently and thoroughly cleaned. Perches of various kinds are placed in convenient positions about the room. Bushy young trees or many twigged branches are placed upright in corners, or fastened against the walls, and furnish admirable perches and roosts for the birds. These are renewed frequently, in order that their condition may be entirely sanitary, and for the further reason that some of the birds have taken great pleasure in "nibbling" the buds or the soft tops of twigs while they are fresh. During the summer these are replaced very often, because of the cheering and healthful aspect of the green leaves. In order that they may remain fresh as
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Rights
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The Omaha Bird Room