Collection Name: Cody Collection
Collection Number: 1729
Post Type: Photo/s
This item was entered by Matthew Sutton. They assume full responsibility for all content.
Creation Year: 1905
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Summay:
Soldiers wearing Broderick caps holding Black Lifter kite for camera shot. One kite unrolled. Another Black Lifter kite upside down on ground to prevent it being blown away. Black Kite with white edge banding. See also 748 for cropped version of this image. Group including 039, 064, 418, 419, 421, 425, 436, 437, 515, 523, 582, 583, 606, 608, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616, 617, 618, 620, 629, 686, 687, 701, 705, 711, 717, 720, 722, 723, 738, 745, 746, 748, 785, 787, 788, 790, 792, 793. brings together most occasions when the British Army operated these black kites. Distinguishing marks identifying individual kites are the number and length of the white load tapes used to attach the bridle lines.
1905 or earlier
Geographic: United Kingdom
Materials: Bamboo, Cotton, Dowel
Significance: Historical
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