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PrintCollection Name: Cody Collection
Collection Number: 1305
Post Type: Photo/s
This item was entered by Matthew Sutton. They assume full responsibility for all content.
Creation Year: 1903
Length: 0.00
Height: 0.00
Width: 0.00
Summay:
Cody in wicker kite seat being lifted by very large Viva Extended Wing War Kite. Vertical central kingpost with fairlead. Lifters not visible (obscured by the carrier kite?). Kite trials for the Admiralty on Woolwich Common. Same as 063, 186. 186 clearly shows pilot kite as extended wing kite with topknot. Group includes 031, 038. 042, 058, 059, 060, 062, 063, 067, 068, 069, 070, 082, 186, 189, 196, 211, 216, 236, 238, 422, 438, 441, 471, 474, 477, 519
Date: 1903 March
Geographic: United Kingdom
Materials: Bamboo, Cotton, Dowel
Significance: Historical
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