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PrintCollection Name: Cody Collection
Collection Number: 1734
Post Type: Photo/s
This item was entered by Matthew Sutton. They assume full responsibility for all content.
Creation Year: 1904
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Summay:
Rear view of ground crew manoeuvring Black Carrier kite with kingposts . Very windy day as kite sails are billowing. This may have been at the end of the flight as fabric might have loosened. Black Kite with white edge banding. Summer as Cody is in shirtsleeves and flying field has long grass. 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.
1904 June
Geographic: United Kingdom
Materials: Bamboo, Cotton, Dowel
Significance: Historical
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