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PrintCollection Name: Cody Collection
Collection Number: 1556
Post Type: Photo/s
This item was entered by Matthew Sutton. They assume full responsibility for all content.
Creation Year: 1905
Length: 0.00
Height: 0.00
Width: 0.00
Summay:
S F Cody in wicker kite seat about 10 ft off the ground under Black Carrier kite with kingposts. Black Kite with white edge banding. Summer as Cody is in shirtsleeves and flying field has long grass. Caption (written much later) reads "S F Cody's Man Lifting Kite As Used By The Royal Engineers 1905 to 1908". Other related images show early kite winch so the date is likely to be much closer to 1905. 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.
Geographic: United Kingdom
Materials: Bamboo, Cotton, Dowel
Significance: Historical
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