July 9, 2012

Collection Name: Drachen Foundation Collection

Collection Number: 2803

Post Type: Article

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Artist or Author: Frank G. Carpenter

Creation Year: 1896

Height: 11 inches

Width: 8.5 inches

Summay:

This fascinating account was originally printed in the Trop Northern Budget, 3 December 1896, and was written by a Frank G. Carpenter. This is a wonderful article on the "aviaiton" excitement, on the work the late secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Samuel P. Langley.

WWI Aero
no. 167
index 163-166
February 2000
page 4-11

Geographic: United States

Kite Type: BoxCellular

Materials: Cotton

Significance: Historical

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