Kite Collection (page 2)

HMS Onslow, British destroyer, WW1
HMS Onslow, British M-class destroyer, launched 1916, served during the latter part of the First World War, including the Battle of Jutland, decommissioned 1921

1970S Boys Kite Flying
Three boys run to keep their kites in the air, the effort showing on their faces. Date: circa 1970 s

S. F. Cody and War Kite
Samuel Franklin Cody, British- American aviator and inventor of the famous war kite, an early type of aeroplane and communication device

Surrey Theatre, Great Surrey Street, London
The Surrey Theatre (formerly The Royal Circus), Great Surrey Street, London, with a map below. 1814

WW2 radio set from a captured Heinkel III plane
A man examines a radio set from a captured Heinkel III aircraft. It can be used either with kite or rod aerial, and flashes an automatic S.O.S on certain wavelengths. Date: 1940

Music cover, The Rowing Club, Sports & Pastimes of the British Isles by Ralph Alard. 1911

Street Arabs, & Country
The life of children growing up in the country, flying their kite in sunlit meadows, contrasted with town waifs, living as best they can with no home to go to. Date: 1896

Air-Sea Kite Device
A combination of raft and kite, this device should be able to take you anywhere so long as theres a wind and that its blowing in the direction you want to go. Date: circa 1890

Maillots Kite
French experimenter Maillot demonstrates that a kite can be made which will lift a man off the ground. Date: 1886

Codys Kite at Contest
At the First International Kite Competition, on the South Downs near Worthing, sussex : Codys kite enjoys police protection and the attention of a gent in a top hat. Date: 25 June 1903

Photo of kite-flying on skis, Finse, Norway
Colour photo from the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 14th November 1925 showing a young lady enjoying kite-flying on skis at Finse, Norway. Date: 14th November 1925

A Kite Balloon car over the Western Front, WW1
Two observers in the basket of a kite balloon pictured spotting activity on the ground below. The Kite Balloon section (often known as the balloonatics)

Scophthalmus rhombus, or Brill, also known as Pearl, Kite, Lugalee and Lugaleef. Date: 1864

Almond Tumbler Sub-varieties
A portrait of four sub-variety pigeons of the English Short Faced Tumbler breed. Showing the full-length body and characteristics of the Almond Splash, the Red Agate Splash or Mottle

Kite Balloon Observers under fire
Victors by telephone: Our kite-balloon observers under fire. Two kite balloon observers on the Western Front relay information by telephone to the British batteries below about the position of enemy

Black kite, Milvus migrans, and swallow-tailed kite, Elanoides forficatus.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Dumont de Sainte-Croixs Dictionary of Natural Science: Ornithology, Paris

Kite, Falco milvus, Milvus milvus.. Handcolored copperplate drawn and engraved by George Graves from his own British Ornithology, Walworth, 1821

Silhouette of Dutch children with kite, cover design for a leaflet, The Silhouette in Advertising, by H.L. Oakley MBE. Date: circa 1930

From the Balloon Observers Training Manual, WW1 cartoon
" All apparently natural features should be considered in relation to the general nature of the landscape, as the appearance of a hedge or even a solitary tree may be the cause of the discovery

Cartoon, A Busmans Holiday, WW1
WW1 cartoon, A Busmans Holiday, by Lawson Wood (1878-1957). He served In France for nearly three years as an officer in the Kite Balloon Wing of the Royal Flying Corps, and at GHQ. Date: 1914-1918

Officers of the Kite Balloon Section by Lieutenant G. Machin
The Up-in-a-Balloon Boys, A Collection from Somewhere in France. Officers of the nth Kite Balloon Section drawn by Lieutenant G. Machin of the R.A.F

Carp banners, Japan
Carp banners flying above a street, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Observation kite-balloon, WW1
A kite-balloon in use for observation purposes during a coast bombardment. The balloon is towed by a vessel which is specially adapted for carrying it (inflated) on deck

Out of Doors -- cover design, showing three children with a kite. Date: 19th century

RFA men with parachute equipment, France, WW1
Men of the RFA (Royal Field Artillery) with parachute equipment on the Western Front in France during World War One. They are responsible for air observation using kite balloons

British RFA kite balloon, Western Front, WW1
A British RFA (Royal Field Artillery) kite balloon, used for observation on the Western Front in France during World War One

A German kite-balloon shot down by an Allied pilot
Allied aircraft having destroyed a German kite-balloon. Such gas-filled balloons were tethered to the ground and used to observe the surrounding area. Date: 1916

Bleriot Box Kite Biplane
Replica of a Bleriot Box Kite Biplane. Date: early 1900s

Egyptian Kite
An Egyptian kite, a bird of prey, captured in full flight. Date: early 1930s

British observation balloon attacked - WWI
An incident over the Western Front. A British observation balloon being attacked by a German fighter aeroplane. Jessett was undoubtedly a member of a balloon section in France and Flanders

Kite and blimp at the 1950 Royal Aeronautical Society Ga?
Kite and blimp at the 1950 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party at White Waltham Aerodrome on 14 May

South Korea - Children making a Ying Yang design Kite Date: circa 1910s

Have a Pain-free Year - Danish New Years Card
Have a Pain-free Year - Humorous Danish New Years Card showing a Gent atop an early aeroplane approaching his victim with tooth-removal pliers. Date: 1905

St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada - Bowling Bros Sealing Fleet
Wharves at St. Johns Harbour, Newfoundland, Canada - Bowling Brothers Steam Sealing Fleet Date: 1902

Tokyo, Japan - Childrens Day Festival - Carp Kites
Childrens Day in Japan, held on May 5th. A time for families to celebrate the joy of a child, a tradition celebrated since ancient times

Samuel Cody at Aldershot with his first Kite Operating Squad made up of Sappers of the RE. These men were the first Air Contingent of the British Army

Kite balloon at Larkhill

Mr R M Balstons kite
Mr R.M. Balstons kite at the Aeronautical Society of Great Britains kite display at Chobham Common, Sunningdale, Berkshire, on 1 July 1907

Members at an Aeronautical Society of Great Britain kite display at Chobham Common, Sunningdale, Berkshire, on 1 July 1907. From left: Mr W.H. Dines, Col J.E. Capper, Hon C.S

Captive balloon with limbered balloon-kite winch wagon

Samuel Cody manipulating the winding gear at Findon
Samuel Cody manipulating the winding gear at the Findon International Kite Competition on the Sussex Downs, 25 June 1903. Date: 1903

S H R Salmons multiple celled rhomboidal kite
S.H.R. Salmons multiple celled rhomboidal kite at the Findon International Kite Competition on the Sussex Downs, 25 June 1903. Date: 1903

Charles Brogdens kite at the Findon International Kite Competition on the Sussex Downs, 25 June 1903. Date: 1903

A Baden-Powell kite

A Baden-Powell military kite

A Baden-Powell kite at the Findon International Kite Competition on the Sussex Downs, 25 June 1903. Date: 1903

A Cody kite

Samuel Cody and his kite at Findon
Samuel Cody and his kite at the Findon International Kite Competition on the Sussex Downs, 25 June 1903. Date: 1903

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