Kite Collection (page 4)

BELLs KITE - 1
The inventor Alexander Graham Bell, with a small model of his tetrahedral kite design. Date: 1903 - 4

Satirical cartoon, March of Intellect No. 2, showing various forms of transport including balloons and other flying machines. circa 1828

Kite time. Illustration shows President Theodore Roosevelt sitting on a fence on a hill, flying a kite labeled Popularity; below are several potential Democratic presidential candidates

Youth flying a kite. Print shows a young man holding a string attached to a kite held by a young woman standing on a veranda above him. Date between 1772 and 1774

The Year of the Dog - A Japanese card, but produced for the Chinese market. A cute dog holds the string of a Chinese kite in his mouth. Date: 1910

A consultation. Date c1871

Side view of glider flying as a kite near the ground, Wilbur at left and Orville at right, glider turned forward to right and tipped downward. Date 1901

Left side view of glider flying as a kite, in level flight, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Date 1900

Side view of Dan Tate, left, and Wilbur, right, flying the 1902 glider as a kite. Date 1902 Sept. 19

Left side view of the 1900 Wright glider before installation of forward horizontal control surface, flying as a kite, tipped forward; Kitty Hawk Lifesaving Station

1901 glider being flown as a kite, Wilbur at left side, Orville at right; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Date 1901

Benjamin Franklins Experiment, flying a kite in a storm, demonstrating the identity of Lightning and Electricity, from which he invented the Lightning Rod. Date: June 1752

Silhouette of Dutch children
Silhouette of three Dutch children and their pet dog. The boy on the left is playing with his hoop and stick, while the boy and girl in the centre are flying a kite

Repton Priory, Derbyshire
Boys play a game with balls, and another flies a kite, in the grounds of Repton Priory, Derbyshire. A famous public school for boys was founded here in 1557, and no doubt these boys are pupils there

Brahminy Kite
A Brahminy Kite. Date: 1960s

Evening dresses by Philippe et Gaston and Drecoll
Two fashionable ladies wearing boat neckline evening dresses. On the left, a white crepe dress encrusted with pearls with a kite shaped design and ruffle to the side, by Philippe et Gaston

Air Scouts with a kite
Three Air Scouts stand holding a large kite between them. circa 1950s

Launching a huge Japanese kite on a festival day, Japan. Date: circa 1910s

Flying out another girl for the Harem
Hand-drawn anti-Turkish French propaganda card depicting a semi-naked woman being sent as a volunteer to the Sultans Harem via a Turkish kite! circa 1910s

Paris Kite Flying

Children running along a street with their kites
A group of children in Horley, Surrey, running along a street with their kites, having a wonderful time

Flying kites by Susan Beatrice Pearse
Two children run up a hill to fly their jolly looking kites

Kites by John Hassall
A group of boys fly a number of kites on a hill, resulting in a few accidents

Poster advertising autumn in Germany. A kite flies high above idyllic countryside

The preparation of a kite-balloon before take-off
Allied soldiers photographed putting the finishing touches to the envelope of a kite-balloon shortly before take-off. Such balloons remained tethered to the ground

A British observation-officer testing his communications equ
A British observation-officer testing the communications equipment which allowed him to speak to the ground when aloft in his kite-balloon

A British observation-officers parachute being tested
Photograph of a British observation-officers parachute being tested prior to his take-off in a kite-balloon. Such balloons remained tethered to the ground

The Cyclone Sail, 1897
Photograph of a small boat with an experimental Cyclone sail in the Solent, August 1897. This sail, shaped like an umbrella 30 foot wide, was designed to propel a boat without any heeling action

Children in Springtime
A stylised illustration showing a boy and a girl enjoying the spring weather

Power from the Skies
Atmospheric energy will be captured by kite-like devices, putting to good use the forces that are otherwise dissipated as lightning

Merry-Go-Round Man 1804
A seller of gingerbread nuts; a boy flies a kite in the backgound

Franklin and his Kite
Franklins experiment with a kite at Philadelphia

Kite Aerial / Marconi
Marconi raises kites to support an aerial electrode on Signal Hill, St. Johns, Newfoundland

Penauds Helicopterkite
The High Flyer constructed by French inventor Renaud could be a kite, but then again it could be a helicopter... a bit of both, perhaps

BELLs KITE - 2
The inventor Alexander Graham Bell, flying his tetrahedral kite

Codys Kite (Cig Card)
Codys military kite was tested by the Royal Navy as a communications device

C18 Kite Flying
Kite flying was amongst the games played by children in the eighteenth century

Mother Flies Kite with Children
A mother flies a kite on the beach with her two children

Boy Makes Kite Tail 1912
A boy makes the tail of a kite

Boy Starts Making Kite
A boy starts to make a kite

Boy Struggles with Kite
A boy finds that it isn t easy to make a kite

Boy Gets Kite Advice
A boy gets advice on how to build a kite from papa

Caquot Military Balloon
Caquot-type kite balloon for military use

Kite (Morris)
(Milvus ictinus) Also known as the Gled or Glead, from its gliding flight and as the Red Kite

Electricity Franklin
Benjamin Franklin, by flying a kite in a stormy sky, demonstrates the electrical nature of storm-clouds, giving him the idea of a lightning conductor

Kite Flying, Germany
A gathering of kite enthusiasts on the Kreuzberg, near Berlin

Kite Flyers Dream
For young boys flying their kites, an aeroplane passing overhead is an inspiration

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