![[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]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDYvc2lkZS12aWV3LW9mLWdsaWRlci1mbHlpbmctYXMtYS1raXRlLW5lYXItdGhlLWdyb3VuZC13aWxidXItYXQtbGVmdC1hbmQtb3J2aWxsZS00NmI4ZjItMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "[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]")
[Side view of glider flying as a kite near the ground, Wilbur at left ...
Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 48. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... More
Sea plane with radio kite, 4/11/22
Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, aviator, 1910s-1920s, early 20th-century aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
![[4 birds]: 1. Mississippi Kite; 2. Tennessee Warbler; 3. Kentucky W[arbler]; 4. Prairie W[arbler]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4MDgvMDEvMDEvNC1iaXJkcy0xLW1pc3Npc3NpcHBpLWtpdGUtMi10ZW5uZXNzZWUtd2FyYmxlci0zLWtlbnR1Y2t5LXdhcmJsZXItNC1wcmFpcmllLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/59/webp "[4 birds]: 1. Mississippi Kite; 2. Tennessee Warbler; 3. Kentucky W[arbler]; 4. Prairie W[arbler]")
[4 birds]: 1. Mississippi Kite; 2. Tennessee Warbler; 3. Kentucky W[ar...
Engraving by A. Lawson after drawing by Alexander Wilson. Illus. in: Alexander Wilson, American ornithology; or, The natural history of birds of the United States, 1808-1814, vol. 3, p. 80. Ref. copy may be in ... More
![[Alexander Graham Bell (right) and his assistants observing the progress of one of his tetrahedral kites]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjUvYWxleGFuZGVyLWdyYWhhbS1iZWxsLXJpZ2h0LWFuZC1oaXMtYXNzaXN0YW50cy1vYnNlcnZpbmctdGhlLXByb2dyZXNzLW9mLW9uZS04YzVmYmEtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/28/webp "[Alexander Graham Bell (right) and his assistants observing the progress of one of his tetrahedral kites]")
[Alexander Graham Bell (right) and his assistants observing the progre...
Another copy filed in LOT 11533-10-27, no. 7. Forms part of: Gilbert H. Grosvenor Collection of Photographs of the Alexander Graham Bell Family (Library of Congress). Published in: A Century of photographs, 18... More
Franklin's experiment with the kite
Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
British kite balloon - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Picryl description: Public domain image of the British Empire armed forces, 19th-20th century war and military conflict, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Kite balloon in Well of U.S.S. Wright
Public domain photograph of historic building, monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Boys flying a kite in front of the community center, FSA camp, Robstow...
Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Washington, D.C. Pupil of Banneker Junior High School with a kite whic...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Franklin experiment with the Kite
Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, three-quarter length portrait, standing, rear view. J198442 U.S. Copyright Office. Reproduction of painting by Charles E. Mills ("original at Franklin Inst. of Boston Library"). Co... More
![[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 and Weather Bureau buildings in background to the left]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTMvbGVmdC1zaWRlLXZpZXctb2YtdGhlLTE5MDAtd3JpZ2h0LWdsaWRlci1iZWZvcmUtaW5zdGFsbGF0aW9uLW9mLWZvcndhcmQtaG9yaXpvbnRhbC0yM2E1MGQtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[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 and Weather Bureau buildings in background to the left]")
[Left side view of the 1900 Wright glider before installation of forwa...
Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 47. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... More
HARGRAVE BOX KITE. AIRPLANE TARGET AT FORTRESS MONROE; MODIFIED HARGRA...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
![Portrait photo of [Boy playing with kite, Sikkim]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5NjUvMDEvMDEvYm95LXBsYXlpbmctd2l0aC1raXRlLXNpa2tpbS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/57/webp "Portrait photo of [Boy playing with kite, Sikkim]")
Portrait photo of [Boy playing with kite, Sikkim]
Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Girl with kite and dog / Plummer.
Drawing shows a windswept girl flying a kite as her dog sits before her, its ears blowing in the wind. No copyright information found with item. Signed lower right. Title typed on label adhered to verso. Beques... More
![[Left side view of glider flying as a kite, in level flight, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTkvbGVmdC1zaWRlLXZpZXctb2YtZ2xpZGVyLWZseWluZy1hcy1hLWtpdGUtaW4tbGV2ZWwtZmxpZ2h0LWtpdHR5LWhhd2stbm9ydGgtODUzN2JmLTEwMjQuanBn/40/32/webp "[Left side view of glider flying as a kite, in level flight, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]")
[Left side view of glider flying as a kite, in level flight, Kitty Haw...
Title from reference print and information in: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 48. Attributed to Wilbur and/or O... More
![[Side view of Dan Tate, left, and Wilbur, right, flying the 1902 glider as a kite]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDQvc2lkZS12aWV3LW9mLWRhbi10YXRlLWxlZnQtYW5kLXdpbGJ1ci1yaWdodC1mbHlpbmctdGhlLTE5MDItZ2xpZGVyLWFzLWEta2l0ZS03MTdjMDEtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/28/webp "[Side view of Dan Tate, left, and Wilbur, right, flying the 1902 glider as a kite]")
[Side view of Dan Tate, left, and Wilbur, right, flying the 1902 glide...
Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 51. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... More
"Capt. Farnsworth's Kite Tuna Catcher, Inv. 1906
Copyrighted by Geo. Farnsworth. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Fishing (sport); PI; Shelf. Inventions.
Weather Bureau "kite" - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Tako ni noboru otoko - Public domain Japanese woodblock print
Print shows a man, hovering over nearby trees, apparently impaled on a string attached to a flying kite.
The philosopher & his kite / H.S. Sadd sc.
Print shows Benjamin Franklin and his son William flying a kite during an electrical storm.
![[Bank note vignettes showing explorers including Christopher Columbus(?), pilgrims landing in America, women symbolizing arts and sciences, and Benjamin Franklin performing electricity experiment with key and kite]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzQvMDEvMDEvYmFuay1ub3RlLXZpZ25ldHRlcy1zaG93aW5nLWV4cGxvcmVycy1pbmNsdWRpbmctY2hyaXN0b3BoZXItY29sdW1idXMtcGlsZ3JpbXMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/59/webp "[Bank note vignettes showing explorers including Christopher Columbus(?), pilgrims landing in America, women symbolizing arts and sciences, and Benjamin Franklin performing electricity experiment with key and kite]")
[Bank note vignettes showing explorers including Christopher Columbus(...
In album: Engravings of the American Banknote Company ... p. 86. Public domain photograph of electric industrial equipment, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Kite time / J.S. Pughe. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows President Theodore Roosevelt sitting on a fence on a hill, flying a kite labeled "Popularity"; below are several potential Democratic presidential candidates, all of whom are having difficult... More
British army war kite. Photo by Bain News Service collection
Photograph shows three photos, mounted together on card stock, of British soldiers with kite and parachute. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
![[Tōto asakusa honganji], Katsushika Hokusai - Ukiyo e print](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTkvdHRvLWFzYWt1c2EtaG9uZ2FuamktYzFiYzQzLTEwMjQuanBn/40/27/webp "[Tōto asakusa honganji], Katsushika Hokusai - Ukiyo e print")
[Tōto asakusa honganji], Katsushika Hokusai - Ukiyo e print
Print shows the peak of the roof of the Hongan-ji Temple at Asakusa with a kite flying through the clouds and a view of Mount Fuji in the distance. Title from another copy, other descriptive information compile... More
![[1901 glider being flown as a kite, Wilbur at left side, Orville at right; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjcvMTkwMS1nbGlkZXItYmVpbmctZmxvd24tYXMtYS1raXRlLXdpbGJ1ci1hdC1sZWZ0LXNpZGUtb3J2aWxsZS1hdC1yaWdodC1raXR0eS0zNTU1Y2YtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "[1901 glider being flown as a kite, Wilbur at left side, Orville at right; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]")
[1901 glider being flown as a kite, Wilbur at left side, Orville at ri...
Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 48. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More
![[Franklin's experiment with the kite]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMDEvMDEvZnJhbmtsaW5zLWV4cGVyaW1lbnQtd2l0aC10aGUta2l0ZS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/27/webp "[Franklin's experiment with the kite]")
[Franklin's experiment with the kite]
Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![["Pilot" climbing up rope to get into basket (gondola) suspended below observation kite balloon during training at the U.S. Naval Air Station, Hampton Roads, Virginia]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjYvcGlsb3QtY2xpbWJpbmctdXAtcm9wZS10by1nZXQtaW50by1iYXNrZXQtZ29uZG9sYS1zdXNwZW5kZWQtYmVsb3ctb2JzZXJ2YXRpb24tNDgwZGUyLTEwMjQuanBn/40/32/webp "[\"Pilot\" climbing up rope to get into basket (gondola) suspended below observation kite balloon during training at the U.S. Naval Air Station, Hampton Roads, Virginia]")
["Pilot" climbing up rope to get into basket (gondola) suspended below...
J232574 U.S. Copyright Office. Wittemann Collection. Copyright by The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y.
Kite balloon in "Well" of U.S.S. Wright
Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Kite festival on the National Mall at the Washington Monument, Washing...
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More
The Kite and the Pigeons - Public domain scan / engraving
Pigeons dressed as humans. Line engraving by H.L. Stephens. Illus. in: Aesop's Fables. New York, 1868, p. 43. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Kites; Fables; A... More
![[Kōto suruga-cho mitsu miseryakuzu] - Ukiyo e print](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjMva3RvLXN1cnVnYS1jaG8tbWl0c3UtbWlzZXJ5YWt1enUtNjI3MzNkLTEwMjQuanBn/40/28/webp "[Kōto suruga-cho mitsu miseryakuzu] - Ukiyo e print")
[Kōto suruga-cho mitsu miseryakuzu] - Ukiyo e print
Print shows roofers working on the roof of a building, with two kites flying in the background and a view of Mount Fuji in the distance. Title from online source, other descriptive information compiled by Nichi... More
Boy playing with kite in front of Washington Monument. Washington, D.C...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Watching Kite shooting from the "Mississippi"
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
5 Perkins kites holding up a man at the Harvard Aviation Field, Sept. ...
Photograph shows man in air attached to man-lifting kites at Harvard Aviation Field, Quincy, Massachusetts; kites were developed by Samuel F. Perkins for military reconnaissance. No. 1607AS. Forms part of Erne... More
![The Motor Kite- Flight and the Americans [Berliner Lokal-Anzeiger, 16 May 1908]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDgvMDEvMDEvdGhlLW1vdG9yLWtpdGUtZmxpZ2h0LWFuZC10aGUtYW1lcmljYW5zLWJlcmxpbmVyLWxva2FsLWFuemVpZ2VyLTE2LW1heS0xOTA4LTEtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/48/webp "The Motor Kite- Flight and the Americans [Berliner Lokal-Anzeiger, 16 May 1908]")
The Motor Kite- Flight and the Americans [Berliner Lokal-Anzeiger, 16 ...
The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More
Wireless telegraphy kite, Waldon Fawcett photo, Washington DC
2 men with trapezoidal kite; another man stands beside spool of wire. Photo copyrighted by Waldon Fawcett. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.
Bulletins, from July 13, 1908 to September 28, 1908
Alexander Graham Bell Papers. Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
![The Motor Kite- Flight and the Americans [Berliner Lokal-Anzeiger, 16 May 1908]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDgvMDEvMDEvdGhlLW1vdG9yLWtpdGUtZmxpZ2h0LWFuZC10aGUtYW1lcmljYW5zLWJlcmxpbmVyLWxva2FsLWFuemVpZ2VyLTE2LW1heS0xOTA4LTItMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/54/webp "The Motor Kite- Flight and the Americans [Berliner Lokal-Anzeiger, 16 May 1908]")
The Motor Kite- Flight and the Americans [Berliner Lokal-Anzeiger, 16 ...
The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More
Girl with kite and dog / Plummer.
Drawing shows a windswept girl flying a kite as her dog sits before her, its ears blowing in the wind. No copyright information found with item. Signed lower right. Title typed on label adhered to verso. Beques... More
Don't fly your kite too high - Public domain American sheet music, 187...
From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)
Kite festival on the National Mall at the Washington Monument, Washing...
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More
Franklin's experiment with the kite
Benjamin Franklin and another man flying kite from doorway. Public domain photograph of a ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![The Motor Kite- Flight and the Americans [Berliner Lokal-Anzeiger, 16 May 1908]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDgvMDEvMDEvdGhlLW1vdG9yLWtpdGUtZmxpZ2h0LWFuZC10aGUtYW1lcmljYW5zLWJlcmxpbmVyLWxva2FsLWFuemVpZ2VyLTE2LW1heS0xOTA4LTEwMjQuanBn/40/47/webp "The Motor Kite- Flight and the Americans [Berliner Lokal-Anzeiger, 16 May 1908]")
The Motor Kite- Flight and the Americans [Berliner Lokal-Anzeiger, 16 ...
The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More
Don't fly your kite too high - Public domain American sheet music, 187...
From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)
![[Observation kite balloon in air with basket (gondola) suspended below, U.S. Naval Training Station, Hampton Roads, Virginia]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTIvb2JzZXJ2YXRpb24ta2l0ZS1iYWxsb29uLWluLWFpci13aXRoLWJhc2tldC1nb25kb2xhLXN1c3BlbmRlZC1iZWxvdy11cy1uYXZhbC01NDQ0ZjctMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "[Observation kite balloon in air with basket (gondola) suspended below, U.S. Naval Training Station, Hampton Roads, Virginia]")
[Observation kite balloon in air with basket (gondola) suspended below...
J232564 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y. Wittemann Collection.
Bulletins, from July 13, 1908 to September 28, 1908
Alexander Graham Bell Papers. Public domain photograph of laboratory, science, research, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![The Pennsylvania society for discouraging the use of ardent spirits, to innkeepers, and the friends of order and economy in the State of Pennsylvania ... Philadelphia, Thomas Kite & Co. printers, Seventh and Carpenter Streets [1832].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4MzIvMDEvMDEvdGhlLXBlbm5zeWx2YW5pYS1zb2NpZXR5LWZvci1kaXNjb3VyYWdpbmctdGhlLXVzZS1vZi1hcmRlbnQtc3Bpcml0cy10by1pbm5rZWVwZXJzLTEwMjQuanBn/40/48/webp "The Pennsylvania society for discouraging the use of ardent spirits, to innkeepers, and the friends of order and economy in the State of Pennsylvania ... Philadelphia, Thomas Kite & Co. printers, Seventh and Carpenter Streets [1832].")
The Pennsylvania society for discouraging the use of ardent spirits, t...
Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 153, Folder 19.
Washington, D.C. Pupil of Banneker Junior High School with a kite whic...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
![[4 birds]: 1. Mississippi Kite; 2. Tennessee Warbler; 3. Kentucky W[arbler]; 4. Prairie W[arbler]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4MDgvMDEvMDEvNC1iaXJkcy0xLW1pc3Npc3NpcHBpLWtpdGUtMi10ZW5uZXNzZWUtd2FyYmxlci0zLWtlbnR1Y2t5LXdhcmJsZXItNC1wcmFpcmllLTEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/52/webp "[4 birds]: 1. Mississippi Kite; 2. Tennessee Warbler; 3. Kentucky W[arbler]; 4. Prairie W[arbler]")
[4 birds]: 1. Mississippi Kite; 2. Tennessee Warbler; 3. Kentucky W[ar...
Engraving by A. Lawson after drawing by Alexander Wilson. Illus. in: Alexander Wilson, American ornithology; or, The natural history of birds of the United States, 1808-1814, vol. 3, p. 80. Ref. copy may be in ... More
![[Page from album of flight experiments at Baddeck, Nova Scotia with sketch of kite, annotated with text; and photograph of kite in flight]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjIvcGFnZS1mcm9tLWFsYnVtLW9mLWZsaWdodC1leHBlcmltZW50cy1hdC1iYWRkZWNrLW5vdmEtc2NvdGlhLXdpdGgtc2tldGNoLW9mLTYxOGY5MC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/50/webp "[Page from album of flight experiments at Baddeck, Nova Scotia with sketch of kite, annotated with text; and photograph of kite in flight]")
[Page from album of flight experiments at Baddeck, Nova Scotia with sk...
Photo no. 34. In album: Photographs, 1902 (Photographs belonging to Volume IV), page 16, no. 10-1-16. Forms part of: Gilbert H. Grosvenor Collection of Photographs of the Alexander Graham Bell Family (Library o... More
Boys flying a kite in front of community center, FSA ... camp, Robstow...
Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Don't fly your kite too high - Public domain American sheet music, 187...
From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)
Don't fly your kite too high - Public domain American sheet music, 187...
From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)