krazy for kites!

It seems the whole world isKRAZY for KITES!!!This is an early"Winged box kite"Châteaux de RouzatFrance1905Nice sun hat Jean-Claude.

G.S. KempAssistant toGugoielmo Marconiwith a "Levitor kite"used in Marconi's early experiments.

Guglielmo Marconi1874-1937You can blame this nobel prize winning joker for your annoying cell phone.

Laurence Hargravein action testing his"Manlift kites"in Stanwell Park, Australia,1894.In case you were wondering,that's his assistantJames Swan to the right.

Larry again,playing with his silly kites.This time he is working out some cellular permutations.Crazy Larry!

"War Kite"bySamuel Franklin Cody1904Assitant unknown

Check-out SFC's stash!Nice lid too Sammy.

Cody again,with his"Cody Kite Corps"1904.He was such a badass.

Cody showing off(that apparently wasn't hard for him)just a few of his kitesat Alexandra Palace,1905.

The man, the myth, thebadass.

"Man carrying biplane glider kite"by who else butSamuel Franklin Cody.1905

Members of Cody's Kite Corpswith a"Lifter kite"

"Man-lifting kite"Captain Génie SaconneyFrance1910

Dr. Alexander Graham Bell in da house!"Bell kite"1902(This was later turned into a winged boat,where is that picture?)

You are SO strong Dr Bell....Rockin' 'stash too!

One of Dr. Bell's"early cellular giants" being launched.(Moments after this shot, the kite broke apart.)

"Siamese Twins"Dr. Bell's potential"man-carrier"1905

Dr. Bell with his"Oinos kite"1902

Kite flyinginBiarritz, France1904

Walter Brookholding a"Jibbed box kite"early 1900sWally and his brother ThomasformedBrookite and cashed in on the kite craze.The company is still around todayin case you are looking for akite.