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Title
Large kite at the Cerritos Avenue school kite flying contest, Glendale, about 1924
Contributor
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued
1924
[circa 1924]
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
West (H. H.) Collection
Rights Information
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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Photograph of a boy stepping behind a large kite at the Cerritos Avenue school kite flying contest. A central panel on the kite is missing and the boy can be seen stepping behind it. Another person stands behind the kite panel at left and is mostly obscured as they steady the kite. A string from a horizontal support stick extends from the kite towards the lower right corner. A car is parked behind the kite at right.
Text from negative sleeve: 534. Glendale, Calif. About 1924. There was a kite flying contest at the Cerritos Ave school. I took a photo of this big kite.
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_0534_001
ark:/21198/zz002hqrbh
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Kites (Toys)
Contests--California--Glendale
Source
West (H. H.) Collection

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