"The Unique Kite Invented by a Berlin Man Named Weichert"
Paul Thompson
American, 1878–1940
n.d.
A gelatin silver photograph documenting a large experimental V‑shaped kite built by a Berlin inventor to explore lift and control in early aeronautical trials.
An enormous, birdlike wing fills the frame, its ribbed panels and taut rigging dominating a flat field while small figures stand around it, emphasizing its scale and the tense geometry of its lines.
The image situates kites as practical steps in the race toward heavier‑than‑air flight and shows how newspaper photography turned technical experimentation into a public spectacle that shaped modern attitudes toward invention.
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
4 5/16 × 5 7/8" (10.9 × 14.9 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
The New York Times Collection
Accession
2120.2001
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