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National Air and Space Museum

Colorful Kite Tales

June 21, 1983 – September 19, 1983

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See photographs and drawings that illustrate 15 kite stories. Included are accounts of Minamoto No Tametomo, a Japanese father who used a kite to fly his young son to the mainland; Homan Walsh and the kite used to bridge Niagara Gorge; and Paul E. Garber, who developed military target kites in World War II.


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Space Hall, Gallery 114, 1st Floor, East Wing

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10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily
Closed Dec. 25

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650 Jefferson Dr., SW
Washington, DC

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