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Man Launching a Very Large Kite
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A man in a field holds a very large kite just prior to launching it. On the kite is painted the number 43 and "Property of the U.S. Weather Bureau." He is wearing work clothes and a cap.
March 30, 1933
University of Wisconsin. Bureau of Audio-Visual Instruction
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WHi 90270
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