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Cody Kites (Col S F Cody). 19 photographs from this piece have been extracted to...
Catalogue reference: ADM 116/966B
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This record is about the Cody Kites (Col S F Cody). 19 photographs from this piece have been extracted to... dating from 1903-1904 in the series Admiralty: Record Office: Cases. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- ADM 116/966B
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1903-1904
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Description (What the record is about)
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Cody Kites (Col S F Cody).
19 photographs from this piece have been extracted to CN 1/24.
Includes 25 photographs depicting: [CN 1/24] Kites designed by S F Cody and tested by the Admiralty and Royal Engineers. Dated [1904].
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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19 photographs, extracted to
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Case No. 11434
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3669531/
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ADM 116
Admiralty: Record Office: Cases
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