Kite Flying
Kite Flying
"The first annual Kite Carnival is held on the grounds of the Washington Monument sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution. Some 200 entries, all shapes and sizes, make the day lively. Even a kite hospital stands by to repair any kites snared by angry trees." African-American & Caucasian adults & children ready or pose with homemade kites in field. An older man wearing sunglasses and a trenchcoat try to fly a flower-shaped kite with little success. Middle-aged man trying to fly kite, only to have the kite string get caught around his ankle. Smithsonian Building is in the BG. Nice Girl with short haircut flying kite, pan right to kite with Washington Monument in BG. Sign at base of a tree: "Beware! Kite Eating Tree." Heavily damaged kite stuck in tree. Kite with bald eagle shape and design being flown and brought safely to ground.