Franklin experiment with the Kite – Vintage Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures Franklin experiment with the Kite in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Franklin experiment with the Kite
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Benjamin Franklin is shown in the moment of his famous kite experiment, as rendered in a painting by Charles E. Mills and reproduced here in photographic form. Franklin described the experiment in letters from the early 1750s. He flew a kite in a thunderstorm with a metal key tied to the string, hoping to show that lightning was electrical. The scene became one of the most widely repeated images of Franklin, and the Detroit Publishing Company, which issued many photographic reproductions of artworks and views, produced this version around 1914.
| Created / published | c1914 Dec. 12. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | J198442 U.S. Copyright Office. Reproduction of painting by Charles E. Mills (original at Franklin Inst. of Boston Library"). Copyright by Detroit Publishing Co. This record contains unverified |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,165 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-125687 |
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