The Work Of Samuel Franklin Cody In Airship, Kite And Aircraft Aeronautics 1903 - 1913 In England

Samuel Cody at the controls of Cody aircraft mark II with a Native American man in traditional dress as a passenger. He is probably a member of one of the Wild West stage shows that toured England and Europe. For many years Cody and his family put on Wild West shows featuring trick shooting and horse riding and later on produced two Wild West melodramas that toured the country successfully for many years. The money that this generated was how Cody partly financed his aeronautical work. Cody built this aircraft in 1910. (Photo by Imperial War Museums via Getty Images)