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Creation Date
3-3-1938
Abstract
An exterior view of the empty Davis Islands airport taken by the Florida Works Progress Administration (WPA).
Keywords
Airports, Peter O. Knight Airport (Fla.)
Extent
1 black-and-white photograph
Geographic Location
Hillsborough County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.); Davis Islands (Tampa, Fla.)
Physical Collection
Box
16
Folder
13
Media Type
Photographs
Note
The Peter O. Knight Airport on Davis Islands in Tampa, Florida, was built mainly by money from the Works Progress Administration in 1935. It was named after a Tampa lawyer, Peter Oliphant Knight and originally had a restaurant and dance floor. Both Eastern and National Airlines flew from the airport until 1946 when they moved to Drew Field (now Tampa International Airport). The original administration building was demolished and replaced in 1965.
Identifier
florida_photograph_1078
Recommended Citation
United States. Florida Works Progress Administration, "Peter O. Knight Airport Administration Building, Davis Islands, Tampa, A" (1938). Florida Photograph Collection. Image 79.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/florida_photograph/79
Keywords
Airports, Peter O. Knight Airport (Fla.)