Tony Jannus Poses with Passenger on the Benoist Airboat No. 43 while Others Tend to the Plane, Tampa

Creator

Unknown

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Creation Date

1914

Time Period

circa January-May 1914

Abstract

Tony Jannus poses with a passenger on the Benoist Airboat No. 43 while others tend to the plane in Tampa, Florida. On January 1, 1914 Jannus piloted the Airboat on the world's first commercial airline flight, which traveled across the bay from St. Petersburg, Florida to Tampa.

Alt Text

A group of men standing near and inside an early aircraft on a wooden platform. The aircraft has a streamlined body with wings extending above it.

Keywords

Airlines, Air pilots, Airboats, Seaplanes, Aeronautics

Extent

1 black-and-white photograph

Subject: geographic

Hillsborough County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.); Tampa Bay (Fla.); St. Petersburg (Fla.)

Physical Collection

Gandy Commercial and Aerial Photography Collection

Box

1

Digital Date

2024

Media Type

Black-and-white photographs

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Identifier

Gandy 01_0282_Undetermined

Recommended Citation

Unknown, "Tony Jannus Poses with Passenger on the Benoist Airboat No. 43 while Others Tend to the Plane, Tampa" (1914). Gandy Photographs - General, Culture, Politics. Image 299.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/gandy/299