Gandy Photographs - General, Culture, Politics
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Creation Date
2-1-1914
Time Period
circa February 1914
Abstract
Pilot Anthony H. "Tony" Jannus (right) poses with passenger George S. Gandy, Jr. (left) aboard the Benoist AirBoat Type XIV No. 43 in February 1914 in Tampa, Florida. The St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line became the world's first commercial airline service the month prior. In 1915, Gandy hired a surveyor team to begin his process of building a bridge across the bay.
Keywords
Airlines, Air pilots, Airboats, Seaplanes, Bridges, Aeronautics, Commercial
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1 black-and-white photograph
Subject: geographic
Hillsborough County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.); Tampa Bay (Fla.); St. Petersburg (Fla.)
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1
Digital Date
2024
Media Type
Black-and-white photographs
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Gandy 01_0280_Undetermined.jpg
Recommended Citation
Unknown, "Tony Jannus and George Gandy, Jr. pose aboard the Benoist AirBoat No.43 in Tampa, Florida" (1914). Gandy Photographs - General, Culture, Politics. Image 301.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/gandy/301
Keywords
Airlines, Air pilots, Airboats, Seaplanes, Bridges, Aeronautics, Commercial
