Tony Jannus poses with a passenger in the Benoist AirBoat No. 43 in Tampa, Florida

Creator

Unknown

Files

Preview

Creation Date

1-1-1914

Time Period

circa January-February 1914

Abstract

Pilot Anthony H. "Tony" Jannus (right) poses with a passenger in the Benoist AirBoat Type XIV No. 43 on January 1, 1914, opening day of the St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line in St. Petersburg, Florida. Jannus's voyage across Tampa Bay marked the world's first commercial airline flight. The passenger might be Mae Peabody from Dubuque, Iowa, who flew with Jannus was the first woman passenger on a commercial airline flight.

Keywords

Airlines, Air pilots, Airboats, Seaplanes, Aeronautics, Commercial

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

Identifier

Gandy 01_0279_Undetermined.jpg

Recommended Citation

Unknown, "Tony Jannus poses with a passenger in the Benoist AirBoat No. 43 in Tampa, Florida" (1914). Gandy Photographs - General, Culture, Politics. Image 302.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/gandy/302