Gandy Photographs - General, Culture, Politics
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Creation Date
1-1-1914
Abstract
Pilot Anthony H. "Tony" Jannus (right) in the cockpit of the Benoist Airboat Type XIV No. 43 wearing aviation attire and a cap 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 and was the first woman passenger on a commercial airline flight.Tony Jannus in the cockpit of a Benoist Airboat, wearing aviation attire and a cap.
Keywords
Person, Airplanes--Cockpits, Airboats
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1 black-and-white photograph
Subject: geographic
Hillsborough County (Fla.); Pinellas County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.); St. Petersburg (Fla.)
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13
Digital Date
2024
Media Type
Black-and-white photographs
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Identifier
Gandy 13_0867_Undetermined
Recommended Citation
Gandy, George Skip IV, "Tony Jannus in Cockpit of Benoist Airboat, A" (1914). Gandy Photographs - General, Culture, Politics. Image 3346.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/gandy/3346
Keywords
Person, Airplanes--Cockpits, Airboats
