
Gandy Photographs - Commercial
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Creation Date
1-1-1963
Time Period
circa 1963-1964
Abstract
A group of men work on the wooden foundation of the Benoist Model 14-B airboat, a full-size replica of the Benoist XIV No. 43 flown by Anthony H. "Tony" Jannus in the world's first commercial airline flight across Tampa Bay from St. Petersburg to Tampa, Florida, on January 1, 1914. The replica was built to reenact the flight for its 50th anniversary circa 1963-1964.
Keywords
Seaplanes, Wooden airplanes, Airframes, Airplanes--Design and construction
Extent
1 black-and-white photograph
Subject: geographic
Hillsborough County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.); Tampa Bay (Fla.); St. Petersburg (Fla.)
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Box
1
Digital Date
2024
Media Type
Black-and-white photographs
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Identifier
Gandy 01_0283
Recommended Citation
Gandy, George Skip IV, "Men Work on Benoist Model 14-B Airboat, A" (1963). Gandy Photographs - Commercial. Image 43.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/gandy_commercial/43
Keywords
Seaplanes, Wooden airplanes, Airframes, Airplanes--Design and construction