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N2011- 7, Photographic collection, 1930s-1970s; Box 2
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Aviation
WWII
World War II
World War, 1939-1945
Aeronautics, Military
Military bases--Florida--Hillsborough County--Tampa--Aerial photographs
Air bases--Florida--Hillsborough County--Tampa--Aerial photographs
Aerial photographs
Airports--Florida--Hillsborough County--Tampa--Aerial photographs
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General Note
Built as a Works Progress Administration project. During World War II the airport was used as an auxiliary fighter landing field for several Army airfields including Clearwater, Drew and MacDill fields, supporting the Third Air Force group and replacement training activities.
Biographical Note
Joseph Janney Steinmetz was a world-renowned commercial photographer whose images appeared in such publications as the Saturday Evening Post, Life, Look, Time, Holiday, Collier's, and Town & Country. His work has been referred to as "an American social history," which documented diverse scenes of American life from affluent northeasterners to middle-class Floridians. Steinmetz moved from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Sarasota, Florida in 1941.
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Steinmetz, Joseph Janney, 1905-1985. Aerial view looking east over the Peter O. Knight Airport in Tampa, Florida. 1940 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/245106>, accessed 9 June 2026.
MLA
Steinmetz, Joseph Janney, 1905-1985. Aerial view looking east over the Peter O. Knight Airport in Tampa, Florida. 1940 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/245106>
AP Style Photo Citation
(State Archives of Florida/Steinmetz)
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