Santa Maria Seaplane

Santa Maria Seaplane: © Key West Art & Historical Society
Santa Maria Seaplane

© Key West Art & Historical Society

Name/Title

Santa Maria Seaplane

Entry/Object ID

0000.00.0839

Description

Black and white photograph of an Aeromarine West Indies Airways seaplane named Santa Maria in the Key West seaplane basin. Santa Maria was the queen ship of the Aeromarine Airways’ Black Tail Fleet. She was one of a fleet of four cabin flying boats operating between Cleveland and Detroit on a double daily schedule. At the close of the season on the Great Lakes, she was flown to New York via Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence River, Lakes Champlain and George and the Hudson River. After refueling in New York, she proceeded South via Atlantic City, Manteo and Miami to Key West.

Photograph Details

Subject Person or Organization

Aeromarine West Indies Airways, Inc.

Subject Place

City

Key West

State/Province

Florida

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

County

Monroe

Collection

Photograph Collection

Made/Created

Date made

November 1920

Time Period

20th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Black-and-White

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Good