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Site Map – 1920-1930

1920-1930
Fledgling enterprises test their wings

Aeromarine Airways image of seaplane
Aeromarine begins “High Ball Express”
A vintage flying boat, named 'The Miss Miami,' floats in the water with several boats in the background, featuring an article discussing its reported disabled status at sea and hopes for its safe arrival.
1922-1923: Seasonal operators struggle after flying boat tragedies
Vintage advertisement for Mabel Cody's Flying Circus featuring daring aerial stunts, including wing-walking and parachute drops. The event is scheduled for March 27 at Curtiss Field. Highlights include Lt. MacGowan performing stunts while the plane loops.
Mabel Cody’s Flying Circus is popular Florida attraction
Ad for Curtiss Aviation Camp Hialeah Florida
Curtiss Florida Aviation Camp bustles with activity
First Air Mail delivery by Florida Airways 1926
Florida Airways pioneers Florida’s first interstate Air Mail/passenger service
Aerial view of a predominantly rural landscape with scattered houses and a long road or railway cutting through the greenery.
NW 54th Street municipal airfield becomes Miami’s “Go-To” flying field
Vintage advertisement promoting Miami as a prospective World Airport and encouraging membership in the Greater Miami Airport Association.
GMAA is formed
Aerian view of Viking seaplane base Miami FL
Viking seaplane base operates from Venetian Causeway
A historical depiction of Pan American's first passenger flight from Key West, Florida, to Havana, Cuba, on January 16, 1928. The image shows an airplane on the runway, with passengers boarding and luggage nearby, set against a backdrop of hangars and a clear sky.
Pan American’s Juan Trippe launches an aviation empire from Key West
Pilot Charles Lindbergh
Lindbergh charts a route to the future
A historical black and white photograph of a crowd gathered outside a building labeled 'Curtis School Service Sales Supplies' with a large airplane in the background. A man standing on a stool speaks to the audience, which includes a group of people holding wheelbarrows.
A Municipal Airport is completed in Miami
Aerial view of a large crowd at a car racing event from the 1920s, with numerous vintage cars parked and spectators sitting on the ground.
All-American Air Maneuvers attract thousands
Inauguration of Pan American Airport in Miami FL Jan 1929
New Pan American Airport at NW 36th Street is international gateway
A vintage illustration of a Pan American Clipper airplane flying over a waterway, with an expansive landscape featuring greenery and structures below. The image includes a caption about its arrival in the Canal Zone from Miami, Florida on February 6, 1929.
Lindbergh expands Pan Am routes from Miami to Central and South America, explores Mayan ruins
A cartoon illustration titled 'Still Up in the Air' depicting a pilot in an airplane asking for directions to land, with a person on the ground from Tampa responding. The airplane is labeled 'Spirit of Advancement' and features speech bubbles with humorous dialogue about landing locations.
Tampa searches for an airport
Two early aviators posing in front of a vintage biplane, one holding a propeller while both are wearing goggles and pilot attire.
The legacy of Merle Fogg lives on at Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
A vintage advertisement promoting air mail services by Pitcairn Aviation, featuring stylized illustrations of airplanes and bold text highlighting the benefits and cost of sending letters via air.
Before Eastern Air Lines: Pitcairn Aviation brings Air Mail to Florida
Historic image celebrating the second birthday of Pan American Airways, featuring the company's building in Miami with several vintage aircraft and people gathered outside.
Pan Am celebrates 2nd anniversary at NW 36th Street
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