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Early color photographs of San Francisco Airport are rare, so we’re excited to share with you a recent gift to our collection. This color photo from 1947 shows a United Air Lines aircraft in front of the Airport’s 1937 terminal building along with three of the original airplane hangars built in 1927 and 1928. Image: United Air Lines, San Francisco Airport [digital image], 1947. Gift of Joe Breeze. 2018.057.008
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