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This photo from 1938 shows the second passenger terminal at SFO which was constructed the year before, in 1937, and four hangars. The airport had a whopping total of sixty-three cars parked around the terminal. How many planes can you spot in this photo? Image: San Francisco Airport, aerial, 1938. SFO Museum Collection. 2009.104.018
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