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San Francisco launched a master plan in 1951 to create the modern airport terminal facilities and extended runways needed to serve the international community in the coming jet age. An era of unprecedented mobility was unfolding as air passenger traffic surpassed railroad and ocean liner travel. Flight attendants from various airlines participated this groundbreaking ceremony, including two from TWA, third and fifth from the right, who wore the uniform designed by #HowardGreer in 1944. #SFOHistory #FashionInFlight #WomenInAviation See the TWA uniform on display in "#FashionInFlight: A History of Airline Uniform Design", on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal. SFO Terminal Building groundbreaking ceremony 1951 SFO Museum Collection 2011.032.0255 This image was posted on July 13, 2016.