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The interior of the air traffic control room at SFO in 1968 looks very different from a modern air traffic control room. The tower at SFO featured a typewriter, wired headsets, and analog controls. Unchanged—naturally—is the awesome view of the airfield. #SFOHistory #ThrowbackThursday San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Control Tower 1968 SFO Museum Collection 2011.032.1631 This image was posted on June 30, 2016.

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