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#Onthisday in 1931, Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco was renamed San Francisco Airport. The airport's annual report reflects the new name and highlights its strategic location, boasting that "a broad, entirely-paved highway leads from the heart of the city to the field." #ThrowbackThursday #SFOHistory San Francisco Airport: a report 1931 SFO Museum Collection Gift of Jurgen and Janet Hartung 2011.179.001 This image was posted on June 09, 2016.

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