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In 1973, Bonnie Tiburzi became the first woman pilot hired by a major U.S. commercial airline since Helen Richey was briefly hired by Central Airlines in 1934.
This image was posted on March 31, 2018.
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Designed by Louis Blériot and Raymond Saulnier, the Blériot XI monoplane was developed from the earlier Blériot VIII monoplane design.
This image was posted on March 30, 2018.
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Terminal 1 is currently being renovated, but we can look back in time at it using our collection.
This image was posted on March 30, 2018.
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In the 1930s and 1940s, flights from San Francisco to Hong Kong required multiple stops along the way.
This image was posted on March 27, 2018.
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Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh was deeply involved in commercial aviation's development and early airline planning.
This image was posted on March 23, 2018.
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Last week, the 10,000th Boeing 737 rolled off the Boeing production line for delivery to Southwest Airlines.
This image was posted on March 22, 2018.
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"The Hangar, Shrine of the Air" was located on 2211 Union Street in Berkeley, California.
This image was posted on March 21, 2018.
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"The Hangar, Shrine of the Air" was located on 2211 Union Street in Berkeley, California.
This image was posted on March 21, 2018.
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#OnThisDay in 1959, the inaugural jetliner flight from SFO to New York departed.
This image was posted on March 20, 2018.
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This poster produced by McDonnell Douglas illustrates the commercial aircraft they had produced over nearly fifty years, from the DC-1 to the DC-10.
This image was posted on March 19, 2018.
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"Theatricalizing life with dreams" was how Mary Wells, a pioneering advertising executive for Jack Tinker Associates, recalled her greatest strength.
This image was posted on March 18, 2018.
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Do you recognize this cityscape?
This image was posted on March 16, 2018.
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