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#Onthisday in 1954, the new Terminal Building at SFO was dedicated.
This image was posted on August 27, 2017.
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Taken only a year after its opening, this photo of the South Terminal (now Terminal 1) in SFO shows a book store, a phone bank, and the TWA and Western Airline desks.
This image was posted on August 24, 2017.
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Jet streams are fast flowing westerly (moving west to east) air currents found around the world.
This image was posted on August 21, 2017.
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It's National Aviation Day!
This image was posted on August 19, 2017.
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#Onthisday in 1958, Pan American World Airlines received the first of eight Boeing 707-120s.
This image was posted on August 15, 2017.
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#OnThisDay in 1971, the first Douglas DC-10 service started at San Francisco International Airport.
This image was posted on August 14, 2017.
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In the decade between the late-1930s and late-1940s, United Air Lines introduced a series of modern airliners that elevated air travel to new levels of speed and comfort.
This image was posted on August 11, 2017.
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In 1948, TWA (Trans World Airlines) promoted itself as the only US airline with Coast-to-Coast service in the U.S. and direct flights to Rome.
This image was posted on August 08, 2017.
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Have you ever been to San Francisco's City Hall?
This image was posted on August 05, 2017.
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Founded in 1895, Lick-Wilmerding High School inspires students to become self-directed, lifelong learners who contribute to the world with knowledge, skill, creativity, compassion, and can-do confidence.
This image was posted on July 30, 2017.
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In 1961, the Nut Tree Restaurant commissioned its first Chavez model after Edwin Power, a pilot and one of the restaurant's owners, had seen Chavez's work in the collection of the National Air and Space Museum.
This image was posted on July 29, 2017.
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Born in the Netherlands, Dirk van Erp (1862–1933) learned his trade in his homeland from his father, who ran a coppersmith shop with forty employees, crafting utensils for dairies.
This image was posted on July 28, 2017.
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