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When the Air Mail Act of 1925 was passed, the City and County of San Francisco recognized the economic importance of establishing a municipal airport as the western terminus of a transcontinental airmail route. This image was posted on May 03, 2017. #sfoat90 #waybackwednesday #sfohistory #avgeek #aviationhistory #sfhistory  

Construction of the North Terminal (now Terminal 3) began #onthisday in 1971 with a groundbreaking ceremony that included a water canon salute performed by airport fire trucks. This image was posted on April 22, 2017. #sfohistory #sfhistory #avgeek #aviationhistory  

The first American Airlines Boeing 747 jet flight to New York took off from SFO #onthisday in 1970. This image was posted on April 19, 2017. #sfohistory #sfo #sfhistory #avgeek #aviationhistory #aa #americanairlines #boeing #boeing747 #747  

Created to celebrate fifty years of scheduled transpacific air service, this color print of a watercolor painting by Oakland-born Dong Kingman depicts a Pan American China Clipper aircraft flying past the uncompleted Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. This image was posted on April 14, 2017. #dongkingman #panam #chinaclipper #transpacific #earlyaviation #watercolor #californiastyle #cahistory #sfhistory #goldengatebridge #sanfrancisco #avgeek #aviationhistory  

This year marks the 90th anniversary of San Francisco International Airport. This image was posted on March 15, 2017. #sfohistory #sfo #sanfrancisco #sfhistory #bayareahistory  

The poker machine was the most popular gambling device at the turn of the twentieth century. This image was posted on March 13, 2017. #sfhistory  

The poker machine was the most popular gambling device at the turn of the twentieth century. This image was posted on March 13, 2017. #sfhistory  

The poker machine was the most popular gambling device at the turn of the twentieth century. This image was posted on March 13, 2017. #sfhistory  

Under the wing of a Stearman 4D, these two aviatrixes, clad in aviator helmets and goggles, were part of an air show held at SFO on November 20, 1932. This image was posted on March 09, 2017. #womeninaviation #aviatrix #aviatrixes #throwbackthursday #tbt #womenshistorymonth #sfohistory #sfhistory #avgeek #aviationhistory  

To inspire young artists and spark children’s creativity, many mid-century #toys and #games promoted good design. This image was posted on February 21, 2017. #midcentury #modern #design #sfhistory #sanfrancisco #spacespider  

San Francisco-based machinists and inventors Theodore Holtz and Charles Fey were important pioneers in the development of early gambling devices. This image was posted on January 26, 2017. #sfhistory #charlesfey #theodoreholtz  

Inventor Charles Fey had been making coin-operated machines in San Francisco for nearly ten years prior to creating his Liberty Bell in 1898. This image was posted on January 11, 2017. #sfhistory #charlesfey