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Marshall Moxom (1916–2007) was a San Francisco-based photographer active between the late 1930s and mid-1970s.
This image was posted on August 12, 2024.
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Maxine Crookston (1915–2016) was known as “The Voice of San Francisco Airport” from the late 1940s through the 1950s.
This image was posted on March 26, 2024.
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Inspired by San Francisco Airport’s 1937 terminal building, the San Francisco Airport Commission Aviation Library and Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum is an architectural adaptation of the 1937 terminal’s interior and incorporates many similar architectural features.
This image was posted on December 26, 2023.
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Many objects preserved in museums are just that, preserved for future generations.
This image was posted on October 30, 2023.
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By October 1928, all four hangars located at Mills Field were finished.
This image was posted on October 10, 2023.
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In late August 1954, the new Central Terminal (now Terminal 2) at San Francisco International Airport was dedicated during a three-day ceremony.
This image was posted on August 28, 2023.
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San Francisco International Airport became the fourth busiest in the nation in 1962.
This image was posted on August 07, 2023.
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What did the Airport look like #onthisday in 1940?
This image was posted on May 12, 2023.
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Visitors to the Aviation Museum will no doubt recognize this large Pan Am floor globe!
This image was posted on April 03, 2023.
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Christening ceremonies for airplanes arose from the tradition of christening ships, where a fluid was broken or poured on a ship’s hull and the ship was blessed with a name and good luck.
This image was posted on March 27, 2023.
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