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Did you know SFO Museum has the freestanding schedule board from San Francisco Airport’s 1937 passenger terminal?
This image was posted on September 19, 2022.
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#Onthisday in 1927, Charles Lindbergh landed at Mills Field in his history-making Ryan NYP "Spirit of St. Louis."
This image was posted on September 16, 2022.
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To keep pace with the rapid expansion of commercial aviation in the 1940s and 50s, major airports around the world updated their facilities with longer runways, expansive taxiways, and modern passenger terminals including at San Francisco Airport, where construction of a new terminal began in 1951.
This image was posted on August 23, 2022.
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During the mid-1920s, San Francisco leaders envisioned their city as the western terminus of a new transcontinental air mail system.
This image was posted on July 25, 2022.
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Did you know our collections website has a recently acquired objects button?
This image was posted on June 15, 2022.
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#OnThisDay in 1927, the Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco officially began operations.
This image was posted on June 07, 2022.
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Do you know that you can search our collection website by airport?
This image was posted on June 06, 2022.
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As part of #AAPI Heritage Month, we’re celebrating some of @flySFO’s own trailblazers!
This image was posted on May 13, 2022.
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One of our favorite features on our collection’s website is the ‘Random Object’ button, which is a fun way to get a speed tour through our online holdings.
This image was posted on May 09, 2022.
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On April 19 and #onthisday in 1930, the U. S. Army Air Corps held an air show at Mills Field Airport.
This image was posted on April 20, 2022.
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#Onthisday in 2011, the newly renovated Terminal 2 opened at SFO.
This image was posted on April 13, 2022.
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The airline industry soared to new heights in the 1950s.
This image was posted on February 23, 2022.
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