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In the early 1970s, Braniff International CEO Harding Lawrence was determined to build on the success and high-visibility that the earlier ad campaigns had afforded the airline.
This image was posted on December 02, 2017.
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#Onthisday in 2001, the final Trans World Airlines (TWA) flight departed from Kansas City, Missouri and landed in St. Louis, Missouri.
This image was posted on December 01, 2017.
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Among the early photos of SFO is this picture of United Air Lines' modest ticket counter in the airport's original administrative building.
This image was posted on November 30, 2017.
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In 1935, in response to a request for a large-capacity, long-range airliner from United Air Lines, Douglas began developing the DC-4.
This image was posted on November 29, 2017.
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The Universal Airlines Corporation was founded in July 1928.
This image was posted on November 28, 2017.
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The Universal Airlines Corporation was founded in July 1928.
This image was posted on November 28, 2017.
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In 1968, Braniff International turned over its advertising account from Wells, Rich, Greene to the upstart firm of Lois, Holland, Callaway.
This image was posted on November 22, 2017.
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In 1946, the Civil Aeronautics Board granted United Air Lines the transpacific route to Hawai'i, and in 1947, the airline inaugurated passenger service.
This image was posted on November 20, 2017.
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Hold on to your lunch!
This image was posted on November 19, 2017.
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The Curtiss Condor T-32 was the first land-based, luxury-sleeper-berth-equipped airliner to go into service, beginning in 1933 with American Airways (later American Airlines) and Eastern Air Transport (later Eastern Air Lines).
This image was posted on November 17, 2017.
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Advertised as the quietest widebody jet airliner in service, the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar took off on its maiden flight #onthisday in 1970.
This image was posted on November 16, 2017.
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What did SFO look like #onthisday in 1938?
This image was posted on November 16, 2017.
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California was a West Coast center for the development of aviation from the earliest years of flight, and was home to numerous regional airlines.
This image was posted on November 15, 2017.
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#Onthisday in 1940, the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco was commissioned.
This image was posted on November 15, 2017.
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Qantas, an acronym for "Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services", was founded on November 16, 1920.
This image was posted on November 14, 2017.
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The Dornier Do X flying boat was the largest airplane built at the time of its introduction in 1929.
This image was posted on November 10, 2017.
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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 November 08, 2017.
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2017 marks the end of an era for United Airlines: it will cease to fly the iconic Boeing 747 on commercial routes.
This image was posted on November 07, 2017.
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2017 marks the end of an era for United Airlines: it will cease to fly the iconic Boeing 747 on commercial routes.
This image was posted on November 07, 2017.
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2017 marks the end of an era for United Airlines: it will cease to fly the iconic Boeing 747 on commercial routes.
This image was posted on November 07, 2017.
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“We felt the lure of Latin America the instant we boarded the Clipper."
This image was posted on October 31, 2017.
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#OnThisDay in 1927, the first scheduled Pan American Airways mail service departed from Key West, Florida, to Havana, Cuba.
This image was posted on October 28, 2017.
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In the mid-1960s, American commercial aviation was primed for transformation.
This image was posted on October 27, 2017.
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#OnThisDay in 1958, the first scheduled Pan American World Airways jet service took off from Idlewild, New York.
This image was posted on October 26, 2017.
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Jim Lund, a Bay Area native, has a passionate interest in aviation dating back to his childhood when he first constructed aircraft models.
This image was posted on October 25, 2017.
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Foreseeing a great potential market by the mid-1950s, the Airline Textile Manufacturing Company of Des Moines, Iowa, (also known as Airtex) began to produce licensed, United-branded bags in large numbers.
This image was posted on October 25, 2017.
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#Onthisday in 2003, the last scheduled eastbound Concorde flight took off from New York bound for London.
This image was posted on October 24, 2017.
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#OnThisDay in 1937, the second passenger terminal building at SFO was dedicated.
This image was posted on October 24, 2017.
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Will you be joining us this Saturday for our event in conjunction with the current exhibition, Aviation Evolutions: The Jim Lund 1:72 Scale Model Airplane Collection?
This image was posted on October 23, 2017.
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Our online database contains a selection of ticket jackets from our collection, such as this gem from PSA.
This image was posted on October 22, 2017.
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Our newest exhibition focuses on one of the most important periods in aviation history: the story of Braniff International's game changing advertisements in the 1960s and 70s is told in "When You Got it- Flaunt It."
This image was posted on October 20, 2017.
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In 1960, before the construction of the South Terminal and the central garage, San Francisco International Airport looked very different than it does today.
This image was posted on October 19, 2017.
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In the early 1960s, United Air Lines brought new jet airliners into service providing unprecedented speed, comfort, and efficiency.
This image was posted on October 18, 2017.
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In the early 1960s, United Air Lines brought new jet airliners into service providing unprecedented speed, comfort, and efficiency.
This image was posted on October 18, 2017.
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Join us next Saturday, October 28, 2017, for the “Documenting Historical Aircraft in Models and Photographs” Lecture Series and Gallery Tour.
This image was posted on October 17, 2017.
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Join us next Saturday, October 28, 2017, for the “Documenting Historical Aircraft in Models and Photographs” Lecture Series and Gallery Tour.
This image was posted on October 17, 2017.
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