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Puntarenas airport c. 1930–31
Daniel Rochford (1900–89)
archival pigment print
SFO Museum
Gift of Jon E. Krupnick
2010.281.005.166
R2019.3901.012
This tweet was posted on November 01, 2021.
Taking off from Idlewild airport in NY #onthisday in 1958, #PanAm became the first airline to inaugurate scheduled transatlantic commercial jet service on a Boeing 707. 111 passengers boarded the jetliner, named “Clipper America,” bound for Le Bourget Airport, Paris. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on October 26, 2021.
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negative: Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco, Hangar No. 1; 1928
Collection of SFO Museum
2011.032.0042
This tweet was posted on October 18, 2021.
#OnThisDay in 1974, the Aérospatiale/British Aircraft Corporation Concorde supersonic transport (SST) landed at @flySFO. This brief visit was part of a promotional tour to airports around the world. The Concorde was in service from 1976 to 2003. Did you ever fly on a #Concorde?
This tweet was posted on October 21, 2021.
📸: negative: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Concorde; 1974
Transfer
2011.032.2610
This tweet was posted on October 21, 2021.
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digital photograph: Virgin America, Airbus A320-200, San Francisco International Airport (SFO); 2014
Gift of Michael Miller
2018.092.029
This tweet was posted on October 13, 2021.
SFO has witnessed great strides in aviation. For close to a century, the airport reinvented itself numerous times. Looking out over the busy runways and terminals today, one can only imagine the lonely stretch of pastureland that predated SFO. #MillsFieldSFO #SFOHistory #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on October 18, 2021.
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negative: San Francisco Airport, aerial; 1939
Transfer from City and County of San Francisco
2009.104.059
This tweet was posted on September 23, 2021.
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negative: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), dedication of South Terminal; 1963
Transfer
2011.032.0852
This tweet was posted on September 14, 2021.
RT @flySFO: #SFO is the first US airport to require #COVID19 vaccinations for all on-site employees. Effective immediately, every SFO tenan…
This tweet was posted on September 22, 2021.
By 1930, weather studies confirmed that Mills Field was the best possible location for an airport, and San Francisco began a ten-year purchasing program with the Mills Estate to acquire 1,112 acres. #SFOHistory #avgeek
This tweet was posted on August 30, 2021.
On September 15, 1963, the South Terminal (now Harvey Milk Terminal 1) was dedicated at San Francisco International Airport. This was the Airport's first major addition since the Central Terminal (now Terminal 2) was completed in 1954. #SFOHistory #SFHistory #avgeek
This tweet was posted on September 14, 2021.
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negative: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), aerial, South Terminal construction; 1963
Transfer
2011.032.0527
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negative: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), aerial; 1963
Transfer
2011.032.1100
This tweet was posted on September 14, 2021.
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postcard: Lufthansa, Airbus A300; late 1970s
Gift of Craig Lynes
2003.105.184
postcard: Zurich - Kloten Airport, Airbus A300, Air France; 1970s
Gift of Thomas G. Dragges
2015.166.2412
This tweet was posted on September 01, 2021.
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Aftermath of Pan American World Airways Flight 845 at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) 1971
photographs by Henry Q. Barrientos, aircraft maintenance inspector
SFO Museum, Gift of Cynthia Balsbaugh
2008.077.016
2008.077.013
2008.077.012
This tweet was posted on August 31, 2021.
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photograph: San Francisco Airport, aerial view; c. 1930
George E. Russell
Transfer
1997.52.040.018
slide: Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco, Administrative Building; c. 1930
Transfer
2010.204.013
This tweet was posted on August 30, 2021.
RT @flySFO: 🐶 🐾 Happy #NationalDogDay! Our #SFOWagBrigade doggies miss being at the airport and seeing passengers and employees. We look fo…
This tweet was posted on August 26, 2021.
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negative: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), hovercraft; 1965
Transfer
2011.032.1327
timetable: SFO Helicopter Airlines; 1965
Gift of the William Hough Collection
2007.011.491
This tweet was posted on August 11, 2021.
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photograph: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Pan American World Airways, Boeing 747-100; 1970s
Transfer
1997.52.084.072
photograph: Pan American World Airways, Boeing 747-100; c. 1990
Gift of the William Hough Collection
2012.167.032
This tweet was posted on August 18, 2021.
📸: photograph: San Francisco Airport, aerial view; 09/26/1930
George E. Russell
Transfer from City and County of San Francisco
2008.129.041
This tweet was posted on August 19, 2021.
Issued in each of the three colors, the outerwear ensemble was a necessity in the late 1960s, when many airports did not have covered jet bridge walkways to protect crew and passengers from the elements as they boarded aircraft. #FlightPatterns
This tweet was posted on August 06, 2021.
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brochure: SFO Helicopter Airlines, ground transport; c. 1965
Gift of the Paul H. Kowalewski Collection
2011.126.425
negative: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), hovercraft; 1965
Transfer
2011.032.1321
This tweet was posted on August 11, 2021.
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Trans World Airlines (TWA) hostesses at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) wearing Dalton winter uniforms 1968
Courtesy of TWA Museum at 10 Richards Road, Kansas City, Missouri
R2021.0605.001
This tweet was posted on August 06, 2021.
RT @flySFO: 🧵 ICYMI: #SFO surpassed 3️⃣0️⃣,0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ (thirty thousand) #COVID19 vaccines administered at the airport! 👇 https://t.co/MzADbo…
This tweet was posted on August 09, 2021.
The Westland SRN-5 held 15 passengers and traveled at speeds up to 50 knots between Oakland International Airport, downtown San Francisco, and San Francisco International Airport. #avgeek #SFOHistory #ThrowbackThursday
This tweet was posted on August 11, 2021.
RT @henryseg: If you find yourself in terminal 2 of SFO airport between now and May 2022, you can see two of my sculptures at an exhibit co…
This tweet was posted on August 04, 2021.
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.
#sfohistory #sfhistory #avgeek #aviationhistory
The DC-9 was designed by Douglas as a mid-range jetliner with the ability to serve the short runways of small regional airports. It featured two jet engines mounted at the rear of the fuselage and a high-mounted horizontal stabilizer. #WingWednesday
This tweet was posted on July 28, 2021.
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poster: Hughes Airwest; 1970s
Gift of Thomas G. Dragges
2001.135.074
slide: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Hughes Airwest; 1976
Gift of Daniel Hahn
2015.038.021
This tweet was posted on July 28, 2021.
The Boeing 727 was a medium range, intermediate-capacity jetliner that could serve regional airports with short runways. It featured a clean swept wing, a high horizontal stabilizer, and a unique tri-jet configuration. #WingWednesday
This tweet was posted on July 21, 2021.
The first airport terminal in the world named for an LGBTQ leader, Harvey Milk Terminal 1 features our exhibition “Harvey Milk: Messenger of Hope.” #SFOHistory #HarveyMilkTerminal1 #HarveyMilkExhibition
This tweet was posted on July 23, 2021.
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postcard: Boeing 727; 1963
Gift of the Captain John B. Russell Family
2012.149.0603
photograph: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) Boeing 727; 1968
Transfer
2011.068.008.001
This tweet was posted on July 21, 2021.
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negative: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) jetway and aircraft; 1968
Transfer
2011.032.1917
This tweet was posted on July 21, 2021.
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photograph: Braniff International Airways, Boeing 727-200, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW); 1970s
Gift of William Rys, Jr.
2019.085.135
postcard: Braniff International Airways, Boeing 727-200; c. 1970
Gift of the William Hough Collection
2008.055.213
This tweet was posted on July 21, 2021.
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postcard: West Yellowstone Airport, Western Airlines, L-188 Electra; 1960s
Gift of Thomas G. Dragges
2015.166.2421
postcard: Transamerica Airlines, L-188CF Electra; 1980s
Gift of George Gayuski
2001.082.153
This tweet was posted on June 30, 2021.
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San Francisco Airport, Skyway Cafe; 1930s
Purchase
2001.013.004
Eastern Air Lines; 1950s
Gift of Captain Jon Simmonds
2015.057.020
This tweet was posted on July 02, 2021.










