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📸: telegram: Western Union, airport inquiry from San Francisco Mayor James Rolfe, Jr.; 1926 Transfer 2000.018.072.007 https://t.co/vGMnkqGgRO This tweet was posted on February 27, 2023.
The answer! 📸: photograph: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Central Terminal construction; 1983 Transfer from San Francisco International Airport 2005.137.048.001 https://t.co/lwLYrbvzWW This tweet was posted on February 28, 2023.
Ruth Kadish was the first woman to serve on the San Francisco Airport Commission upon being appointed in 1976 by Mayor George Moscone; she served until 1984. She was a champion for humanizing and beautifying the airport environment. #52Objects #SFOHistory #WomenHistoryMonth This tweet was posted on March 13, 2023.
📸: photographs: San Francisco International Airport (SFO); 1970s Transfer from San Francisco International Airport 1997.52.083.029 https://t.co/XvhlGwjYbK #52Objects #RuthKadish #WomenHistoryMonth This tweet was posted on March 13, 2023.
#Onthisday in 1927, San Francisco signed a lease with the Mills Estate for 150 acres to use as an airport. The terms were for 3 years at $1,500 per year for a “temporary and experimental” municipal airport. This original tract of land remains part of SFO today. #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on March 15, 2023.
People often ask: “Where is the museum at SFO?” One answer is: The airport is the museum! Read about an experimental web-based wayfinding tool we’ve built to guide you to and from gates and artwork. Give it a try and send us feedback! https://t.co/Up6idAOteO #museumlife #SFO This tweet was posted on March 14, 2023.
📸: photograph: Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco; c. 1927 Gift of Edwin I. Power, Jr. and Linda Liscom 2001.044.001 This tweet was posted on March 15, 2023.
📸: 1. photograph: Western Air Lines, Convair CV-240; 1948 Gift of Barbara A. Dawson 2000.073.010 2. photograph: San Francisco Airport, Western Air Lines Convair CV-240; c. 1947 Collection of Justus H. Dobrin 2013.132.001 This tweet was posted on March 16, 2023.
📸: negative: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), aerial; 1966 Transfer from San Francisco International Airport 2011.032.1152 https://t.co/QyE5b9UsKu This tweet was posted on March 23, 2023.
The charge for a round-trip Air France Concorde ticket from Washington, DC to Paris was $1,654 (more than $8,700 today when adjusted for inflation). In November 1977, Concorde service was added to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. #SSTTimeMachine #Concorde This tweet was posted on March 24, 2023.
📸: negative: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), TWA (Trans World Airlines), Boeing 747-100; 1970 Transfer from San Francisco International Airport 2011.032.2241 https://t.co/dJEeCi4OFU This tweet was posted on March 27, 2023.
📸: floor globe: Pan American World Airways; c. 1939 Transfer from San Francisco International Airport 1996.16.04 https://t.co/PIs3gzJNGc This tweet was posted on April 03, 2023.
Happy Fourth of July! The Museum and Library will be closed tomorrow and will reopen, Wednesday, July 5th, at 10am. All other exhibitions around the airport are available to view. https://t.co/DwFjuFVBeF This tweet was posted on July 03, 2023.
Now BART operates 50 stations across 131 miles of track and transported an average of 408,000 passengers daily in 2019. BART’s extension to San Francisco International Airport opened in 2003. Have you ever taken BART to the airport? #SFHistory This tweet was posted on September 09, 2022.
📸: 1. photograph: Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART); c. 1980 Transfer from San Francisco International Airport 1997.52.084.046 2. poster: BART-SFO Extension Opening Celebration Day, June 21, 2003; 2003 Gift of David Laudenat 2007.021.001 This tweet was posted on September 09, 2022.
@MisterMcPet @OpenSFHistory According to the title block on an architectural drawing in our collection, there is no attribution to an independent architectural firm. This 1936 drawing was signed off by the airport manager and the building was funded under the Federal Public Works Administration. #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on September 20, 2022.
@MisterMcPet @OpenSFHistory 📸: architectural design drawing: San Francisco Airport; 1936 Transfer from San Francisco International Airport 2020.032.0930 This tweet was posted on September 20, 2022.
📸: 1. schedule board: San Francisco Airport; 1937 Transfer from San Francisco International Airport 1999.046.001 2. photograph: San Francisco Airport; c. 1941 Gift of Keith Samuels, in memory of Margot Doolin Samuels 2013.099.047 This tweet was posted on September 19, 2022.
📸: photograph: Charles Lindbergh at Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco in the Spirit of St. Louis; 09/16/1927 Anonymous gift 2011.134.001 This tweet was posted on September 16, 2022.
#Onthisday in 1927, Hangar No. 1 at #MillsField was completed. The airport's first hangar was made of steel framing with galvanized-corrugated iron siding. Navigational aids included a 24-inch revolving beacon, and 11-foot high lettering identifying the airfield. #AvGeek #SFO This tweet was posted on September 23, 2022.
RT @flySFO: SFO is the first airport in the world to achieve airport-wide LEED Platinum certification! It's an honor to be recognized for o… This tweet was posted on September 23, 2022.
📸: negative: Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco, Hangar No. 1; 1928 Transfer from San Francisco International Airport 2011.032.0042 https://t.co/llZeDgokW0 This tweet was posted on September 23, 2022.
Want to nerd out about airport history? Within our online database are more than 40 administrative records from the airport’s early history, including the 1927 rental agreement for the parcel of land @flySFO sits on today. https://t.co/QdMYPCN6hR #SFOHistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on September 28, 2022.
Our newest blog post is live! Long-time visitors to @flySFO—especially airline employees—know that the airport has changed significantly over time. Registrar Tomo Aono documents the Airport’s cargo areas through historic & contemporary photos: https://t.co/kx5AXYKDVM #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on October 03, 2022.
See “The 1954 San Francisco International Airport Terminal” on display in the SkyTerrace in Terminal 2 and online at: https://t.co/1CYQBq5tPi The SkyTerrace located pre-security in Terminal 2 and is open Friday to Monday from 10 am to 6 pm. #SFOHistory #SFO #AvGeek #SFO1954 This tweet was posted on October 04, 2022.
📸 1/2: negative: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Terminal Building entrance; 1959 Transfer from San Francisco International Airport 2011.032.0514 This tweet was posted on October 04, 2022.
The Southern Cross was initially acquired as a salvaged aircraft. Reequipped with new Wright J-5 engines and the latest Micarta propellers, the plane was based and tested at Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco (later @flySFO). #EnduranceEngines This tweet was posted on October 05, 2022.
📸 2/2: photograph: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Terminal Building; c. 1954 Gift of Keith Samuels, in memory of Margot Doolin Samuels 2013.099.005 This tweet was posted on October 04, 2022.
On April 19 and #onthisday in 1930, the U. S. Army Air Corps held an air show at Mills Field Airport. 135 military airplanes performing precision maneuvers attracted, according to some reports, as many as 100,000 spectators. #SFOHistory #SFHistory #avgeek #aviationhistory This tweet was posted on April 20, 2022.
📸: program: San Francisco Municipal Airport, Mills Field, United States Army Air Maneuvers; 1930 Gift of Clifford Keithley 2001.043.003 negative: Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco, U.S. Army Air Service maneuvers; 1930 Transfer from SFO 2007.048.001 This tweet was posted on April 20, 2022.
📸 1/2: photograph: United Air Lines, Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle, San Francisco International Airport (SFO); c. 1961 Anonymous gift 2016.115.003 postcard: Air France, Sud Aviation SE210 Caravelle; c. 1963 Gift of the William Hough Collection 2008.055.111 This tweet was posted on April 27, 2022.
📸: negative: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), architectural rendering; 1969 Transfer from San Francisco International Airport 2011.032.2084 https://t.co/FBUMWkLSrG This tweet was posted on May 09, 2022.
Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day! The Aviation Museum and Library is closed today and will reopen tomorrow at 10 AM. All other exhibitions are available to view around the airport. See what's currently on display: https://t.co/DwFjuGcEgF #IndigenousPeoplesDay This tweet was posted on October 10, 2022.
📸 2/2: model airplane: Mexicana Airlines, McDonnell Douglas DC-10; 1980s Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 1999.061.024 a b slide: Mexicana Airlines Airbus A320-200 , San Francisco International Airport (SFO); 1993 Gift of the William Hough Collection 2015.074.219 This tweet was posted on May 19, 2022.
📸: photograph: San Francisco Airport, Amelia Earhart, Richard Rutter; 1935 Gift of Dr. Richard R. Rutter 2014.068.001 This tweet was posted on May 20, 2022.
Do you know that you can search our collection website by airport? Browse through over 4,000 objects online related to our favorite airport, @flySFO—everything from photographs and postcards to correspondence and architectural drawings. https://t.co/1lO1Yj8dcg #AvGeek #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on June 06, 2022.