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Terminal 1 is currently being renovated, but we can look back in time at it using our collection. This image was posted on March 30, 2018. #sfohistory #sfhistory #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #flashbackfriday

Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh was deeply involved in commercial aviation's development and early airline planning. This image was posted on March 23, 2018. #onthisday #otdih #charleslindbergh #sfohistory #sfhistory #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks

#OnThisDay in 1959, the inaugural jetliner flight from SFO to New York departed. This image was posted on March 20, 2018. #boeing #boeing707 #jetage #jet #douglas #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #sfohistory

"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 March 18, 2018. #aviation #braniff #advertising #marywellslawrence #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #airline #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily #marywells #womeninaviation #womenshistorymonth

#Onthisday in 1927 the City and County of San Francisco signed a lease with the Mills Estate for 150 acres to use as an airport. This image was posted on March 15, 2018. #throwbackthursday #sfhistory #sfohistory #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #sanfrancisco #tbt

Happy Pi Day! This image was posted on March 14, 2018. #piday #sfohistory #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks

The Concorde was the first successful transoceanic supersonic airliner. This image was posted on March 12, 2018. #aviationevolutions #jimlund #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #modelplane #flight #airline #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily #modelaircraft #airplane #aircraft #concorde

Weaving Display by Mayan Artisan on Saturday, March 10th, at 4:15pm San Francisco International Airport • International Terminal • FREE Pre-Security at the rear of the Main Hall Departures Lobby In conjunction with the exhibition Empowering Threads: Textiles of Jolom Mayaetik, SFO Museum is proud to present a live display of backstrap loom weaving by Elvia Gómez López, president of Cooperativa Jolom Mayaetik in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. This image was posted on March 07, 2018.

#Onthisday, in 1965, the Douglas DC-9 took off on its maiden flight. This image was posted on February 25, 2018. #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks

The Aviation Museum and Library is closed today to observe President's Day. This image was posted on February 19, 2018. #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #stratocruiser #postcard #panamerican #panam

Bruce Beasley has lived in the Bay Area since his student days at the University of California, Berkeley. This image was posted on February 17, 2018.

This photo from around 1985 shows a United Airlines employee cleaning a flight information kiosk with cathode ray tube (CRT) displays. This image was posted on February 08, 2018. #throwbackthursday #saulbass #logo #united #unitedairlines #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks

Flight attendants from multiple airlines wave at the thousands of visitors below, part of the dedication ceremony for the Central Terminal (now T2) in 1954. This image was posted on February 01, 2018. #throwbackthursday #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks

#Onthisday in 1970, the world's first ever scheduled Boeing 747 wide-body jet service was flown by Pan American World Airways with Captain Robert M. Weeks in command. This image was posted on January 22, 2018. #panam #london #newyork #boeing747 #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks

Did you know there was a Bank of America branch at SFO in the 1950s? This image was posted on January 12, 2018. #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #sfo #sfohistory #illustration

Did you know that New York Airways offered helicopter service directly to the Pan American building? This image was posted on January 11, 2018. #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #omniflight #helicopter #clipper #jfkairport #manhattan #panambuilding #nyc

For more than ninety years, United Airlines personnel have filled the dozens of positions needed to sustain the operations of a global organization. This image was posted on December 29, 2017. #flyingthemainline #themainline #avgeek #united #aviationhistory #unitedairlines #aviationgeek #aviation #pilot #uniform #crewlife #hatbadges #insignia

During World War II, Pan American Airways moved their flying boat operations from Treasure Island to SFO's Seaplane Harbor. This image was posted on December 28, 2017. #throwbackthursday #tbt #sfohistory #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #panam

#Onthisday in 1932, Pacific Air Transport (PAT), part of United Air Lines, became a tenant at San Francisco Airport. This image was posted on December 22, 2017. #sfohistory #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #pacificairtransport #unitedairlines #airmail #biplane #1920s

#Onthisday in 1957, the first Boeing 707 departed on a raining day from Renton Municipal Airport. This image was posted on December 20, 2017. #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #boeing #boeing707 #firstflight #panam

#Onthisday in 1941, San Francisco Airport became an U.S. Army Air Corps training and staging facility. This image was posted on December 07, 2017. #throwbackthursday #sfohistory #worldwar2 #ww2 #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks

#Onthisday in 1991, the last Pan American World Airways flight took off from Barbados to Miami, Florida, Pan American’s birthplace. This image was posted on December 04, 2017. #panam #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #plane #flight #airline #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily

#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. #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #plane #flight #airline #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily

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. #flyingthemainline #throwbackthursday #themainline #avgeek #united #aviationhistory #unitedairlines #aviationgeek #aviation #sfohistory

How does the art at SFO stay clean? This image was posted on November 27, 2017. #museummonday #sfac #publicart #airportart #gateway #ikjoongkang

What did SFO look like #onthisday in 1938? This image was posted on November 16, 2017. #throwbackthursday #sfo #vintageaviation #1930s #dc3 #douglasaircraft #united #mainliner #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #plane #flight #airline #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily

#Onthisday in 1940, the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco was commissioned. This image was posted on November 15, 2017. #history #coastguard #goldengate #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #plane #flight #airline #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily #sfo

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. #aviation #braniff #advertising #marywellslawrence #georgelois #alexandercalder #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #airline #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily #marywells #womeninaviation #womeninhistory

"The Maker" by Christopher Kezelos is set in a fantasy world’s workshop where a strange creature races against time to make the most important and beautiful creation of his life. This video was posted on October 30, 2017. #videoartssfom #videoarts #video #fineart #paxex #airport #passengers #sfo #themaker #christopherkezelo #stopmotion #stopmotionanimation #animation #bunny #rabbit #halloween #happyhalloween #strangecreature #strangecreatures

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. #avgeek #united #aviationhistory #flyingthemainline #themainline #unitedairlines #aviationgeek #aviation #flightbag #travelfashion

#OnThisDay in 1937, the second passenger terminal building at SFO was dedicated. This image was posted on October 24, 2017. #sfohistory #aviation #airport #aviationhistory #avgeek #aviationgeek #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #plane #flight #airline #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily

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. #throwbackthursday #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #plane #flight #airline #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily