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#Onthisday in 1951, construction began on the new terminal building at San Francisco International Airport. This image was posted on October 05, 2017. #sfohistory #tbt #throwbackthursday #sfo #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #flight #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily #airport

In 1962, San Francisco International Airport ranked as the fourth busiest airport in the U.S. This image was posted on September 28, 2017. #tbt #throwbackthursday #sfohistory #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #flight #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily

Our newest San Francisco Arts Commission piece is "No Other Lands Their Glory Know" by Alice Shaw. This image was posted on September 24, 2017. #publicart #airportart #art #fineart #sfac #aliceshaw #bayareaart #bayareaartist #bayarea #redwoods #marin #goldengatebridge #goldenstate

Built in 1954, a spacious restaurant named the International Room provided panoramic views of the airfield at SFO. This image was posted on September 21, 2017. #sfohistory #throwbackthursday #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #plane #flight #airline #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily

Have you seen our newest gallery, the Video Arts room? This video was posted on September 18, 2017. #videoarts #video #fineart #paxex #airport #passengers #sfo #fantasma #tlhonephothobejane #ballet #southafrica #southafrican #capetown #khayelitsha #mimsuleiman #catandmouse #spoekmathambo

#OnThisDay in 1963, the first major addition to the 1954 terminal at San Francisco International Airport was dedicated. This image was posted on September 15, 2017. #sfohistory #sfhistory #terminal1 #southterminal #onthisday #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #plane #flight #airline #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily

Do you recognize this sculpture? This image was posted on September 14, 2017. #throwbackthursday #tbt #sfohistory #sfhistory #peace #beniaminobufano #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily #sfo #bufano

Do you remember this sign? This image was posted on September 07, 2017. #throwbackthursday #tbt #sfohistory #sfo #paxex #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #sanfrancisco

#OnThisDay in 1930, the City and County of San Francisco initiated the purchase of Mills Field and the surrounding property. This image was posted on August 30, 2017. #sfohistory #sfo #sanfrancisco #sfhistory #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #aviationdaily

#Onthisday in 1954, the new Terminal Building at SFO was dedicated. This image was posted on August 27, 2017. #sfohistory #sfo #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #plane #flight #airline #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily

Taken only a year after its opening, this photo of the South Terminal (now Terminal 1) in SFO shows a book store, a phone bank, and the TWA and Western Airline desks. This image was posted on August 24, 2017. #sfohistory #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #airline #avgeeks #twa #sfo #westernairlines #terminal1

United’s maintenance base was relocated from Cheyenne, Wyoming, and set up for full-time operation at San Francisco International Airport in 1947. This image was posted on August 17, 2017. #flyingthemainline #themainline #throwbackthursday #sfohistory #sfhistory #tbt #unitedairlines #united #avgeek #aviationgeek #maintenencebase #maintenance #aviation #aviationhistory

"Waiting" by Larry Sultan and Mike Mandel is a large-scale photographic close-up of four central figures involved in the familiar yet deeply symbolic drama of waiting in an airport for the return of loved ones. This image was posted on August 17, 2017. #publicart #airportart #art #fineart #waiting #larrysultan #mikemandel #paxex

#OnThisDay in 1971, the first Douglas DC-10 service started at San Francisco International Airport. This image was posted on August 14, 2017. #united #unitedairlines #dc10 #douglasaircraft #sfo #sanfrancisco #sfohistory #sfhistory #trijet #widebody #unitedairlines #airport #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #jetliner #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #plane #flight #airline #avgeeks #aircraft

Did you know our library contains more than 8,000 books and periodicals on early, commercial, and military aviation? This image was posted on August 09, 2017. #library #libraries #archive #archives #collections #collection #books #book #bookday #sfo #avgeek #aviationhistory #sfohistory #airports #aviation #bookloversday

This photo taken right before the opening of the International Terminal in 2000. This image was posted on August 03, 2017.

In 1961, the Nut Tree Restaurant commissioned its first Chavez model after Edwin Power, a pilot and one of the restaurant's owners, had seen Chavez's work in the collection of the National Air and Space Museum. This image was posted on July 29, 2017. #avgeek #aviationhistory #modelplanes #nuttree #vacaville #edwardchavez #nuttreeairport #bayareahistory #modelaircraft #earlyaviation #aviationhistory #avgeek #aviation #avgeeks #aviationlovers #aircraft #instaaviation #aviationgeek #aerospace #instaplane #travel #instagramaviation #history

Mike Kelley travels to airports throughout the globe, looking for scenes that accurately describe the landscape while providing a vantage point from which the airport’s traffic can be seen in a linear trajectory. This image was posted on July 23, 2017. #mikekelley #avgeeks #aviation #planespotter #photography #airportart #publicart #avgeek #aviationlovers #photoshop #airportraits #airports #airport #portraits #aviationpics #aviationimages #aviationphotos #aviationpictures #aviationspotters #aviationgeek #instaaviation #aviationlovers #aviationlover

Do you remember this terminal at SFO? This image was posted on July 20, 2017. #tbt #throwbackthursday #united #unitedairlines #sfohistory #sfo

What was SFO like back in the 1960s? This image was posted on July 13, 2017. #avgeek #airportmaps #aviationhistory #sfohistory #tbt #throwbackthursday

Iraqi Airways was founded in 1945. This image was posted on June 27, 2017. #avgeek #aviationhistory #traveltuesday

The Airport is hosting a ground-breaking ceremony today for a new hotel. This image was posted on June 20, 2017. #hilton #grandhyatt #hyatt #hotels #sfohistory #avgeek #aviationhistory #sfhistory #tigeragogo

#Onthisday in 1971, Southwest Airlines began operation in Texas. This image was posted on June 18, 2017. #avgeek #aviationhistory #southwest #southwestairline #flysouthwest #texas #dallas #sanantonio #houston #lovebird #boeing #737 #otdih

During the late 1960s and early 1970s, with airport planners projecting that annual passenger traffic at SFO would reach 23 million, a series of design, engineering, and construction projects were proposed. This image was posted on June 08, 2017. #sfohistory #sfhistory #avgeek #aviationhistory #tbt #throwbackthursday

#OnThisDay in 1927, the Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco officially began operations. This image was posted on June 07, 2017. #sfohistory #avgeek #aviationhistory #sfhistory

Joyce Hsu is a Bay Area artist best known for her mechanized creatures that inhabit a fantasy world of the artist’s creation. This image was posted on May 31, 2017. #apahm #apahm17 #apihm #asianpacificamericanheritagemonth #airportart #publicart #sculpture #fineart #joycehsu #namoohouse #namoo

On August 27, 1954, the new Central Terminal at SFO was dedicated. This image was posted on May 25, 2017. #sfohistory #throwbackthursday #tbt #sfhistory #sfoat90 #aviationhistory #avgeek #avgeeks #planespotting #planespotter

Following WWII, commercial air traffic grew in importance and in scale. This image was posted on May 18, 2017. #sfohistory #avgeek #aviationhisory #sfhistory#paxex

At any given moment, there are at least seven thousand commercial airplanes in the sky. This image was posted on May 16, 2017. #mikekelley #avgeeks #aviation #planespotter #photography #airportart #publicart #avgeek #aviationlovers #photoshop #airportraits #airports #airport #portraits #aviationpics #aviationimages #aviationphotos #aviationpictures #aviationspotters #aviationgeek #instaaviation #aviationlovers #aviationlover

A seldom-seen photo of SFO’s first two administration buildings, which briefly coexisted side-by-side. This image was posted on May 11, 2017. #throwbackthursday #tbt #sfohistory #sfhistory #avgeek #aviationhistory #sfoat90

San Francisco had the barest necessities of an airport—an airstrip and an unfinished Administration Building—when it officially dedicated Mills Field on May 7, 1927. This image was posted on May 08, 2017. #sfohistory #aviationhistory #avgeek #sfoat90 #sfhistory