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See gorgeously illustrated books in “Early Birds: Selections from the Tony Bill Aviation Library Collection, 1893–1914”, located pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library in the International Terminal. This image was posted on March 27, 2016.

Learn about Bay Area Coast Guard history in our photography exhibition, “United States Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco: Honoring the Guardians of the Golden Gate 75th”, located pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library in the International Terminal. This image was posted on March 26, 2016.

The United Air Lines Ticket office opened in the 1930s on the northwest corner of Union Square in downtown San Francisco. This image was posted on March 25, 2016.

Pacific Air Transport (PAT) was founded in 1926 by Vern C. Gorst, a transportation-minded entrepreneur with ties to the Pacific Northwest and California. This image was posted on March 24, 2016.

These TWA (Trans World Airlines) air hostesses were the graduating class of the summer of 1960. This image was posted on March 23, 2016.

Malayan Airways started service in 1947, and later became Malaysia-Singapore Airlines in the 1960s. This image was posted on March 22, 2016.

The field of aeronautical engineering led to some of the most profound technological advancements of the 20th century. This image was posted on March 19, 2016.

Stanley H. Page, a mechanical engineer, early aviator, and photographer, took aerial black-and-white photographs of San Francisco in the 1920s. This image was posted on March 18, 2016.

United Air Lines stewardesses stand in formation to receive their wings from Don G. Maggerell, Vice-President, Passenger Service, in front of a Douglas DC-3 airliner. This image was posted on March 16, 2016.

This month, Virgin America will start daily flights from SFO to Denver, Colorado. This image was posted on March 15, 2016.

#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, 2016.

Our collection features over one thousand safety information cards. This image was posted on March 13, 2016.

One of the earliest luggage labels we have in our collection is one that was issued by Boeing Air Transport featuring a Boeing 80 airliner from circa 1928. This image was posted on March 12, 2016.

The Boeing 707, introduced by Pan American World Airways in 1958, was the largest passenger airplane in operation. This image was posted on March 11, 2016.

Each details of airline uniforms are carefully considered, sometimes even down to earrings. This image was posted on March 10, 2016.

The Pan American Airways Marine Air Terminal on Dinner Key in the Coconut Grove section of Miami, Florida was considered a milestone of design in commercial aviation history when it opened in 1934. This image was posted on March 09, 2016.

#Onthisday in 1929, the Brownsville Municipal Airport in Brownsville, Texas opened. This image was posted on March 08, 2016.

#Onthisday in 1963, New York City’s 59-story Pan Am building opened in Midtown Manhattan becoming the largest commercial office space in the world. This image was posted on March 07, 2016.

The first Boeing 747SP (Special Performance), the Clipper Young America, was delivered to Pan American World Airways #onthisday in 1976. This image was posted on March 05, 2016.

In January of 1911, an Aviation Meet was held at Tanforan Aviation Park, also called Selfridge Field. This image was posted on March 04, 2016.

These wonderfully dressed ladies modeled various Pan American World Airways flight attendant uniforms (from 1950s through 1980) at SFO in 1985 for the 50th anniversary of the China Clipper’s inaugural flight. This image was posted on March 04, 2016.

The daughter of 33rd President, Harry S. Truman, Margaret Truman, stands by Juan Trippe in this black and white photograph to christen Pan American's “Clipper America” in the late 1940s. This image was posted on March 02, 2016.

This 1950s Pan American World Airways poster features a Boeing 377 Stratocruiser flying above Amsterdam, Netherlands. This image was posted on March 01, 2016.

The United States Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco acquired a Lockheed HC-130H Hercules turboprop in 1960. This image was posted on February 28, 2016.

According to this 1940s advertisement, Airlite Syracuse China, took 30 months of experimentation by American Airlines engineers and Syracuse China potters to create. This image was posted on February 26, 2016.

By the late 1940s, a seat capable of reclining into a bed, the “Sleeperette,” was introduced and trademarked by Pan American World Airways. This image was posted on February 26, 2016.

Southwest Airways began commercial commuter passenger operations in 1946. This image was posted on February 25, 2016.

In our collection are a couple of onboard medical kits from the Pan American Clippers of the 1930s and ‘40s. This image was posted on February 25, 2016.

Flight attendant Ruby Reykalin is seen here conversing on the telephone at United Air Lines exhibit in Vacation Lands Building at Golden Gate International Exposition, Treasure Island, San Francisco. This image was posted on February 24, 2016.

The back of this circa 1958 TWA Jetstream Lockheed 1649 Starliner brochure reads, “Here’s air travel as you dreamed it could be – and it’s yours to enjoy now! This image was posted on February 24, 2016.

On July 3, 1931, Century Pacific Air Lines began service from San Francisco to San Diego, via Oakland, Fresno, Bakersfield, and Los Angeles. This image was posted on February 19, 2016.

Women play an integral part in the aviation industry as mechanics. This image was posted on February 17, 2016.

Lufthansa has been one of the longest continually serving airlines at SFO. This image was posted on February 16, 2016.