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To keep pace with the rapid expansion of commercial aviation in the 1940s and 50s, major airports around the world updated their facilities with longer runways, expansive taxiways, and modern passenger terminals including at San Francisco Airport, where construction of a new terminal began in 1951. This image was posted on August 23, 2022. #sfo1954 #sfohistory #avgeek #airport

To keep pace with the rapid expansion of commercial aviation in the 1940s and 50s, major airports updated their facilities with longer runways and modern passenger terminals including at @flySFO, where construction of a new terminal began in 1951. #SFO1954 #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on August 24, 2022.

Under construction for three years, the 1954 San Francisco International Airport Terminal building was extensively documented. Browse over one hundred and fifty photos from its construction in our online database: https://t.co/b70eOVeJLL #AvGeek #SFOHistory #SFO #MillsFieldSFO This tweet was posted on November 18, 2022.

Under construction for three years, the 1954 San Francisco International Airport Terminal building was extensively documented. This image was posted on November 18, 2022. #avgeek #sfohistory #sfo #millsfieldsfo

Untitled. This object is currently not on display (or in a public location) but used to be on display in Terminal 2 (Boarding Area D)

Untitled. This painting is on display post-security in Terminal 2 (Boarding Area D)

Untitled. This object is currently not on display (or in a public location) but used to be on display in Terminal 2 (Boarding Area D)

Utilizing household materials and #science demonstrations found on the internet and in grade-school textbooks, Skinner constructs #experiments for the #camera in various studio settings. #LauraSkinner #Experimental #photography #pendulum This tweet was posted on June 15, 2018.

What did SFO look like #onthisday in 1928? Construction of the second hangar was underway during this foggy February day. #AvGeek #SFOHistory #SFO This tweet was posted on February 01, 2023.

What did SFO look like #onthisday in 1928? This image was posted on February 01, 2023. #avgeek #sfohistory #sfo

What was going on at the airport in September of 1998? The International Terminal was under construction and here you can see the framework of its iconic façade. #ThrowbackThursday @flySFO This tweet was posted on September 12, 2019.

What was going on at the airport in September of 1998? This image was posted on September 12, 2019. #sfohistory #sfhistory #avgeek #airport #throwbackthursday #tbt

What was happening #onthisday in 1970 at the airport? This image was posted on August 07, 2020. #fbf #flashbackfriday #sfohistory #sfo #museumfromhome

What's going on at the museum? This image was posted on November 21, 2018. #1950sconsumer #museum #museumlife #behindthescenes #sneakpeak #1950s #conservation #lunchbox

What’s happening at the museum? This image was posted on November 02, 2022. #sfoperacentennial #sfopera #opera #behindthescenes #sneakpeek

What’s happening at the museum? This image was posted on June 17, 2019. #behindthescenes #sneakpeek #harveymilk #pride #pride2019 #pridemonth #sfohistory #museummonday

When Boeing decided to build the 747, they realized that the giant plane would require a new assembly building. This image was posted on January 18, 2019. #boeing #factory #747 #washington #boeingeverett #avgeek

When the Air Mail Act of 1925 was passed, the City and County of San Francisco recognized the economic importance of establishing a municipal airport as the western terminus of a transcontinental airmail route. This image was posted on May 03, 2017. #sfoat90 #waybackwednesday #sfohistory #avgeek #aviationhistory #sfhistory

While many of us at SFO Museum continue to work from home, we have started a gradual return onsite. A recent project was the deinstallation of the Lockheed Model G, located outside of the Aviation Museum, which was removed in advance of nearby construction work. #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on July 13, 2020.

While many of us at SFO Museum continue to work from home, we have started a gradual return to onsite exhibition production and collections work. This image was posted on July 13, 2020. #museumfromhome #avgeek #museummonday

Whirligigs, Weathervanes, and Sculptures for the Wind

This nonaviation exhibition was on display between October 1992 and December 1992 in the D-01 Central North Connector gallery, located in International Terminal

Whoo HOO! This image was posted on August 06, 2018. #museummonday #behindthescenes #museumlife

Wide open space surrounded the newly constructed 1937 passenger terminal and four hangars. #SFOHistory #ThrowbackThursday #TBT This tweet was posted on February 16, 2017.

Will it be American Pharoah, Always Dreaming, or I'll Have Another in the lead? This image was posted on April 11, 2018. #coinoperated #theautomaticage #coinop #vintage #antique #gamemachines #slotmachine #slotmachines #horserasing #horses

William S. Harley, along with brothers Arthur, Walter, and William Davidson constructed the first three Harley-Davidson motorcycles in 1903 in a small workshop located in the backyard of the Davidson family home in Milwaukee, WI. #EarlyAmericanMotorcycles This tweet was posted on April 02, 2021.

With airport planners projecting annual passenger traffic at SFO to reach 23 million, a series of design, engineering, and construction projects were proposed during the late 1960s and early ‘70s. This image was posted on July 14, 2016.

With herself as the subject, the artist uses a rich mix of images, graphics, and typography to explore how the relationships between organic beings and artificial beings are constructed, deconstructed, and reconstructed in digital environments. #StudentArt #CeliaZiyanCai This tweet was posted on March 06, 2023.

With seats for ten passengers, the Boeing 247 was dubbed a “flying city” in this postcard advertisement. This image was posted on July 11, 2019. #avgeek #boeing #united #postcard #1930s

Without aluminum, the rapid advancement of aviation in the twentieth century would have been impossible. This image was posted on March 18, 2019. #aviationaluminum #aluminum #metal #aviation #streamline #alloy #avgeek

e Boeing 787 is the latest wide-body jet airliner manufactured by Boeing. This image was posted on November 17, 2021. #wingwednesday #boeing787 #boeing #avgeek

“Experience is the greatest teacher. This image was posted on February 24, 2023. #jesstdugan #vanessafabbre #tosurviveonthisshore #trans #transgender #gendernonconforming #blackhistorymonth