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  1. Beautiful Burlingame - Film, Motion Picture

    Beautiful Burlingame, 1937. Color silent film promotes the city of Burlingame as, "An ideal community where 20,000 people enjoy the pleasures of a suburban life in a perfect climate glorified by beautiful homes, gardens and healthful recreation." Scenes include: residential homes, apartments, and estates; flower gardens; parks; sports facilities; downtown shops; government buildings; transportation facilities; views of the landscape. Recorded on ...

    Record Type: Archive

    Burlingame
  2. Cargo Terminals at SFO, 1958 - Negative

    Cargo Terminals at SFO, 1958. Black and white negative of the original terminals at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). This image shows several terminals and hangars on a tarmac. Some planes are parked outside the hangars and others are taxiing on the runway. Slightly left of center in the image is the Mills Field terminal, which has been converted into a general aviation terminal with several hangars. Southwest Airways, Western Air Lines...

    Record Type: Photo

    Cargo Terminals at SFO, 1958
  3. Fallen Aircraft Engine in San Bruno, 1965 - Negative

    Fallen Aircraft Engine in San Bruno, 1965. Black and white negative of an aircraft engine that fell off an aircraft over San Bruno during take off from San Francisco International Airport (SFO). This image shows an airplane engine lying on a pile of building rubble. The building to the left of the rubble and engine has a large garage. Above the door is a large hole in the wall. In the background there are five men looking into the interior of t...

    Record Type: Photo

    Fallen Aircraft Engine in San Bruno, 1965
  4. Fresh Fish Cargo Shipment on United Jet Freighter at San Francisco International Airport, 1966 - Negative

    Fresh Fish Cargo Shipment on United Jet Freighter at San Francisco International Airport, 1966. Black and white negative of fresh fish cargo readied for shipment on United Airlines Jet Freighter at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). There are two workers handling fish wrapped in plastic and packed into crates. The crates are stacked on baggage carts. The plane is in the upper right and on its fuselage reads, "JET FREIGHTER". Parked undern...

    Record Type: Photo

    Fresh Fish Cargo Shipment on United Jet Freighter at San Francisco Internat
  5. Inside the Passenger Terminal at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), 1961 - Negative

    Inside the Passenger Terminal at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), 1961. Black and white negative of the passenger terminal at San Francisco Internatinal Airport (SFO). The photograph was taken from above and looks out over the ticket counters of SFO. On the left side of the image is a row of ticket counters with ticket agents helping passengers waiting in line. On the right side of the image is another row of ticket counters for: Unit...

    Record Type: Photo

    Inside the Passenger Terminal at San Francisco International Airport (SFO),
  6. Observation Deck at San Francisco International Airport, November 1962 - Negative

    Observation Deck at San Francisco International Airport, November 1962. Black and white negative shows a woman and two children on a control tower observation deck at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The woman holds a young boy as he sits on a concrete ledge with his legs hanging over the side, pointing toward the airport. A girl can be seen just past the boy, also sitting with her legs hanging over the ledge (presumably being held by a...

    Record Type: Photo

    Observation Deck  at San Francisco International Airport, November 1962
  7. San Francisco International Airport Pinwheel Terminals, 1961 - Negative

    San Francisco International Airport Pinwheel Terminals, 1961. Black and white negative shows an aerial view of a United Airlines terminal at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Five airplanes are parked on the tarmac around a central hexagon-shaped terminal in a pinwheel formation. Two jet bridges, one near the front and one near the back, connect each airplane to the terminal. "UNITED" is visible on each plane's fuselage, rudder, and left...

    Record Type: Photo

    San Francisco International Airport Pinwheel Terminals, 1961
  8. United Airlines Cargo Loading Facility at San Francisco International Airport, 1966 - Negative

    United Airlines Cargo Loading Facility at San Francisco International Airport, 1966. Black and white negative shows the interior of the new United Airlines cargo loading facility at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The image shows multiple conveyer belts with rollers in a large building. Above each row is a sign with an International Air Transport Association code to denote a destination e.g., OAK, LAX, PDX, SAC. Most of the rows have ...

    Record Type: Photo

    United Airlines Cargo Loading Facility at San Francisco International Airpo
  9. United Airlines Crash at San Francisco International Airport, November 5, 1964 - Negative

    United Airlines Crash at San Francisco International Airport, November 5, 1964. Black and white photo negative of UAL 720 Jetliner crash at S.F. Airport. Part of a series. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthia Schreurs.

    Record Type: Photo

    United Airlines Crash at San Francisco International Airport, November 5, 1
  10. United Airlines Gate 21 at San Francisco International Airport, 1967 - Negative

    United Airlines Gate 21 at San Francisco International Airport, 1967. Black and white negative shows Gate 21 at the San Francisco International Airport (SFO) listing a United Airlines flight to Honolulu, Hawaii. An agent stands behind a ticket counter at center, helping a passenger who stands below a "21" sign attached to the ceiling at upper right. Behind him, additional passengers stand in line or sit in the waiting area in the distance. The si...

    Record Type: Photo

    United Airlines Gate 21 at San Francisco International Airport, 1967
  11. United Airlines Maintenance Base Near San Bruno Avenue, 1960 - Negative

    United Airlines Maintenance Base Near San Bruno Avenue, 1960. Black and white negative shows an aerial view of the United Airlines Maintenance Base at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The base consists of several large hangars with planes parked inside and outside the hangars. There is also a large tarmac in the center of the base with a plane on it. There are many trucks and service vehicles around the base. The main terminal and runw...

    Record Type: Photo

    United Airlines Maintenance Base Near San Bruno Avenue, 1960
  12. United Airlines Maintenance Facilities at San Francisco International Airport, 1964 - Negative

    United Airlines Maintenance Facilities at San Francisco International Airport, 1964. Black and white negative shows an aerial view of the United Airlines maintenance facilities at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The facility is in the center of the image, surrounded by parking lots and a tarmac. In the background is Oyster Point, the San Francisco Bay and the lower part of the San Bruno Mountains. Part of a series.

    Record Type: Photo

    United Airlines Maintenance Facilities at San Francisco International Airpo
  13. United Airlines' New Baggage Claim Carousel at San Francisco International Airport, 1961 - Negative

    United Airlines' New Baggage Claim Carousel at San Francisco International Airport, 1961. Black and white negative of United Airlines' new baggage claim carousel at San Francisco International Airport(SFO). The carousel was designed by Matthews Conveyer Company of San Carlos, CA and building alterations were made by Les Kelley of Belmont, CA. There are eight passengers waiting for their baggage as it emerges onto the carousel. There is also a uni...

    Record Type: Photo

    United Airlines' New Baggage Claim Carousel at San Francisco International
  14. United Airlines Ticket Counter at San Francisco International Airport, 1965 - Negative

    United Airlines Ticket Counter at San Francisco International Airport, 1965. Color negative of United Airlines Ticket Counters at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). There are approximately 19 passengers, flight crew and ticket agents in this image. There is one passenger in a military uniform. There are two ticket counter kiosks with lines of waiting passengers. Above the kiosks is the large electronic flight schedule board showing arriva...

    Record Type: Photo

    United Airlines Ticket Counter and New Flight Schedule Board, 1965
  15. United Maintenance Facility and Office at SFO, 1964 - Negative

    United Maintenance Facility and Office at SFO, 1964. Black and white negative of United Airlines Engineering and Maintenance Facilty at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). A road with a line of parked cars appears in the foreground of the image. Behind the road at center right is the Maintenance Facility building. There are two large signs on the roofs of the buildings that read, "UNITED / AIR LINES" and another signs that reads, "ENGIN...

    Record Type: Photo

    United Maintenance Facility and Office at SFO, 1964
  16. Untitled [Portrait photograph of John F. Borchers], August 28, 1968 - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Untitled [Portrait photograph of John F. Borchers], August 28, 1968. Black and white head and shoulder portrait photograph of John F. Borchers in a suit, tie with a white collared shirt.

    Record Type: Photo

    Untitled [Portrait photograph of John F. Borchers], August 28, 1968
  17. Young Buffalo Being Shipped by United Airlines at SFO, c.1960s - Negative

    Young Buffalo Being Shipped by United Airlines at SFO, c.1960s. Black and white negative shows a young buffalo, two girls, and a man on the tarmac at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The girls have blonde hair and wear dresses. One of the girls pets the head of the buffalo at center in the image. A flower garland has been placed on the bullafo's neck, and it wears a bridle. The bridle connects to a rope held by a man in a checkered suit...

    Record Type: Photo

    Young Buffalo Being Shipped by United Airlines at SFO, c.1960s

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