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Oblique aerial photograph of Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco, California, circa 1920s-1930s.

Oblique aerial photograph of port facilities in San Francisco, California, circa 1920s-1930s.

Photograph of the Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, California, circa 1917-1919.Part of a scrapbook containing items related to Sidney Van Wyck Peters' service with the 24th Aero Squadron during World War I, circa 1917-1919.

Photograph of a Curtiss Model D aircraft, piloted by Eugene Ely, taking off from the USS Pennsylvania, San Francisco Bay, California, January 18, 1911. A large crowd of sailors watches from the ship.

Photograph of a Curtiss Model D aircraft, piloted by Eugene Ely, landing on the USS Pennsylvania, San Francisco Bay, California, January 18, 1911. This is credited as the first successful shipboard landing of an aircraft.

Oblique aerial photograph of Crissy Field, San Francisco, California, circa 1910s-1930s.Inscription: "Crissy Field [written backwards on negative]."Inscription on envelope: "Crissy Field."

Aerial photograph of the fairgrounds in San Francisco, California, circa 1910s. Inscription: "Taken from Adolph G. Sutro's Hydro Aerolane."Inscription on verso: "Fair Grounds / S.F. Cal."