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During the 1960s, June Schwarcz pioneered electroforming, an innovative method that involved electroplating pieces made from thin copper foil. This image was posted on April 09, 2024. #unconventionalenamels #juneschwarcz #enamels  

Our newest exhibition “Artists of the Airways: Airline Travel Posters from the SFO Museum Collection” is now on display in the Aviation Museum and Library. This image was posted on April 08, 2024. #airwaysartists #avgeek #airlineposters  

Please join us for a free public event to celebrate the legacy of Virgin America and the new SFO Museum exhibition "VX Forever". This image was posted on April 05, 2024. #vxforever  

SAS (Scandinavian Airlines System), the flag carrier for Norway, Denmark, and Sweden, was founded in 1951 after a merger of airlines from each country, Det Danske Luftfartselskab A/S (DDL), Det Norske Luftfartselskap A/S (DNL), and Svensk Interkontinetal Lufttrafik AB (SILA). This image was posted on April 03, 2024. #52posters #avgeek  

Unknown Museum’s “resident curator,” Mickey McGowan developed a unique interpretation practice that recalled high school science fair displays. This image was posted on April 02, 2024. #unknownmuseum #mickeymcgowan #bayarea #bayareahistory  

“No Other Lands Their Glory Know” by Alice Shaw is a photographic image of a redwood forest on Mount Tamalpais in Marin County, California just north of San Francisco. This image was posted on April 01, 2024. #publicart #earthmonth #sfac #aliceshaw  

One of the oldest posters we have in our collection is this 1909 Reims Air Meet poster “La Conquete De L’ Air” (The Conquest of the Air) from Le Petit Journal commemorating the air contest at Reims, France, held from August 22 to August 29, 1909. This image was posted on March 29, 2024. #avgeek #52posters #blériot #glenncurtiss  

In 2018, after eleven years of service, the airline ceased operations following its acquisition by Alaska Airlines. This image was posted on March 27, 2024. #vxforever  

Maxine Crookston (1915–2016) was known as “The Voice of San Francisco Airport” from the late 1940s through the 1950s. This image was posted on March 26, 2024. #sfohistory #sfhistory #womeninaviation #avgeek #womenshistorymonth  

When Natalya Burd was in her last year in high school, she took a train ride with her father from their home in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan to Moscow, Russia. This image was posted on March 25, 2024. #sfac #publicart #5womenartists #womenshistorymonth  

FREE EVENT: Please join us for a free public event to celebrate the legacy of Virgin America and the new SFO Museum exhibition "VX Forever". This image was posted on March 22, 2024. #vxforever  

Ellen Church, remembered as the world’s first airline stewardess, was hired by Boeing Air Transport’s district manager, Steve Stimpson, in their San Francisco office in 1930. This image was posted on March 20, 2024. #ellenchurch #womenshistorymonth #avgeek