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In 1891, basketball—associated with sneakers more than any other sport—was invented in Springfield, Massachusetts, by Canadian-American James Naismith.
This image was posted on June 05, 2017.
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#Onthisday in 1934, Pan American Airways received its first Sikorsky S-42.
This image was posted on June 05, 2017.
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By the 1930s, the typewriter was such a useful writing tool that even coin-operated conversions were made.
This image was posted on June 03, 2017.
#typewriter #history #design
Ever wonder how large/oversize cargo fits into a Boeing 747?
This image was posted on June 02, 2017.
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During the late 1890s, as machining became prevalent and mechanical appliances were increasingly accessible, slot machine companies proliferated.
This image was posted on June 01, 2017.
#slotmachines #vintage #gambling #castiron
Joyce Hsu is a Bay Area artist best known for her mechanized creatures that inhabit a fantasy world of the artist’s creation.
This image was posted on May 31, 2017.
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Painter Pietro Cappelli’s vision—creative, insistent, and extreme—is dexterously laid out in his architectural fantasies.
This image was posted on May 30, 2017.
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An old maritime shipboard tradition was to celebrate crewmembers' and passengers' first passages over the equator or the international dateline.
This image was posted on May 28, 2017.
#qantas #neptune #equator #maritime #tradition #certificate #souvenir
Happy 80th birthday to our most famous landmark!
This image was posted on May 27, 2017.
#hbd #ggb80 #myggbstory #goldengatebridge #ggb #goldengate #bridge #bridges
Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts (SOTA), located in the Diamond Heights neighborhood of San Francisco, is a four-year public high school serving students who excel in visual, performing, and creative arts.
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Although best known for its pottery department, the H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College was also acclaimed for its embroidery department, which opened in 1902.
This image was posted on May 26, 2017.
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On August 27, 1954, the new Central Terminal at SFO was dedicated.
This image was posted on May 25, 2017.
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