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The mid-1930s were heady times for airlines across the United States.
This image was posted on March 29, 2017.
#americanairlines #ivandmitri #levonwest #photography #colorphotography #1930s #aviationhistory
Janet Knight began flying in 1930 and was the first woman to earn a transport license at Mills Field.
This image was posted on March 29, 2017.
#womenshistorymonth #womeninaviation #avgeek #aviationhistory #aviatrix #sfohistory
Although single-lever slot machines were referred to as “one-armed bandits” as early as the 1930s, the term became more literal in the late 1940s when saloons and casinos featured the gambling devices in the bodies of elaborately carved characters to attract the attention of patrons.
This image was posted on March 28, 2017.
#onearmedbandit #frankpolk #sculptures #basswood #bronze #mechanicalage #saloons #slotmachine
"I wanted to photograph the festival in the way that I saw cinema."
This image was posted on March 27, 2017.
#film #fineart #photography #sfo #sfiff #sanfranciscointernationalfilmfestival #sanfrancisco #filmfestival
The Pan American Airways Marine Air Terminal on Dinner Key in the Coconut Grove section of Miami, Florida, was considered a milestone of design in commercial aviation when it opened #onthisday 1934.
This image was posted on March 25, 2017.
#panam #aviationhistory #avgeek #dinnerkey #coconutgrove #miami #avgeek #aviationhistory
The Nash Motor Company produced the Golden Airflyte.
This image was posted on March 24, 2017.
#avgeek #aviationhistory #vintage #vintageaviation #vintageads #vintangeadvertisements #goldenairflyte #nash #nashmotorocompany #nashmotor #classiccar #classiccars #capitalairlines #lockheedconstellation #lockheed #constellation #1950s
Eric Staller’s artwork utilizes light, space and motion to delight and surprise the public.
This video was posted on March 24, 2017.
#spirogyrate #ericstaller #airportart #boomerang #kidsspot #sfac
Eric Staller’s artwork utilizes light, space and motion to delight and surprise the public.
This video was posted on March 24, 2017.
#spirogyrate #ericstaller #airportart #boomerang #kidsspot #sfac
Eric Staller’s artwork utilizes light, space and motion to delight and surprise the public.
This video was posted on March 24, 2017.
#spirogyrate #ericstaller #airportart #boomerang #kidsspot #sfac
Ruth Asawa (1926–2013) worked in sculpture and created a handful of functional objects.
This image was posted on March 23, 2017.
#womenshistorymonth #vintage #5womenartists
Flying for the first time?
This image was posted on March 23, 2017.
#tbt #throwbackthursday #sfohistory #womenshistorymonth #aviationhistory #womeninaviation #avgeek
United Air Lines produced this 1957 flight attendant employee pamphlet that introduces potential applicants to the profession.
This image was posted on March 22, 2017.
#united #crewlife #paxex #flightattendant #crewlife #fa #fashioninflight #hostesses #flightattendantlife #flightattendanttraining #flightcrew #avgeek #aviationhistory #womeninaviation #womenshistorymonth








