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To keep pace with the rapid expansion of commercial aviation in the 1940s and 50s, major airports around the world updated their facilities with longer runways, expansive taxiways, and modern passenger terminals including at San Francisco Airport, where construction of a new terminal began in 1951.
This image was posted on August 23, 2022.
#sfo1954 #sfohistory #avgeek #airport
In his series, “Seeing in the Dark,” Tommy Keith explores the limits of human vision and underscores photography’s innate ability to reveal the unseen.
This image was posted on August 23, 2022.
#photography #photographer #tommykeith
These boots were made for walking, but that’s not what they’ll do (anymore).
This image was posted on August 22, 2022.
#avgeek #shoes #boots #collections #museumlife
During the 1870s, stores specializing in Japanese art and merchandise, commonly referred to as Japanese novelty stores or fancy goods stores, opened across the United States—from New York and Boston to Philadelphia, Houston, and San Francisco.
This image was posted on August 22, 2022.
#japonisme #japan #design #1900s #storeinterior
The traditional men’s blouse of the Philippines, the barong tagalog, is a sheer, long-sleeved embroidered formal shirt worn untucked and made from piña or other natural fibers.
This image was posted on August 19, 2022.
#pineappletopina #piña #pineapple #lace #fashion #design #philippines
In 1958, Pan American World Airways introduced the first successful commercial jet service.
This image was posted on August 18, 2022.
#defunctthursday #panamerican #panam #avgeek #aviationhistory
"In Marcello Hutchison-Trujillo’s undergraduate thesis film at San Francisco State University, he compassionately explores the family tension caused by his father’s long-time friendship with an artist experiencing homelessness during the pandemic.
This video was posted on August 18, 2022.
"In Marcello Hutchison-Trujillo’s undergraduate thesis film at San Francisco State University, he compassionately explores the family tension caused by his father’s long-time friendship with an artist experiencing homelessness during the pandemic.
This video was posted on August 18, 2022.
Napoleon’s Egyptian campaign (1798–1801) ignited a fascination with ancient Egypt that continued into the Victorian era, when the Egyptian Revival design style permeated decorative arts.
This image was posted on August 17, 2022.
#victorianpaperedwall #wallpaper #wallpapers #design #wallpaperwednesday #egyptianrevival
Massachusetts native Ruth Law (1887–1970) was inspired to fly by her brother Rodman Law (1885–1919), a parachutist and stuntman.
This image was posted on August 16, 2022.
#earlywomenaviators #avgeek #aviationhistory #womeninhistory #aviator #pilot #womeninaviation
Viola Frey (1933-2004) created a vocabulary of figures and objects that form a personal mythology, which are shown in her painting "World Civilization".
This image was posted on August 15, 2022.
#publicart #violafrey #womanartist #californiaartist
Continuation of the epic story of Pan Am for #DefunctThursday: In the early 1930s, Pan American Airways began planning for service across the oceans.
This image was posted on August 11, 2022.
#defunctthursday #panamerican #panam #avgeek #aviationhistory #chinaclipper #sfhistory