@SFOMuseum Instagram Posts This is SFO Museum's archive of the @SFOMuseum Instagram account. There are 5,159 posts and this is page 47 of 430.

Lillian Janeway Atwater (1890–1937) was the first woman to fly a hydroplane in the United States. This image was posted on August 10, 2022. #earlywomenaviators #avgeek #aviationhistory #womeninhistory #aviator #pilot #womeninaviation
How’s this for a stylish and elaborate way to announce dinner? This image was posted on August 10, 2022. #japonisme #japan #design #gong #bird
Aircraft propellers convert the power produced by the aircraft’s engine into thrust. This image was posted on August 09, 2022. #enduranceengines #avgeek #aviationhistory #propeller #airplane
Happy International Cat Day! This image was posted on August 08, 2022. #internationalcatday #cat #cats
The first McDonnell Douglas DC-10 entered service #onthisday in 1971 with American Airlines. This image was posted on August 05, 2022. #dc10 #americanair #avgeek #jumbojet #jetage #airplane #planespotting
The history of one of the United States’ most storied airlines, Pan American Airways, stretches back to 1927 and will be a multi-part #DefunctThursday. This image was posted on August 04, 2022. #defunctthursday #panamerican #panam #avgeek #aviationhistory
In 1912, Julia Clark became the third woman in the United States to earn a pilot’s license. This image was posted on August 03, 2022. #earlywomenaviators #avgeek #aviationhistory #womeninhistory #aviator #pilot #womeninaviation
Innovative combinations of natural materials were at the core of the success of Sausalito, California’s @heathceramics, started by Edith Heath (1911–2005) and her husband Brian Heath (1913–2001). This image was posted on August 02, 2022. #californiamodernistwomen #edithheath #sausalito #california #womenartists #modernism
Model aircraft play a unique role in the imagination of aviation enthusiasts of all ages. This image was posted on August 01, 2022. #avgeek #aviationhistory #modelairplane #modelaircraft #detail
Harvey Milk opened Castro Camera in 1972 with his romantic partner Scott Smith (1948–95) shortly after moving to San Francisco. This image was posted on August 01, 2022. #harveymilk #harveymilkexhibition #lgbtq #lgbtqrights #sfhistory
“Why not then, have beautiful ceilings, especially as they can be seen complete, while the wall is part hidden by furniture and pictures?….We glory in a clear blue sky overhead, and we speak of the sky as increasing in beauty as it becomes deeper in tint…Why then make our ceilings white?” -Christopher Dresser (1834–1904) Christopher Dresser realized a future in which high-quality design could merge with machine production. This image was posted on July 27, 2022. #victorianpaperedwall #wallpaper #wallpaperwednesday #design
Marjorie Stinson (1895–1975) was inspired to learn to fly by her sister Katherine Stinson (1891–1977). This image was posted on July 26, 2022. #earlywomenaviators #avgeek #aviationhistory #womeninhistory #aviator #pilot

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