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Japan Air Lines (JAL) was established on July 1, 1951. This image was posted on August 02, 2024. #52posters #japanairlines  

“(As a boy) I had free access to television, which of course goes hand in hand with pop culture. This image was posted on July 31, 2024. #unknownmuseum #mickeymcgowan #bayarea #bayareahistory  

“There is no better way to celebrate Pride Month at SFO than the completion of the first airport terminal in the world named for an LGBTQ leader that changed our city and our country,” said Mayor London Breed last month upon the opening of the final phase of Harvey Milk Terminal 1. This image was posted on July 30, 2024. #hmt1 #harveymilkt1 #harveymilk #flyingppie #marshallmoxom  

While Harold Bixby worked at the China National Aviation Corporation, the company placed a high priority on expanding the airline’s fleet to include larger, more modern aircraft. This image was posted on July 29, 2024. #bixbycollection #panam #haroldbixby #avgeek  

Zheng He (1371–1433), a Muslim court eunuch during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), was sponsored by the Yongle emperor to lead a fleet of ships on multiple expeditions to distant lands, including Southeast Asia. This image was posted on July 26, 2024. #chineseceramics  

Not all posters produced by airlines advertised their service destinations. This image was posted on July 24, 2024. #52posters #braniff #alexandercalder  

In early 2004, the Virgin Group announced plans to create a United States-based, low-cost airline initially named "Virgin USA.” Although the public showed strong support for the creation of a new economy airline, the company experienced many complications during the approval process, including rivalries between New York and California cities, labor union disputes, resistance from all major U.S. airlines, and concerns that a Virgin Group airline would primarily be controlled outside of the U.S. After initially being denied approval by the Department of Transportation, a revised application was submitted in January 2007 stipulating that voting shares would be held by an approved trust and only two Virgin Group directors would serve on the airline’s eight-person board. This image was posted on July 23, 2024. #vxforever  

Our newest exhibition, “Rosie the Riveter: Womanpower in Wartime” is now on display in Harvey Milk Terminal 1. This image was posted on July 22, 2024. #rosietherivetersfo #rosietheriveter #rosie #womanpower #wecandoit  

In July of 2021, marking his fiftieth year as a sculptor, Gabriel Bien-Aimé traveled to the International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe, New Mexico, for the first time. This image was posted on July 19, 2024. #haitianmetal  

Did you know that SFO Museum makes all of our own mannequins in house? This image was posted on July 17, 2024. #sneakpeek #rosietheriveter #rosietherivetersfo  

Designed in the early 1940s under the leadership of Lockheed’s chief engineer Clarence "Kelly" Johnson (1910–90), with direction from TWA’s (Transcontinental & Western Air) owner Howard Hughes (1905–76), the Lockheed L-049 Constellation was introduced as a commercial airliner shortly after World War II. This image was posted on July 16, 2024. #cutabovemodels  

Shaped by decades of creating posters and sets for the stage and movies, Mark von Arenburg’s airline poster painting style evoked a similar drama and allure to his previous work in the entertainment industry. This image was posted on July 15, 2024. #airwaysartists #avgeek