@SFOMuseum Instagram Posts Tagged BayAreaHistory This is SFO Museum's archive of the @SFOMuseum Instagram account. There are 17 posts and this is page 1 of 2. See all the tags or all the Instagram posts that have been archived so far.

Our newest exhibition, “Recollections… from the Unknown Museum” is now on display in Terminal 2! This image was posted on May 19, 2023. #unknownmuseum #mickeymcgowan #bayarea #bayareahistory
Happy Birthday, BART! This image was posted on September 09, 2022. #sfhistory #bayareahistory #bart #transit
NEW BLOG ALERT: “Katherine Stinson in San Francisco 1917” by our Curator of Aviation Dennis Sharp is up on our blog. This image was posted on May 31, 2022. #katherinestinson #avgeek #aviationhistory #bayareahistory #aviatrix
In 1961, the Nut Tree Restaurant commissioned its first model by Edward Chavez after Edwin Power, a pilot and one of the restaurant's owners, had seen Chavez's work in the collection of the National Air and Space Museum. This image was posted on January 29, 2020. #avgeek #aviationhistory #modelplanes #nuttree #vacaville #edwardchavez #nuttreeairport #bayareahistory
#OnThisDay in 1939, Pan American Airways’ first scheduled Clipper flight from Treasure Island departed for Asia. This image was posted on February 05, 2019. #avgeek #sfhistory #treasureisland #paa #panamerican #goldengate #ti #bayareahistory
#OnThisDay in 1939, Pan American Airways’ first scheduled Clipper flight from Treasure Island departed for Asia. This image was posted on February 05, 2019. #avgeek #sfhistory #treasureisland #paa #panamerican #goldengate #ti #bayareahistory
As the twentieth century neared, the balloon had been in existence for over a hundred years and, except for a small number of newly introduced airships and gliders, was the most prevalent form of aviation up to that time. This image was posted on October 18, 2018. #intotheether #hotairballoon #hotairballoons #balloon #balloons #ballooning #avgeek #aeronaut #earlyaviation #bayareahistory #oakland #1900s
Did you know our exhibition, "On The Radio" is full of local Bay Area history? This image was posted on October 02, 2018. #radiosfo #ontheradio #radio #radios #wireless #vintage #antique #vintageradio #retroradio #retro #oakland #bayarea #bayareahistory #crystalradio
#Onthisday in 1935, the inaugural transpacific Pan American Airways Clipper service landed in Manila from California carrying 110,865 letters. This image was posted on November 29, 2017. #avgeek #aviationhistory #chinaclipper #panam #bayareahistory #manila #philipines #clipper #avgeeks #chinaclipper
In 1961, the Nut Tree Restaurant commissioned its first Chavez model after Edwin Power, a pilot and one of the restaurant's owners, had seen Chavez's work in the collection of the National Air and Space Museum. This image was posted on July 29, 2017. #avgeek #aviationhistory #modelplanes #nuttree #vacaville #edwardchavez #nuttreeairport #bayareahistory #modelaircraft #earlyaviation #aviationhistory #avgeek #aviation #avgeeks #aviationlovers #aircraft #instaaviation #aviationgeek #aerospace #instaplane #travel #instagramaviation #history
Born in the Netherlands, Dirk van Erp (1862–1933) learned his trade in his homeland from his father, who ran a coppersmith shop with forty employees, crafting utensils for dairies. This image was posted on July 28, 2017. #sfoartsandcrafts #artsandcraftsmovement #artsandcraftsstyle #craftsmanstyle #craftsmanhome #bungalowstyle #lamps #coppersmith #dirkvanerp #vanerp #tablelamp #crafts #art #lamp #localartist #arthistory #bayarea #bayareahistory #bayareaarthistory #history #copper
Lillian Palmer (1871–1961), undeterred by a lack of formal training, began crafting metalwork in copper, lead, and brass in 1907. This image was posted on June 25, 2017. #sfoartsandcrafts #artsandcraftsmovement #artsandcraftsstyle #craftsmanstyle #craftsmanhome #bungalowstyle #lilianpalmer #queerhistory #queerart #queerarthistory #lgbtpridemonth #lgbt #lgbtarthistory #lgbthistory #sfhistory #lamps #metalwork #localhistory #bayareahistory #queerartist #lgbtartist #happypridemonth #pride2017