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Marshall Moxom was a San Francisco-based photographer active between the late 1930s & mid-1970s. During this time, Moxom frequently worked at SFO, where he made aerial photographs and documented terminal construction, events, and airport personnel.
#MarshallMoxom #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on August 12, 2024.
At the time of its completion, the bridge was the longest and tallest suspension bridge ever constructed. Because of the hazardous construction conditions, rigorous safety measures were instituted, such as a safety net that stretched underneath the bridge. #SFCityoftheWorld
This tweet was posted on October 25, 2024.
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photograph: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), International Terminal construction; 1999
Gift of Edith Lauterbach
2006.028.176.008
https://t.co/oAsVQQRJDS
This tweet was posted on December 11, 2023.
#Onthisday in 1933, construction on the Golden Gate Bridge started. An iconic San Francisco landmark and a major tourist attraction, the Golden Gate Bridge attracts over 15 million visitors every year. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on January 05, 2024.
In the early 1960s, enamel artist June Schwarcz's husband Leroy, a mechanical engineer, constructed an electroplating tank so she could plate raised designs to fill with champlevé and cloisonné enamels. #UnconventionalEnamels #JuneSchwarcz
This tweet was posted on February 02, 2024.
MFA design student Celia Ziyan Cai’s project reflects identity in today’s digital-oriented society. With herself as the subject, Cai explores how the relationships between organic beings & artificial beings are constructed, deconstructed, & reconstructed in digital environments.
This tweet was posted on July 07, 2023.
Suggesting a topography map, the sculptures consist of stacked, shaped planes made from powder-coated steel tubing and greenhouse shade cloth. This material & construction method allows for maximum volume with minimal weight and allows light to penetrate the structure. #PublicArt
This tweet was posted on September 15, 2023.
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negative: San Francisco Airport, Terminal Building construction; 1953
Transfer from San Francisco International Airport
2011.032.0337
This tweet was posted on October 16, 2023.
The City’s familiar skyline includes the iconic Golden Gate Bridge and Transamerica Pyramid. However, they appear alongside newer towers and constructions of an imagined future. #PublicArt #RobertMinervini @SFAC
© Ethan Kaplan Photography
This tweet was posted on April 13, 2023.
One of the world’s most complex art forms, opera combines libretto, or the text of a long musical work, with vocal and instrumental music, acting, dance, costuming, wig making, makeup, set construction, prop making, lighting, and audio-visual work.
#SFOperaCentennial
This tweet was posted on November 21, 2022.
Under construction for three years, the 1954 San Francisco International Airport Terminal building was extensively documented. Browse over one hundred and fifty photos from its construction in our online database: https://t.co/b70eOVeJLL
#AvGeek #SFOHistory #SFO #MillsFieldSFO
This tweet was posted on November 18, 2022.
Construction started on the Golden Gate Bridge #onthiday in 1933. This amazing photograph of the Golden Gate Bridge was taken on October 21, 1935, almost two years before the bridge was officially completed. Have you visited this popular tourist destination?
#SFHistory
This tweet was posted on January 05, 2023.
What did SFO look like #onthisday in 1928? Construction of the second hangar was underway during this foggy February day.
#AvGeek #SFOHistory #SFO
This tweet was posted on February 01, 2023.
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negative: Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco, Hangar No. 2 construction; 1928
Transfer from San Francisco International Airport
2011.032.0056
https://t.co/dTAwMs0yWl
This tweet was posted on February 01, 2023.
Lockheed’s SST design was similar the Concorde, both aircraft featuring a long nose section, a delta wing, and a long narrow body. By 1967, Lockheed constructed a full-size display of the L-2000 SST and was actively promoting the aircraft to major airlines. #SSTFirstGeneration
This tweet was posted on February 09, 2023.
This terminal, shown under construction in 1983, does not look like this today. Which terminal at SFO is this?
#SFOHistory #AvGeek #TriviaTuesday
This tweet was posted on February 28, 2023.
“My life relies upon me being able to give to my community, and my reward is when I see people take what I have given to them and do something constructive with it.” - Caprice, 55, Chicago, IL, 2015
#ToSurviveOnThisShore
This tweet was posted on February 24, 2023.
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photograph: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Central Terminal construction; 1983
Transfer from San Francisco International Airport
2005.137.048.001
https://t.co/lwLYrbvzWW
This tweet was posted on February 28, 2023.
With herself as the subject, the artist uses a rich mix of images, graphics, and typography to explore how the relationships between organic beings and artificial beings are constructed, deconstructed, and reconstructed in digital environments. #StudentArt #CeliaZiyanCai
This tweet was posted on March 06, 2023.
Linda Geary is an abstract painter whose work is inspired by material processes of cutting, revision and repair; a collage approach that references actions of sewing and construction, akin to making a quilt. #LindaGeary #PublicArt #WomensHistoryMonth #5WomenArtists
This tweet was posted on March 15, 2023.
Jason G. Yuen worked at SFO for 24 years from 1968 to 1992 as the director of Planning and Construction and after he retired, the chairman of the Master Plan Advisory Board. Read more about him: https://t.co/pK5nKgLkYZ #aapi #aapihm #aapiheritagemonth
This tweet was posted on May 13, 2022.
By creating these images, #TammyRaeCarland produces a parallel between the camera’s ability to construct an imagined world and her parents’ constructed identities. She becomes her parents, who were never able to become their authentic selves.
#Pride #Photography #PublicArt
This tweet was posted on June 15, 2022.
During the WWII, she worked as a welder in the shipyards in Richmond, CA. By 1949, Mary lived in Point Richmond with her husband, Abstract Expressionist painter Robert McChesney, and made ceramic sculptures in a kiln that she constructed at their home. #CaliforniaModernistWomen
This tweet was posted on June 28, 2022.
Aircraft propellers convert the power produced by the aircraft’s engine into thrust. Most early manufacturers produced fixed-pitch propellers from wood. Most wood propellers were constructed from hardwoods such as walnut, birch, oak, or mahogany. #EnduranceEngines #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on August 09, 2022.
To keep pace with the rapid expansion of commercial aviation in the 1940s and 50s, major airports updated their facilities with longer runways and modern passenger terminals including at @flySFO, where construction of a new terminal began in 1951. #SFO1954 #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on August 24, 2022.
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negative: San Francisco Airport, Terminal Building construction; 1952
Transfer from San Francisco International Airport
2011.032.0306
negative: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Terminal Building interior; 1962
Transfer from San Francisco International Airport
This tweet was posted on August 24, 2022.
Three more hangars of similar size and construction were added in early 1928, and although they were conceived as temporary structures, Hangar No. 4 stood until 1999. #SFOHistory #MillsField
This tweet was posted on October 25, 2022.
Construction of a new terminal at San Francisco Airport began in 1951. Designed in the International Style, the seven-story building employed an innovative, dual-level layout that separated departures from arrivals. #SFOHistory #avgeek
This tweet was posted on February 23, 2022.
Happy birthday to us! Opened #OnThisDay in 2000, the Aviation Museum & Library turns 21 this year! It will re-open to visitors early next year with a new gallery, new exhibitions, and even new carpet! We can’t wait to welcome you back. #SFOHistory
📸: Under construction in 1999
This tweet was posted on December 10, 2021.
The first commercial airliner with an airframe primarily made of composite materials, the Boeing 787 features larger windows than any other aircraft in service, as the composite materials do not require reinforcements like aircraft constructed of aluminum. #WingWednesday
This tweet was posted on November 17, 2021.
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photograph: Boeing 747-100 prototype; c. 1969
Gift of Barbara Johnson in Memory of Arnol Johnson
1997.56.035
photograph: Pan American World Airways, Boeing 747-100 construction; late 1960s
Gift of the Captain John B. Russell Family
2012.149.0877
This tweet was posted on September 30, 2021.
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negative: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), aerial, South Terminal construction; 1963
Transfer
2011.032.0527
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negative: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), aerial; 1963
Transfer
2011.032.1100
This tweet was posted on September 14, 2021.
Although our Aviation Museum & Library is closed for construction, we have two online-only exhibitions to share!
This tweet was posted on July 13, 2021.
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Fender Jaguars; 1963/2009
constructed and played by Dave Wronski of Slacktone
Fender Electric Instrument Co. and various makers
Fender 6G15 Reverb 1964
Echoplex EP–2 tape delay echo 1967
used by Dave Wronski of Slacktone
All are courtesy of Dave Wronski
This tweet was posted on June 15, 2021.
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All: @flySFO
Most: Transfers
construction; 1952
2011.032.0292
aerial view; May 19, 1954
1997.52.045.011
United Air Lines, Douglas DC-7; late 1950s
Gift of United Airlines Archives
1999.047.254
aerial view; May 1954
2011.032.0393
interior; 1962
2011.032.0770
This tweet was posted on May 25, 2021.
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“DoubleJunk” Fender Jazzmaster/Jaguar 1992
constructed and played by Mel Bergman of The Phantom Surfers
Courtesy of Mel Bergman
Weather King bass drumhead 1989
illustrated by Johnny Bartlett of The Phantom Surfers
Courtesy of Johnny Bartlett
This tweet was posted on May 14, 2021.
























