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What's it like for a designer and the child of an air traffic controller to work at a museum within an airport? Natalia Gajos, our Digital Design Assistant, describes what two years with SFO Museum and @flySFO has meant to her: https://t.co/vXMsTX3YY8
This tweet was posted on April 19, 2021.
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Unicum invisible rayon hair net; 1944
Courtesy of Jeff Haeffler, Beauty Bubble Salon and Museum
Solo Human Hair Net; c. 1940s
Anonymous lender
Jac-o-net hair net; c. 1950s
Lovelee hair net; 1920
SFO Museum Collection
This tweet was posted on April 23, 2021.
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All: 1937 Administration Building, SFO Museum Collection
exterior, front; 1938
1997.52.078.007
exterior, from airfield; 1937
1997.52.078.023
architectural drawing: Special Lighting Fixtures; March 28, 1936
1997.52.025.20.02
This tweet was posted on March 23, 2021.
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Administration Building, May 1, 1937
1997.52.078.031
aerial, 1937
2008.129.031
aerial, Oct. 16, 1938
2009.104.020
Administration Buildings, July 15, 1937
1997.52.078.010
Administration Building lobby interior, Jan. 12, 1040
1997.52.078.001
All: SFO Museum Collection
This tweet was posted on March 16, 2021.
RT @flySFO: Happy #InternationalWomensDay! We acknowledge pioneering women at #SFO who have made their mark on the aviation and travel indu…
This tweet was posted on March 08, 2021.
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DC-3, late 1930s
Gift of United Airlines Archives
1999.047.231 a
@flySFO, DC-3, 1938
SFO Museum Collection
1997.52.050
DC-3 cutaway, late 1930s
Gift of the family of Raymond B. Klinke, Sr.
2019.080.074
DC-3, 2014
Photo by & Gift of Alexis Esguerra
2014.138.002
This tweet was posted on March 10, 2021.
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Mills Field Administration Building, 1927
SFO Museum Collection
1993.07.11 f
Architectural drawing: Mills Field Administration Building, 1927
SFO Museum Collection
1997.52.003
San Francisco Airport, Administration Building, Office, 1931
SFO Museum Collection
2011.032.0111
This tweet was posted on March 09, 2021.
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Photograph: TWA Douglas DC-2; c. 1934
Gift of Carla B. Bos in memory of Abraham Bos
2000.069.023
postcard: KLM Douglas DC-2; late 1930s
Gift of Thomas G. Dragges
2015.166.0906
postcard: San Francisco Airport, Douglas DC-2; early 1940s
SFO Museum purchase
2003.070.001
This tweet was posted on February 10, 2021.
Miss the #art at SFO? Leonardo Drew spoke with us during the installation of his artwork "Number 69S" in Harvey Milk Terminal 1. Learn about his artistic process and how his intricate, large-scale piece was installed. https://t.co/bcyGQK7rP8
This tweet was posted on February 05, 2021.
Built in 1954, a spacious restaurant named the International Room provided panoramic views of the airfield at SFO. Located in the Central Terminal (now Terminal 2), it was a popular dining location, even for celebrities like Audie Murphy! #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on January 14, 2021.
Happy New Year from SFO Museum! As 2020 winds down, what are your wishes for 2021?
TranStar Airlines brochure
c. 1986
SFO Museum Collection
Gift of David Winckoski
2011.195.075
#avgeek #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on December 31, 2020.
Merry Christmas from SFO Museum. We hope that you’re having a fantastic holiday season!
#MuseumFromHome #MerryChristmas2020
This tweet was posted on December 25, 2020.
In 2021, SFO Museum is starting a new social media segment highlighting a plane of the week. Join us every #WingWednesday for this trip down memory lane, starting with the first heavier-than-air machine-powered aircraft. #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on January 06, 2021.
Just as arrival at SFO is the beginning of a new life for many immigrants, it is also refuge to many shore birds that flock annually to surrounding wetlands.
See “Sanctuary/Sanctuario” by Juana Alicia & Emmanuel C. Montoya at: https://t.co/QTh0ZK0Bsc #publicart #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on January 05, 2021.
Each airport around the world is assigned a three-letter @IATA (International Air Transport Association) code to make them easily and quickly identifiable. San Francisco International Airport’s three letter code, SFO, first appeared in 1947. @flysfo #avgeek #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on January 07, 2021.
RT @flySFO: Health and safety is our priority. #SFO has received the Airport Health Accreditation from @airportscouncil, which evaluates ne…
This tweet was posted on December 09, 2020.
RT @flySFO: 🏆 Thank you! For the second year in a row readers of @AFARmedia named #SFO as the top airport in the nation!!!
https://t.co/F…
This tweet was posted on December 07, 2020.
#OnThisDay in 1969, the first widebody jet landed @flySFO. Pan American World Airways brought its new Boeing 747 “jumbo jet” to SFO to advertise the new class of airliner. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 747? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on December 21, 2020.
Ever wonder what goes into creating an exhibition at SFO Museum? Our Curator Daniel wrote a behind-the-scenes blog post about his work on “Surf’s Up: Instrumental Rock ‘n’ Roll”. Check it out here: https://t.co/ifGZHksyeZ #InstrumentalSurf #MuseumFromHome #behindthescenes
This tweet was posted on December 21, 2020.
RT @flySFO: 🎉 Cheers to 20 years, #SFO International Terminal! Help us celebrate and share a memory from your favorite trip departing from…
This tweet was posted on December 10, 2020.
Under the wing of a Stearman 4D, these two aviatrixes, clad in aviator helmets and goggles, were part of an air show held at SFO on November 20, 1932. The show featured races, acrobatics, and stunts. #WomenInAviation #MuseumFromHome #avgeek
This tweet was posted on November 20, 2020.
RT @flySFO: Get up-to-date on all things #SFO through our newsletter! Subscribe at https://t.co/If31IUv72l
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This tweet was posted on December 02, 2020.
#OnThisDay in 1974, the Concorde landed at SFO. This brief visit was part of a promotional tour to airports around the world. The Concorde was in service between 1976 and 2003. Did you ever fly on a Concorde? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on October 21, 2020.
RT @flySFO: 🛫 It's not every day that we see an these at SFO, although we've had quite a few visit the Airport recently! #An124 #AvGeek
🎥…
This tweet was posted on October 28, 2020.
Vote!!
Image: lever voting machine showing ballot from 1962. On the ballot was Prop A, which issued $9.8 million in bonds to build @flySFO’s central parking garage. SFO Museum Collection. 2011.032.0766
#Vote #Election2020 #ElectionDay
This tweet was posted on November 03, 2020.
RT @kim_bowman: A few more from the 'When Art Rocked' poster exhibit at SFO, including the famous Jimi Hendrix eyeball. http://t.co/oACXCmT…
This tweet was posted on February 25, 2015.
#Onthisday in 2011, the newly renovated Terminal 2 opened at SFO.
This image was posted on April 13, 2022.
#sfohistory #airport #japonisme
Our newest blog post is up and it showcases the intersection of Bay Area sports teams and aviation!
This image was posted on March 29, 2022.
#blog #museumlife #sports #avgeek #49ers #sfgiants #dubnation
This painting is a family portrait of the Bay Area, a place rich with many different cultures.
This image was posted on March 15, 2022.
#publicart #5womenartists #juanaalicia #emmanuelmontoya #sanctuary
The airline industry soared to new heights in the 1950s.
This image was posted on February 23, 2022.
#sfohistory #avgeek #sfo #sfhistory
“Harlem of the West” is an exhibition of select images from the monograph and curatorial project authored by Lewis Watts and Elizabeth Pepin.
This image was posted on February 22, 2022.
#blackhistorymonth #fillmore #sanfrancisco #sfhistory
NEW Blog Alert!
This image was posted on February 15, 2022.
#maps #cartography #behindthescenes #blog #sfohistory #sfhistory
Happy Black History Month!
This image was posted on February 04, 2022.
#publicart #louisianabendolph #quilting #etching #ceramictile
Congratulations to Woody De Othello for his forthcoming participation in the 2022 Whitney Biennial!
This image was posted on January 28, 2022.
#sfac #woodydeothello
Maxine Crookston (1915–2016) was known as “The Voice of San Francisco Airport” from the late 1940s through the 1950s.
This image was posted on December 13, 2021.
#sfohistory #avgeek #sfo #sfhistory
SFO Museum celebrates the reopening of the Airport’s Video Arts screening room after a 20-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This image was posted on December 07, 2021.
#videoarts #videoartssfo





















