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By the 1920s and ’30s, steel-guitar playing had become popular in the United States. The instrument is typically played horizontally rather than upright. #StoryofArhoolie This tweet was posted on January 16, 2019.
The #Douglas DC-8 was developed during the mid-1950s as a competitive design to #Boeing’s 707. #United Air Lines chose Douglas and launched domestic #transcontinental jet service with the DC-8-10 series in September 1959. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on January 09, 2019.
On January 1, 1937, United Air Lines started the first Douglas DC-3 service to San Francisco Airport. United used the 21-seat DC-3 for 8 flights daily from San Francisco to Los Angeles, and coast-to-coast service to New York in just fifteen hours. #avgeek #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on January 03, 2019.
Within the span of a single lifetime, #Boeing went from producing piston-engine, propeller-driven aircraft to modern jetliners. Shown here in an United Airlines photo are the model 247, introduced in 1933, next to the iconic 747, introduced in 1970. #avgeek This tweet was posted on December 06, 2018.
#HappyThanksgiving! This year, SFO Museum is thankful for our new office and storage building. One of our favorite additions is the 16-foot high compacting shelving units in our collections storage room. #behindthescenes This tweet was posted on November 23, 2018.
Our online database contains a wide variety of airline brochures, including route maps from the 1920s. Check out our collection of maps on our online database: https://t.co/0g3kXvbu8u #avgeek #united This tweet was posted on November 18, 2018.
The last scheduled United #Boeing #747 flight took off from #SFO to Honolulu #onthisday last year. https://t.co/9H85gzT8WN This tweet was posted on November 07, 2018.
Daylight savings time just ended in the United States, signaling the beginning of winter. Where has your favorite winter getaway been? #TravelTuesday #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 06, 2018.
The last scheduled United #Boeing #747 flight took off from #SFO to Honolulu #onthisday in 2017. The plane, painted in a classic livery, departed at 11AM. The celebration including a visit from United CEO Oscar Munoz. ⚡️ “#UA747Farewell ” by @united https://t.co/O49WFZmP0o This tweet was posted on November 07, 2018.
The #accordion, introduced by #German immigrants to the United States, was incorporated into the #Cajun and #Creole repertoire around the turn of the twentieth century. Lyrics are still sung in #French today. #StoryofArhoolie #Arhoolie This tweet was posted on November 07, 2018.
During the 1960s folk music revival, #BigMamaThornton made several records with Arhoolie and performed at a number of festivals in the United States and Europe. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie @Folkways @ArhoolieFdn This tweet was posted on October 12, 2018.
The #Stinson Model A was one of the last commercial airliners produced in the United States with a steel-tube and fabric fuselage. It was a relatively successful short-range, medium-capacity, tri-motor airliner. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on October 03, 2018.
Cast your mind far, far back to the days before cell phones... When travelling internationally, how would you make a phone call? United Airlines offered pre-paid phone cards through their mileage reward programs. Do you remember using phone cards? #avgeek This tweet was posted on September 25, 2018.
This United Airlines Air Lines Service Center was built in 1958 and designed by Myron Goldsmith during his time at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, one of the largest architectural firms in the world. #SFOhistory This tweet was posted on September 20, 2018.
This winter suit, worn from 1963 to 1968 by #United flight attendants, is made in soft bouclé worsted wool created in a new color named Blue Vision. Do you remember this uniform? #avgeek This tweet was posted on September 12, 2018.
Radio shows delighted and captivated listeners during the golden age of broadcasting. During the 1940s, Fibber McGee and Molly was the top-rated radio show in the United States. Do you have a favorite #radio program? #RadioSFO This tweet was posted on September 06, 2018.
The Boeing 727 Combi (short for combination) was designed to carry varied capacities of passengers and freight, depending on the demand at the time, and came with removable bulkheads, seats, and modular kitchen units. Did you ever fly on a Combi plane? #avgeek This tweet was posted on September 04, 2018.
RT @mthiele10: @SFOMuseum you guys outdid yourselves. Hats off. Folks, even if u aren't flying United, chk out the United term TV displa ... This tweet was posted on January 25, 2012.
In 1978, Gail Gorski became the first female pilot to be hired by United Airlines. A pilot based in the SF Bay Area, she was an original charter member of the International Society of Women Pilots (ISWP). #WomeninAviation #WomensEqualityDay This tweet was posted on August 26, 2018.
Both fashionable and functional in reversible black and white, the smock worn with the #United #JeanLouis 1970 uniform is made of a double-faced polyester weave and has an attached matching belt. #avgeek #crewlife This tweet was posted on August 10, 2018.
For inflight meal service, Jean Louis created this serving smock in a vivid geometric pattern with the letter U for #United worn from 1970 until 1972.#avgeek #crewlife This tweet was posted on August 10, 2018.
The jumper-style dress underneath the smock is paired with the white polyester short sleeve body-suit blouse with mock turtleneck in the #United Jean Louis 1970 uniform. #avgeek #crewlife This tweet was posted on August 10, 2018.
#OnThisDay in 1971, the first of this type of aircraft service started at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Flown by United, this aircraft was the first three-engine, or tri-jet, wide-body airliner to arrive at SFO. Can you guess what this aircraft is? #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 14, 2018.
The #Lockheed L-188 Electra was the only large #turboprop airliner produced in the United States. The prototype flew in 1957; Eastern was the first to inaugurate service in January 1959. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on July 11, 2018.
NOW PLAYING: "Scent of Geranium" by #NaghmehFarzaneh. In this poignant short, Farzaneh communicates the anxiety, alienation, and complex range of emotions shared by #immigrants coming to the United States. #VideoArtsSFOM https://t.co/Bm4xhRksaj This tweet was posted on July 16, 2018.
Japanese transistor #radios were designed for the American market, and sales quickly outpaced heavier and more-expensive examples made in the United States. Do you recognize this famous face listening intently to a transistor #radio? #RadioSFO #Sony This tweet was posted on June 29, 2018.
This photo on #United's #Boeing #747 service in the 1970s features three different patterns of Hollywood costumer Jean Louis' 1973 uniform, diamonds, stripes, and polka dots. Which one is your favorite? #avgeek This tweet was posted on June 21, 2018.
RT @CraftChat: @SFOMuseum Thanks for a most pleasurable, interesting & informative 5 hour #united layover at #SFO= TV in the Antenna Age ... This tweet was posted on January 24, 2012.
RT @united: T-minus 2️⃣ days until our 737 MAX 9 ✈️✈️✈️ enter service. @BoeingAirplanes #NewPlane #737MAX This tweet was posted on June 05, 2018.
The #Boeing 247 entered service with United Air Lines in 1933. 75 of the aircraft were eventually built, with most going to the #United’s fleet, primarily operated on United’s “Mainline” transcontinental route until the mid 1930s. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on June 04, 2018.
RT @flySFO: United Airlines starts their non-stop service from SFO to Zurich today✈️ This tweet was posted on June 07, 2018.
RT @airlineguys: Here’s a @United “tulip” livery on a classic 747-200. Isn’t she lovely! #SaulBass #HappyBirthdaySaulBass #longlivethetuli… This tweet was posted on May 08, 2018.
Happy Birthday #United Airlines! Did you know that United is the longest serving airline at San Francisco International Airport? #avgeek #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on April 06, 2018.
RT @mgualtieri: Great exhibit at SFO terminal 3 on TV in the age of the antenna. http://t.co/4fA5g0MK If you fly United check it out. This tweet was posted on October 04, 2011.
RT @united: "At least one or two people during my career have said women don't belong in the cockpit. I'm far from the first to ever hear t… This tweet was posted on March 09, 2018.
Between 2010 and 2015, #AntoineBruy traveled throughout Europe and the United States in search of city folk who have embraced an off-grid lifestyle. This tweet was posted on March 04, 2018.