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Modern entertaining called for contemporary and expressive dinnerware. This image was posted on December 21, 2018. #1950sconsumer #1950s #vintage #dinnerware #earthenware #metlox #patterns #pattern #pitchers #design #mobile #1950sstyle #1950svintage #50s #midcentury #classic #retro #goldenage

In his project, "Sidereal Rift", artist Michael Light draws focus on the seemingly endless grid of Los Angeles at night. This image was posted on December 17, 2018. #michaellight #photography #losangeles #cities #nighttime #nighttimephotography #night #lava #traffic #landscape #grid #light

In a time when most airline passengers were men, Clara Adams was one of the most well-known passengers aboard aircraft in the early 20th century. This image was posted on December 12, 2018. #womeninaviation #claraadams #aviationhistory #panam #paa #panamerican #hawaiiclipper #traveller #1930s

LAST CALL for submissions: San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk was the first openly gay man to be elected to office in California. This image was posted on December 12, 2018.

The inaugural transpacific Pan American Airways clipper transpacific airmail service from California to Manila, the Philippines, carried 110,865 letters. This image was posted on November 29, 2018. #chinaclipper #aviationhistory #avgeek #panam

The Hughes H-4 flying boat, also known as the “Spruce Goose,” was designed and built by the Hughes Aircraft Company as an ultra-large, transoceanic military transport for use during World War II. This image was posted on November 02, 2018. #aviationevolutions #jimlund #avgeek #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #modelplane #scalemodel #avgeeks #sprucegoose #howardhughes

For generations of Californians and visitors to the Golden State, the Nut Tree Restaurant in Vacaville, California was a popular destination. This image was posted on October 30, 2018. #nuttree #california #vacaville #generalaviation #nuttreerestaurant #sanfrancisco #airfield #solonocounty

In 1958, sociologist turned real estate developer Nathan K. Mendelsohn purchased 82,000 acres of land in the Mojave Desert with the intent of master-planning California's next great metropolis. This image was posted on October 18, 2018. #photography #noritakaminami #californiacity #california #aerialphotography #desert #mojavedesert #plannedcity #metropolis #urbanplanning

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

In 1958, sociologist turned real estate developer Nathan K. Mendelsohn purchased 82,000 acres of land in the Mojave Desert with the intent of master-planning California's next great metropolis. This image was posted on October 18, 2018. #photography #noritakaminami #californiacity #california #aerialphotography #desert #mojavedesert #plannedcity #metropolis #urbanplanning

Bakelite was the first molded plastic used to make radio housings, produced in unfinished brown Bakelite, or with painted coatings that were prone to scratches and paint loss. This image was posted on October 11, 2018. #radiosfo #ontheradio #radio #radios #wireless #vintage #antique #vintageradios #bakelite #portableradio #retroradio #retro

#OnThisDay in 1935, the first of three Martin M-130 flying boats was delivered to Pan American Airways. This image was posted on October 09, 2018. #chinaclipper #panam #earlyaviation #avgeek #paa #panamerican #flyingboats #transpacific

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

This is your last week to see "The Automatic Age: Coin-Operated Machines." This image was posted on September 24, 2018. #coinoperated #theautomaticage #coinop #vintage #antique #gamemachines #slotmachine #slotmachines

"I had only to resort to that often-abandoned aspect of my work which goes back to 1928 when I first made the three-dimensional out of a two-dimensional plate. This image was posted on September 19, 2018. #noguchisfo #isamunoguchi #noguchi #sculpture #art #modernart #design #industrialdesign

California’s redwood trees are a national treasure and a living witness to our past. This image was posted on September 17, 2018. #california #photography #redwood #trees #forests #oldgrowth #nationalpark #poachers #burls #woodworking #kirkcrippens #gretchenlemaistre #parkrangers #liveburls #analog #ancienttrees #environmentaljustice #environment

Fortune-telling was so fashionable in the first half of the 20th century that some machines, such as The Gypsy Fortune Teller, advertised the subject and did not actually offer a fortune. This image was posted on August 30, 2018. #coinoperated #fortunetelling #fortune #crystalball #theautomaticage #coinop #vintage #antique #gamemachines #slotmachine #slotmachines

The Prison Arts Project started in 1977 as the original model for Arts in Corrections, a statewide California prison arts program which helped lower recidivism (return-to-prison rates) and improve the quality of life for tens of thousands of incarcerated people, their families, and the larger community. This image was posted on August 29, 2018. #sanquentinstateprison #arts #sanquentin #artsincorrections #prisonart #arttherapy

Roberto Olivera, a second-generation immigrant who worked California’s tomato fields to escape poverty and an affectionless stepfather, explains the lessons his mother taught him in this touching and reflective film made by Mr. Olivera’s son-in-law. This video was posted on August 06, 2018. #videoartssfom #video #film #documentary #farming #fields #california #immigration #immigrant #migration