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Pan American Airways pioneered commercial airline service to Latin America and the Caribbean in the late 1920s and early 1930s, when air travel was first developing into a viable form of transportation. This image was posted on December 12, 2019. #panamerican #panam #centralamerica #guatemala #ford #ford5at #trimotor

See our newest exhibition, "On Silent Wings: Published Works on Gliding and Soaring Flight" in the Aviation Museum and Library. This image was posted on December 11, 2019. #onsilentwings #glider #avgeek #bookshow #book

As the December chill has descended on the Bay Area, SFO Museum staff would love to visit a beach like this one featured on a Pan American World Airways poster advertising the tropical island of Bermuda. This image was posted on December 11, 2019. #avgeek #panamerican #bermuda #1980s #paa

Officially opened to the public #onthisday in 2000, the International Terminal at SFO was then the largest public works project in Northern California. This image was posted on December 10, 2019. #sfo #sfohistory #sfhistory #airport #architecture #design #avgeek

NOW PLAYING: Berkeley-based filmmaker Kevin Gordon profiles Stockton, California’s Michael Chicago, the son of a Filipino immigrant mother and an alcoholic father, who escaped a difficult home life through Turfing, a form of street dancing with roots in Oakland. This video was posted on December 09, 2019. #videoartssfom #film #video #sub64films #michaelchicago #turfdancing #stocktonproud #turfinc #stockton #california #dance #dancing

Peter Voulkos (1924–2002) was at the leading edge of a revolution in American ceramics. This image was posted on December 06, 2019. #californiacrafts #forrestmerrill #studiocraft #petervoulkos #ceramics

Can you imagine a roundtrip flight between California and the Philippine capital of Manila taking fifteen days? This image was posted on December 06, 2019. #chinaclipper #aviationhistory #avgeek #panam

When McDonnell Douglas began to develop their widebody jetliner in the late 1960s, they endeavored to create an airliner that would operate in areas not served by the 747. This image was posted on December 05, 2019. #widebodyav #avgeek #widebody #jumbojet #jetage

Operating a Boeing 727, the last Pan American World Airways flight took off from Barbados to Miami, Florida, on December 4, 1991. This image was posted on December 05, 2019. #panam #panamerican #paa #boeing #boeing727 #jetage #goldenage #avgeek

Air Illinois was a regional airline based in Carbondale, Illinois, that started operation in 1970 and filed for bankruptcy in 1984. This image was posted on December 03, 2019. #avgeek #illinois #airillinois #graphicdesign #timetable #traveltuesday

In response to the Victorians’ love of collecting and eclectic display, furniture firms also produced smaller, shorter stands to display all manner of items—from plants, vases, and candleholders to smoking paraphernalia. This image was posted on December 02, 2019. #victorianpedestals #victorian #pedestals #victorianfurniture #victoriana #design #decorativeart #interiorstyle

On December 1, 2001, the final Trans World Airlines (TWA) flight departed from Kansas City, Missouri and landed in St. Louis, Missouri. This image was posted on December 02, 2019. #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #twa

#OnThisDay in 1962, the first #Boeing 727 rolled out of the factory. This image was posted on November 27, 2019. #boeing727 #avgeek #postcard #1960s #boeing

BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation) launched Boeing 747 widebody transatlantic service in April 1971 between London and New York. This image was posted on November 26, 2019. #widebodyav #avgeek #jumbojet #jetage #modelairplane #boac #747

The pedestal displayed here exhibits both veneering and marquetry. This image was posted on November 26, 2019. #victorianpedestals #victorian #pedestals #victorianfurniture #victoriana #design #decorativeart #interiorstyle

BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation) launched Boeing 747 widebody transatlantic service in April 1971 between London and New York. This image was posted on November 26, 2019. #widebodyav #avgeek #jumbojet #jetage #modelairplane #boac #747

The pedestal displayed here exhibits both veneering and marquetry. This image was posted on November 26, 2019. #victorianpedestals #victorian #pedestals #victorianfurniture #victoriana #design #decorativeart #interiorstyle

Dragonflies, and their more slender cousins, the damselflies, were among the first insects to evolve wings around 325 million years ago—long before dinosaurs roamed the earth. This image was posted on November 25, 2019. #intriguinginsects #worldofinsects #insects #entomology #dragonfly #dragonflies

When introduced in 1949 by Pan American World Airways, the four-engine Boeing 377 Stratocruiser was considered one of the most luxurious long-range airliners. This image was posted on November 20, 2019. #bythebook #avgeek #aircraftmanual #manual #propliner #boeing #boeing377 #panam #panamerican