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Chris Strachwitz explains on the liner notes to “When Women Sang the Blues” that Mamie Smith made the first ever vocal blues recording “Crazy Blues” in 1920. This video was posted on March 27, 2019. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #blues #womenshistorymonth

By the late 1930s, toasters were redesigned with clean, curved housings reminiscent of streamlined train cars. This image was posted on March 26, 2019. #streamlinesaesthetics #streamline #design #industrialdesign #avgeek #toaster #bread #toast

Ndidi Ekubia is a graduate of London’s Royal College of Art. This image was posted on March 26, 2019. #britishsilver #silver #sterling #sterlingsilver #silverdesign #silversmith #silversmithing #5womenartists #womenshistorymonth #vase

By the late 1930s, toasters were redesigned with clean, curved housings reminiscent of streamlined train cars. This image was posted on March 26, 2019. #streamlinesaesthetics #streamline #design #industrialdesign #avgeek #toaster #bread #toast

Ndidi Ekubia is a graduate of London’s Royal College of Art. This image was posted on March 26, 2019. #britishsilver #silver #sterling #sterlingsilver #silverdesign #silversmith #silversmithing #5womenartists #womenshistorymonth #vase

The Pan American Airways Marine Air Terminal on Dinner Key in the Coconut Grove section of Miami, Florida, was considered a milestone of design in commercial aviation when it opened #onthisday in 1934. This image was posted on March 25, 2019. #panam #dinnerkey #coconutgrove #miami #florida #panamerican #carribean #avgeek #architecture

In commemoration of World Water Day, we are featuring "Day Zero" by filmmaker Jamie Hancock. This video was posted on March 22, 2019. #videoartssfom #film #video #jamiehancock #dayzero #southafrica #water #conservation #environment #climatechange #watercrisis

North Carolina native Elizabeth Cotten (1895–1987) first picked up her brother’s banjo at the age of eight. This video was posted on March 21, 2019. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #elizabethcotten #guitar #banjo #grammys #fingerpicking #guitarist #music #albumcover #musician #womenshistorymonth #5womenartists

Native Hawaiian surfing originated approximately one thousand years ago, imported from Tahiti by the Polynesian people who settled the Hawaiian Islands. This image was posted on March 20, 2019. #surfboardsandshapers #surfers #shapers #surf #surfing #surflife #surfer #hawaii

#OnThisDay in 1959, the inaugural jetliner flight from SFO to New York departed. This image was posted on March 20, 2019. #707 #boeing #avgeek #jetage #sfo #twa #transworldairlines

The atomic age permeated American culture throughout the 1950s and into the 1960s, influencing literature, film, television, and consumer goods. This image was posted on March 19, 2019. #1950sconsumer #1950s #vintage #50s #midcentury #classic #retro #atomic #atomsforpeace #atoms #reactor

Loftleiðir Icelandic (or Iceland Airlines) was established in 1944 in Iceland. This image was posted on March 19, 2019. #traveltuesday #iceland #postcard #modelairplane #flightattendant #uniform #loftleiðir #avgeek

Without aluminum, the rapid advancement of aviation in the twentieth century would have been impossible. This image was posted on March 18, 2019. #aviationaluminum #aluminum #metal #aviation #streamline #alloy #avgeek

In her series, Heterotopia, Brooklyn-based artist Karine Laval produces dreamlike images that challenge and transform our experience of the natural world. This image was posted on March 17, 2019. #heterotopia #karinelaval #brooklyn #landscapes #plants #foucault #garden #mylar #environment #photography #mirrors #kaleidoscope #5womenartists #womenshistorymonth

Filmmaker Olivier Bernier profiles professional trash collector Nick DiMola who, in the process of clearing material from the homes of the deceased, retains those items he finds meaningful, offering insights into the people who once possessed them. This video was posted on March 15, 2019. #videoartssfom #film #video #olivierbernier #nickdimola #trash #treasure #garbage

Happy Pi Day! This image was posted on March 14, 2019.

Dorothy Hope Parkinson Kewin (1922-1976) was the first Pan American World Airways stewardess officially assigned to Pacific route service. This image was posted on March 13, 2019. #panam #womeninaviation #paa #stewardess #fa #crewlife #womenshistorymonth #womenshistorymonth2019

Dorothy Hope Parkinson Kewin (1922-1976) was the first Pan American World Airways stewardess officially assigned to Pacific route service. This image was posted on March 13, 2019. #panam #womeninaviation #paa #stewardess #fa #crewlife #womenshistorymonth

Arhoolie Records’ subsidiary label Blues Classics was the first to reintroduce the work of Memphis Minnie (1897–1973) to a new (and largely white) audience. This image was posted on March 12, 2019. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #mancelipscomb #tenantfarmer #blues #folkmusic #ballads #gospel #texas