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Harvey Milk Terminal 1 passengers, have you seen “Hyper-Natural Bay Area” by artist Robert Minervini? This image was posted on April 13, 2023. #publicart #robertminervini #sanfrancisco #mosaic

The wind tunnel testing and research of NASA’s Ames Research Center, located in the Naval Air Station Moffett Field near Mountain View, California, has accomplished monumental achievements. This image was posted on April 05, 2023. #nasaameswind #avgeek #nasa #windtunnel

Linda Geary is an abstract painter whose work is inspired by material processes of cutting, revision and repair; a collage approach that references actions of sewing and construction, akin to making a quilt. This image was posted on March 15, 2023. #womenshistorymonth

California College of the Arts’ (CCA) design program includes a course called Machinic Modernity. This image was posted on March 06, 2023. #studentart #constitution #digitalart #design #cca #celiaziyancai

This terminal, shown under construction in 1983, does not look like this today. This image was posted on February 28, 2023. #sfohistory #triviatuesday

“Experience is the greatest teacher. This image was posted on February 24, 2023. #jesstdugan #vanessafabbre #tosurviveonthisshore #trans #transgender #gendernonconforming #blackhistorymonth

In 1963, American President John F. Kennedy announced the launch of a government-funded SST program to compete with the joint British and French Concorde project. This image was posted on February 09, 2023. #sstfirstgeneration #avgeek #concorde

What did SFO look like #onthisday in 1928? This image was posted on February 01, 2023. #avgeek #sfohistory #sfo

The Concorde’s Rolls-Royce/SNECMA Olympus 593 afterburning turbojet engines— a turbine-driven compressor that thrusts heated, compressed air through a propelling nozzle—were atypical. This image was posted on January 19, 2023. #sstfirstgeneration #avgeek #concorde

San Franciscan Lincoln J. Beachey (1887–1915), considered to be “The World’s Greatest Aviator,” can be seen in this photo performing in in his biplane over the Panama-Pacific International Exposition grounds on Christmas day in 1913. This image was posted on January 17, 2023.

This pencil-drawn site plan was produced by the City and County of San Francisco’s Department of Public Works, for the Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco, titled “Progress Chart for Grading / Contract No. This image was posted on January 09, 2023. #52objects #sfohistory #sfhistory #millsfield #airport

Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge, an internationally recognized symbol of San Francisco, started #onthisday in 1933. This image was posted on January 05, 2023. #sfhistory #sanfrancisco #goldengatebridge

Happy New Year’s Eve! This image was posted on December 31, 2022. #avgeek #newyears #newyearseve #panam

San Francisco Opera christened a new home at the War Memorial Opera House on October 15, 1932. This image was posted on December 16, 2022. #sfoperacentennial #sfopera #opera

Our newest exhibition, “San Francisco Opera: A Centennial Celebration” is now on display! This image was posted on November 21, 2022. #sfoperacentennial #sfopera #opera#sfhistory

Under construction for three years, the 1954 San Francisco International Airport Terminal building was extensively documented. This image was posted on November 18, 2022. #avgeek #sfohistory #sfo #millsfieldsfo

What’s happening at the museum? This image was posted on November 02, 2022. #sfoperacentennial #sfopera #opera #behindthescenes #sneakpeek

Jason G. Yuen worked at SFO for 24 years from 1968 to 1992 as the director of Planning and Construction and after he retired, the chairman of the Master Plan Advisory Board. Read more about him: https://t.co/pK5nKgLkYZ #aapi #aapihm #aapiheritagemonth This tweet was posted on May 13, 2022.

By creating these images, #TammyRaeCarland produces a parallel between the camera’s ability to construct an imagined world and her parents’ constructed identities. She becomes her parents, who were never able to become their authentic selves. #Pride #Photography #PublicArt This tweet was posted on June 15, 2022.

During the WWII, she worked as a welder in the shipyards in Richmond, CA. By 1949, Mary lived in Point Richmond with her husband, Abstract Expressionist painter Robert McChesney, and made ceramic sculptures in a kiln that she constructed at their home. #CaliforniaModernistWomen This tweet was posted on June 28, 2022.

Aircraft propellers convert the power produced by the aircraft’s engine into thrust. Most early manufacturers produced fixed-pitch propellers from wood. Most wood propellers were constructed from hardwoods such as walnut, birch, oak, or mahogany. #EnduranceEngines #AvGeek This tweet was posted on August 09, 2022.

To keep pace with the rapid expansion of commercial aviation in the 1940s and 50s, major airports updated their facilities with longer runways and modern passenger terminals including at @flySFO, where construction of a new terminal began in 1951. #SFO1954 #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on August 24, 2022.

📸: negative: San Francisco Airport, Terminal Building construction; 1952 Transfer from San Francisco International Airport 2011.032.0306 negative: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Terminal Building interior; 1962 Transfer from San Francisco International Airport This tweet was posted on August 24, 2022.

Three more hangars of similar size and construction were added in early 1928, and although they were conceived as temporary structures, Hangar No. 4 stood until 1999. #SFOHistory #MillsField This tweet was posted on October 25, 2022.

Hangar No. This image was posted on October 25, 2022. #sfohistory #millsfield #airport #avgeek #aviationhistory

Early airlines, especially in the 1920s and 1930s, struggled to turn a profit without a lucrative airmail route contract. This image was posted on October 19, 2022. #paa #panamerican #panam #avgeek #aviationhistory

To keep pace with the rapid expansion of commercial aviation in the 1940s and 50s, major airports around the world updated their facilities with longer runways, expansive taxiways, and modern passenger terminals including at San Francisco Airport, where construction of a new terminal began in 1951. This image was posted on August 23, 2022. #sfo1954 #sfohistory #avgeek #airport

Aircraft propellers convert the power produced by the aircraft’s engine into thrust. This image was posted on August 09, 2022. #enduranceengines #avgeek #aviationhistory #propeller #airplane

Mary Fuller McChesney (1922 – 2022) was a largely self-taught sculptor and art historian. This image was posted on June 28, 2022. #californiamodernistwomen #california #womenartists #modernism

Tammy Rae Carland conceived the “On Becoming” series out of a desire to re-create a lost archive of her family. This image was posted on June 15, 2022. #tammyraecarland #pride #lgbt #lgbtqia #lgbtpride #queerarthistory #photography #publicart

As part of #AAPI Heritage Month, we’re celebrating some of @flySFO’s own trailblazers! This image was posted on May 13, 2022. #aapihm #aapiheritagemonth #sfohistory

Construction of a new terminal at San Francisco Airport began in 1951. Designed in the International Style, the seven-story building employed an innovative, dual-level layout that separated departures from arrivals. #SFOHistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on February 23, 2022.

Happy birthday to us! Opened #OnThisDay in 2000, the Aviation Museum & Library turns 21 this year! It will re-open to visitors early next year with a new gallery, new exhibitions, and even new carpet! We can’t wait to welcome you back. #SFOHistory 📸: Under construction in 1999 This tweet was posted on December 10, 2021.

The first commercial airliner with an airframe primarily made of composite materials, the Boeing 787 features larger windows than any other aircraft in service, as the composite materials do not require reinforcements like aircraft constructed of aluminum. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on November 17, 2021.

📸1/2: photograph: Boeing 747-100 prototype; c. 1969 Gift of Barbara Johnson in Memory of Arnol Johnson 1997.56.035 photograph: Pan American World Airways, Boeing 747-100 construction; late 1960s Gift of the Captain John B. Russell Family 2012.149.0877 This tweet was posted on September 30, 2021.

📸 1/2: negative: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), aerial, South Terminal construction; 1963 Transfer 2011.032.0527 . negative: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), aerial; 1963 Transfer 2011.032.1100 This tweet was posted on September 14, 2021.