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RT @usfca_museum_ma: Our program held a site visit to @SFOMuseum for the first time since the start of the pandemic this past Tuesday, and… This tweet was posted on October 11, 2022.
Get a glimpse into San Francisco’s Outer Mission neighborhood through Kari Orvik’s ongoing photography series, “Geneva”, centered on the corner of Mission Street and Geneva Avenue. #KariOrvik #Geneva #photography #SFHistory This tweet was posted on May 16, 2022.
Happy Birthday to French designer Christian Lacroix (b. 1951), who is often credited with reviving Parisian couture. In 2005, he brought the first major change to Air France’s uniform in 17 years with a wardrobe of over 100 pieces to dress the airline’s 36,000 employees. #AvGeek This tweet was posted on May 16, 2022.
Over time, the photographs in this series have become a document of the neighborhood, parts of which remain and parts of which are no longer there. #KariOrvik #Geneva #photography #SFHistory This tweet was posted on May 16, 2022.
With a discreet and timeless elegance, this robe-manteau style dress came in a navy blue and blue-gray wool blend. It has top-stitched ribbing at the closure and a Japanese-style tie belt. #AvGeek #AviationHistory #ChristianLacroix This tweet was posted on May 16, 2022.
📸 1/3: airmail flight cover: Pan American Airways, first airmail flight, FAM-19, South Pacific service; 07/12/1940 Gift of the Captain John B. Russell Family 2012.149.2324 a b This tweet was posted on October 12, 2022.
📸 2/3: airmail flight cover: Pan American Airways, Canton Island, first survey flight to New Zealand; 09/05/1939 Gift of Jon E. Krupnick 2008.075.160 a b This tweet was posted on October 12, 2022.
"Japonisme: A Passion for Japan" is on display, post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/CsNirkUbag This tweet was posted on May 18, 2022.
#Onthisday in 1932, Amelia Earhart departed from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, in a Lockheed Vega 5B. After 15 hours & 2,026 miles, she landed near Londonderry, Northern Ireland, becoming the first woman to successfully fly solo across the Atlantic. #AmeliaEarhart #avgeek This tweet was posted on May 20, 2022.
By 1978, the airline had expanded its service to San Francisco, recorded a decade of annual profits and attained a reputation for quality and reliable service. In 1981, the airline introduced the wide-body Douglas DC-10-15 on its high-density routes. #DefunctThursday #Mexicana This tweet was posted on May 19, 2022.
In 1959, it changed its name to Mexicana and introduced a new logo. Three British-produced de Havilland Comet 4Cs were purchased during this time and Comet service was inaugurated to Los Angeles on July 4, 1960. #DefunctThursday #Mexicana This tweet was posted on May 19, 2022.
Happy birthday to Squeak Carnwath, who was born on this day in 1947! “When I’m in a plane,” said Squeak Carnwath, “I often think about things that fly naturally. This work is about those things—bees, flags, snow, bugs, mercury, rain, and flights of fancy.” #SqueakCarnwat This tweet was posted on May 24, 2022.
RT @PHLinSF: Consul General Neil Ferrer: The Philippine piña exhibit at the @SFOMuseum is a Filipino oasis in the middle of the busiest tra… This tweet was posted on May 20, 2022.
See "From Pineapple to Piña: A Philippine Textile Treasure" on display, post-security, in Harvey Milk Terminal 1 and online at: https://t.co/WWq06Yg2xJ #PineappletoPina #piña #pineapple #lace #fashion #design #Phillipines This tweet was posted on May 23, 2022.
The María Clara, a light and airy ensemble, was worn by women for formal occasions in the Philippines in the late nineteenth century. #PineappletoPina #piña This tweet was posted on May 23, 2022.
The blouse or camisa, featured bell-shaped sleeves or “angel wings,” and were often temporarily basted onto a camisa when worn, and then dismantled for washing, ironing, and flat storage. #PineappletoPina #piña This tweet was posted on May 23, 2022.
The ensemble consisted of a blouse or camisa, a long skirt or saya, and a pañuelo or square piece of cloth folded several times and placed over the shoulders. A tapis, or overskirt, completed the outfit. #PineappletoPina #piña This tweet was posted on May 23, 2022.
📸 2/2: model airplane: Mexicana Airlines, McDonnell Douglas DC-10; 1980s Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 1999.061.024 a b slide: Mexicana Airlines Airbus A320-200 , San Francisco International Airport (SFO); 1993 Gift of the William Hough Collection 2015.074.219 This tweet was posted on May 19, 2022.
Christian Herter (1839–83) arrived in New York from Germany in 1859 and became a full partner in his brother Gustave’s firm in 1864, forming Herter Brothers. The large firm created interiors for some of the most magnificent homes across the country. #VictorianPaperedWall This tweet was posted on May 25, 2022.
Herter Brothers’ holistic approach included designs for furniture, wall and ceiling decoration, and floor treatments. One wallpaper featured a design of peacock feathers; another fill paper and frieze exhibited floral and animal motifs on a dark background. #VictorianPaperedWall This tweet was posted on May 25, 2022.
Student animators Arlene Bongco and Angeline Vu from San Jose State University illustrate familial love between a seamstress and her son, who peeks his head into her sewing room, hopeful for story time. https://t.co/hxgF894fe6 #VideoArts #VideoArtsSFO #AAPIHM #SJSU @SJSU https://t.co/f3kbJyyGv6 This tweet was posted on May 26, 2022.
The large twin engine plane had a crew of two and could seat ten passengers and their luggage. It had a cruising speed of 110 miles per hour and a maximum speed of 124 miles per hour. The S-38 amphibian could land or takeoff from the water as well as the land. #AvGeek #Sikorsky This tweet was posted on May 25, 2022.
NEW BLOG ALERT: World-famous aviator #KatherineStinson, the 4th woman to receive a pilot’s certification in the U.S., visited SF for a public flying exhibition at San Bruno’s Tanforan Race Track in 1917. Read about her visit and aerial feats here: https://t.co/kZmJ9zImj9 #avgeek This tweet was posted on May 31, 2022.
Some of the final objects to be reinstalled are model aircraft suspended from the ceiling. Our preparators took great care in re-hanging models of the Pan Am Clipper (a Sikorsky S-42) and the China Clipper (a Martin M-130). #AvGeek #BehindTheScenes #SneakPeek This tweet was posted on May 27, 2022.
Happy National Donut Day! Virgin America began service to Portland International Airport (PDX) in 2012. This First-Class amenity kit features a cartoon illustration of a woman eating a Voodoo Doughnut in front of Mount Hood. What’s your favorite donut? #NationalDonutDay #AvGeek This tweet was posted on June 03, 2022.
Prior to their practical application, early motors demonstrated the novel idea that induction could produce a spinning force, such as this rotating wire frame by Daniel Davis, Jr, who was the first commercial maker of electromagnetic instruments in the U.S #ScientificInstruments This tweet was posted on June 06, 2022.
The long-awaited day has come: the Aviation Museum & Library re-opened today with a new facade and five new exhibitions! It’s open daily from 10:00am-4:30pm and remains free of charge. Learn more: https://t.co/6LDmtmJ33Q We’re excited to welcome you back! #avgeek #museum This tweet was posted on June 01, 2022.
📸: amenity kit: Virgin America, First Class; 2015 Gift of Brendan Hooley 2018.069.009 a c This tweet was posted on June 03, 2022.
Extremely fine calado entails pulling together selected fibers from the fabric to create uniform open areas in the weave; areas may then be embellished by embroidery to create a variety of geometric patterns. #PineappletoPina #piña #pineapple #lace This tweet was posted on June 07, 2022.
In this short by Puerto Rican-born filmmaker Pati Cruz Martínez, Maritere (Tete) receives a visit from an old friend during her husband’s funeral that reawakens feelings from the past. #VideoArts #VideoArtsSFO #pride #LaAmante #LGBT https://t.co/euPRKugD30 This tweet was posted on June 09, 2022.
See "From Pineapple to Piña: A Philippine Textile Treasure" on display, post-security, in Harvey Milk Terminal 1 and online at: https://t.co/WWq06Yg2xJ #PineappletoPina #piña #pineapple #lace #fashion #design #Phillipines This tweet was posted on June 07, 2022.
The other painstaking technique, sombrado, involves a type of appliqué, in which pieces of fabric, either very fine white cotton or piña, are cut into designs; the edges are then rolled and carefully stitched onto the fabric. #PineappletoPina #piña #pineapple #lace This tweet was posted on June 07, 2022.
Born in Harare, Shona sculptor Wonder Mazhindu learned to carve from his brother Picket Mazhindu Bumhira. After completing his education in 1999, he focused on stone carving and developed a distinctive style. #ZimbabweSculpture This tweet was posted on June 10, 2022.
Founded by George T. Baker in 1934, National Airlines started as an air mail carrier, as did many airlines at that time. By the end of the decade, the growing company opened a service to New Orleans, called the “Buccaneer Route.” #DefunctThursday #NationalAirlines #AvGeek This tweet was posted on June 09, 2022.
He explains, “I am proud to be a Shona and that the art movement is enlightening the world on our myths and beliefs. The carving movement has grown to where we are now into the fifth generation of carvers.” #ZimbabweSculpture #WonderMazhindu This tweet was posted on June 10, 2022.
In 1944, National was awarded a New York-Miami route; flights began the following year. Flight times on the route were shortened in 1946 when the Douglas DC-4 was introduced, allowing non-stop flights and increasing both revenue and prestige.#DefunctThursday #NationalAirlines This tweet was posted on June 09, 2022.