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With seats for ten passengers, the Boeing 247 was dubbed a “flying city” in this postcard advertisement. This image was posted on July 11, 2019. #avgeek #boeing #united #postcard #1930s

In the early 1970s, United Airlines commissioned aviation artist Nixon Galloway of Manhattan Beach, California, to create a series of watercolor paintings depicting each aircraft flown by the airline and its subsidiaries from the beginning of the company’s history. This image was posted on June 21, 2019. #unitedairlines #united #aircraft #avgeek #watercolors #illustration #aircraft

Early color photographs of San Francisco Airport are rare, so we’re excited to share with you a recent gift to our collection. This image was posted on June 13, 2019. #throwbackthursday #tbt #sfo #sfohistory #sfhistory #1940s

This is your last week to see “Down-Home Music: The Story of Arhoolie Records”, which is on display post-security in Terminal 2. This image was posted on June 04, 2019. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #mancelipscomb #blues #folkmusic #texas

#OnThisDay in 1924, the Huff Daland Dusters, based in Macon, Georgia, began one of the earliest known commercial aerial crop-dusting operations in America. This image was posted on May 30, 2019. #delta #deltaairlines #huffdalanddusters #map #routemap

#Onthisday in 1976, the first Concorde flights from the United States began at Washington Dulles International Airport. This image was posted on May 24, 2019. #avgeek #concorde #dulles #washington #paris #london

When jetliners were introduced in the 1950s, they brought air travel to a larger percentage of the public as their high speeds, extensive range, and large capacities enabled the airlines to substantially reduce their seat-mile costs. This image was posted on May 23, 2019. #bythebook #avgeek #jetliners #paa #panam

Victorian pedestals, meant to showcase sculpture, are fascinating decorative art objects to behold. This image was posted on May 17, 2019. #victorianpedestals #victorian #pedestals #victorianfurniture #victoriana #design #decorativeart #interiorstyle

#OnThisDay in 1930, Ellen Church began her first shift as the first female cabin crewmember at Boeing Air Transport (BAT). This image was posted on May 15, 2019. #crewlife #ellenchurch #unitedairlines #boeing #avgeek #womeninaviation #flightattendant #aviationhistory #1930s

Have you ever been to a drive-in movie theatre? This image was posted on April 10, 2019. #1950sconsumer #1950s #50s #midcentury #drivein #driveinmovie #blueprint

On April 6, 1926, Walter T. Varney, a flight school and air taxi operator from San Francisco, launched his air mail service. This image was posted on April 08, 2019. #varney #unitedairlines #united #boeing #boeingair

With the introduction of the airplane in the early twentieth century, pilots and mechanics needed written instructions on how to properly fly these complicated machines and keep them in safe operating condition. This image was posted on April 05, 2019. #bythebook #trainingmanual #airliner #flight #maintenance #avgeek #pilots #mechanics #manuals #airplane

Based in Croydon Airport in South London, Imperial Airways was established as a merger between four different British companies in 1924. This image was posted on March 31, 2019. #imperialairways #britishairways #london #croydon #croydonairport #boac #bea #unitedkingdom #uk #british #avgeek

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

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

Television quickly surpassed radio as the most popular media in the United States during the 1950s. This image was posted on March 11, 2019. #1950sconsumer #1950s #vintage #50s #midcentury #classic #retro #tv #television

Powerful rhythm-and-blues singer Big Mama Thornton (1926–84) was first to record the songs “Hound Dog” and her own composition, “Ball n’ Chain,” which would later be made famous by Elvis Presley and Janis Joplin. This video was posted on March 06, 2019. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #bigmamathornton #hounddog #ballnchain #alabama #rockandroll

The last Continental Airlines flight departed #onthisday in 2012. This image was posted on March 02, 2019. #continental #avgeek #aviationhistory

Image: Installation view of "Flying the Main Line: A History of United Airlines"

Installation view of "Flying the Main Line: A History of United Airlines". Image by SFO Museum. It was taken on Jun 29, 2017.