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Did you know there was a Bank of America branch at SFO in the 1950s? This image was posted on January 12, 2018. #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #sfo #sfohistory #illustration

Oxchuc is both a city and larger municipality, located to the east of San Andrés in Los Altos de Chiapas. This image was posted on January 12, 2018. #empoweringthreads #mayantextiles #textile #textiles #mayan #mexico #mexican #mexicanhistory #mayanhistory #jolommayaetik #weavers #weaving #blouses #huipiles #looms #backstraploom #mayanculture #handwoven #sewing #cooperativa #artesanaschiapanecas #chiapas #cojinesartesanales #artesanias #empoweringwomen

Did you know that New York Airways offered helicopter service directly to the Pan American building? This image was posted on January 11, 2018. #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #omniflight #helicopter #clipper #jfkairport #manhattan #panambuilding #nyc

In 1782, Congress designated the bald eagle, unique to North America, as the national emblem. This image was posted on January 10, 2018. #americanfolkart #wilhelmschimmel #baldeagle #woodworking #birds #eagles #paintedeagles #dovetail #folkart #pennsylvaniagerman #pennsylvaniagermanfolkart #pennsylvania #american #history #americana #folkartfun #antique #vintage #antiquefolkart #vintagefolkart #design #folkartdesign #folkarts #folkartantiques #folkartantique

The 727 was Boeing's only tri-jet aircraft and, at the time of its production from the 1960s to the 1980s was Boeing's best-selling jet with over 1,800 sold. This image was posted on January 10, 2018. #flyingthemainline #themainline #avgeek #united #aviationhistory #unitedairlines #aviationgeek #aviation #boeing #boeing727 #trijet

During the mid-1980s, Qantas introduced the new widebody Boeing 767 and the upgraded Boeing 747-300. This image was posted on January 09, 2018. #traveltuesday #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #qantas #yvessaintlaurent #ysl #fashion #crewlife #1980s

Prior to Prohibition and the Volstead Act of 1919, gambling was a mainstay of the saloon. This image was posted on January 08, 2018. #coinoperated #theautomaticage #coinop #vintage #antique #gamemachines #slotmachine #slotmachines

For those who may not have had their fill of reindeer during the holidays, check out "Reindeer" by Eva Weber. This video was posted on January 08, 2018. #arctic #indigenous #sámi #finland #reindeer #documentary #video #polarcircle #sfomvideoarts

From 1859 to 1933, San Francisco Bay's most (in)famous island, Alcatraz Island, served as a military prison. This image was posted on January 07, 2018. #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks

Our photography curator, Kai, is getting ready to proof a print for an upcoming photography exhibition. This image was posted on January 05, 2018. #behindthescenes #sneakpeek #museumlife #curatorlife

People have used devices to measure the wind since ancient times. This image was posted on January 04, 2018. #americanfolkart #folkart #pennsylvaniagerman #pennsylvaniagermanfolkart #pennsylvania #american #history #americana #folkartfun #antique #vintage #antiquefolkart #vintagefolkart #design #folkartdesign #folkarts #folkartantiques #folkartantique #weathervane

“To be an artisan, to be a weaver signifies tradition, the culture. This image was posted on January 03, 2018. #empoweringthreads #mayantextiles #textile #textiles #mayan #mexico #mexican #mexicanhistory #mayanhistory #jolommayaetik #weavers #weaving #blouses #huipiles #looms #backstraploom #mayanculture #handwoven #sewing #cooperativa #artesanaschiapanecas #chiapas #cojinesartesanales #artesanias #empoweringwomen

In this experimental essay on color and motion, Québec-based filmmaker Mathieu Guimond scratched and painted directly on 35mm film to create a vibrant choreography of textures and movements set to the rhythm of an explosive jazz score. This video was posted on January 02, 2018. #mtl #montreal #canada #sfomvideoarts #video #videoart #experimental #35mm #jazz

It is the first day off 2018! This image was posted on January 01, 2018.

For more than ninety years, United Airlines personnel have filled the dozens of positions needed to sustain the operations of a global organization. This image was posted on December 29, 2017. #flyingthemainline #themainline #avgeek #united #aviationhistory #unitedairlines #aviationgeek #aviation #pilot #uniform #crewlife #hatbadges #insignia

In the 1890s, the cost of a new, full-size typewriter was more than the average American earned in one month. This image was posted on December 28, 2017. #thetypewriter #typewriter #typewriters #industrialdesign #qwerty #keyboard #keyboards #design #innovation #type #typer #typing #typist #oldschool #instagood #writer #writing #vintagetypewriter #vintage #analog #antique #typewritten #typed #typewriting #oldtypewriters #typewritersofinstagram

European immigrants from Germanic-speaking parts of Europe began settling in southeastern Pennsylvania in the late seventeenth century. This image was posted on December 27, 2017. #americanfolkart #folkart #pennsylvaniagerman #pennsylvaniagermanfolkart #pennsylvania #american #history #americana #folkartfun #antique #vintage #antiquefolkart #vintagefolkart #design #folkartdesign #folkarts #furniture #woodworking

Tom Elliot and Simon Reichel train their lens on The Gare at the mouth of the River Tees in England’s industrial northeast, where surfers brave freezing waters and industrial pollution to ride the breakers of a coastline better known for its refineries and steel mills. This video was posted on December 27, 2017.

The flag carrier of Argentina, Aerolineas Argentinas, was founded in 1949. This image was posted on December 26, 2017. #traveltuesday #aerolineasargentinas #argentina #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #poster #design

#Onthisday in 1984, the first Pan American World Airways Airbus A300B4, registered N202PA, departed from New York to Bridgetown, Barbados. This image was posted on December 23, 2017. #panam #airbus #300b4 #newyork #barbados #a300 #widebody #jet #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks