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The history of one of the United States’ most storied airlines, Pan American Airways, stretches back to 1927 and will be a multi-part #DefunctThursday. Founded in 1927 by Juan Trippe, #PanAm grew rapidly, purchasing or partnering with numerous competing airlines along the way. This tweet was posted on August 04, 2022.
📸: Julia Clark (1880–1912) at the controls of a Curtiss biplane; c. 1912 Harry A. (Alexander) Erickson (1884-1962) Collection of DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University Ag1982.0190 R2022.1405.001 This tweet was posted on August 03, 2022.
Often, a metal sheath was added to the leading edge of each aircraft propeller blade for extra durability. This helped protect the wood from damage by rocks and other debris that was common on the dirt airstrips of the 1910s and 20s. #EnduranceEngines #AvGeek This tweet was posted on August 09, 2022.
The Paragon Striker propeller on display was designed for use with a Curtiss OX-5 engine, like the one in this JN-4 Jenny, and was produced of oak by the American Propeller and Manufacturing Company (APMC), of Baltimore, Maryland. #EnduranceEngines #AvGeek This tweet was posted on August 09, 2022.
How’s this for a stylish, elaborate way to announce dinner? This dinner gong exhibits faux bamboo supports & sparrows in flight, and showcases the European maker’s interpretation of Japanese admiration for the natural world as well as Japan's influence on Western art. #Japonisme This tweet was posted on August 10, 2022.
It was reported that while at the school, Lillian Atwater caught a seagull in a net while her husband flew a hydroplane. She never earned a pilot’s license, and it remains unknown if she continued to fly after attending the school. #EarlyWomenAviators #AvGeek This tweet was posted on August 10, 2022.
Lillian Janeway Atwater (1890–1937) was the first woman to fly a hydroplane in the United States. In 1911, she began hydroplane pilot training with her husband William Atwater at the Curtiss School of Aviation in North Island, San Diego. #EarlyWomenAviators #AvGeek This tweet was posted on August 10, 2022.
See “Japonisme: A Passion for Japan” on display, post-security, in Terminal 2 and online at: https://t.co/CsNirkUbag #Japonisme This tweet was posted on August 10, 2022.
📸: Lillian Janeway Atwater (1890–1937) and William B. Atwater (1890–1937) in front of Curtiss seaplane, North Island, San Diego; 1911 Harry A. (Alexander) Erickson (1884-1962) Collection of DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University Ag1982.0190 R2022.1405.002 This tweet was posted on August 10, 2022.
In “A ver ponte ahí”, Flor Marmolejo’s first-year graduate film made while at @SFSU, she revisits a family album and an opportune trip leads to a revelation. #VideoArts #VideoArtsSFO https://t.co/Ru0EQm6bI6 This tweet was posted on August 12, 2022.
On Nov. 22, 1935, a #PanAm Martin M-130 named China Clipper, lifted off and strained into the sky, threading its way under and over two partially built bridges as thousands cheered from shore for the first scheduled flight across the Pacific Ocean. #DefunctThursday #AvGeek This tweet was posted on August 11, 2022.
The grandmother figure in “World Civilization” by #ViolaFrey is a maternal icon of power inspired by the “take charge” matriarchs in her hometown during World War II. The workman’s glove holds the world in its palm - a statement about the value of work and creativity. #PublicArt This tweet was posted on August 15, 2022.
Tiny Wake Island was the vital link across the Pacific, as it broke the 2,690 miles from Midway to Guam into manageable segments. When first established in 1935, the route terminated in Manila, a whopping 8,210-mile one-way journey. #DefunctThursday #PanAm #AvGeek This tweet was posted on August 11, 2022.
Viola Frey (1933-2004) created a vocabulary of figures and objects that form a personal mythology. The suited businessman in her painting “World Civilization” is a symbol of mainstream respectability, and contrasts with the bold, vividly dressed women. #PublicArt #ViolaFrey This tweet was posted on August 15, 2022.
📸: All: Pan American Airways Martin M-130 “China Clipper”; 1938 Gift of Reid W. Dennis 2010.244.003 - Midway Island; c. 1937 Gift of Richard McLean 2009.175.048 a b - Martin M-130 “China Clipper” log page; 1935 Transferred from the Pan American World Airways Archive 1993.11.21 This tweet was posted on August 11, 2022.
In 1912, Law became the fifth woman in the U.S. to earn a pilot's license. During her flying career she set numerous records, including one for women’s altitude, and another for distance by either a male or female aviator in a flight from Chicago to New York in 1916. #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 16, 2022.
In 1958, Pan American World Airways introduced the first successful commercial jet service. This major milestone in air travel coincided with the launch of a modernized #PanAm brand by architect Edward Larrabee Barnes and his associate, Charles Forberg. #DefunctThursday #PanAm This tweet was posted on August 18, 2022.
Napoleon’s Egyptian campaign ignited a fascination with ancient Egypt that continued into the Victorian era, and its Egyptian Revival design craze. This ebonized and polychromed pedestal with painted lotus flowers provides a striking example of the style. #victorianpaperedwall This tweet was posted on August 17, 2022.
Ruth Law (1887-1970) was inspired to fly by her brother Rodman Law, a parachutist and stuntman. Orville Wright refused to train her because he believed women were not mechanically minded, so she instead persuaded Harry Atwood & Arch Freeman of Saugus, MA, to instruct her. #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 16, 2022.
The pedestal and wallpaper serve as perfect and elaborate compliments to each other. The use of metallic ink on the paper lend a dramatic glow to the wall. #victorianpaperedwall This tweet was posted on August 17, 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/WWq06XYZvJ #PineappletoPina #piña #pineapple #lace #fashion #design #Philippines This tweet was posted on August 19, 2022.
See “Japonisme: A Passion for Japan” on display, post-security, in Terminal 2 and online at: https://t.co/CsNirkUbag #Japonisme #Japan #Design This tweet was posted on August 22, 2022.
Taking from the tradition of the globe and windswept typeface that Pan Am had used since the 1920s, they rendered the globe in gridlines, positioned a tightened logotype at the equator, and lightened the company color from navy to sky blue. #DefunctThursday #PanAm This tweet was posted on August 18, 2022.
The design derives from a simple, collarless shirt worn by men and women in the pre-colonial Philippines. The tunic evolved from a much longer version in the early nineteenth century to the “classic” barong tagalog by the mid-nineteenth century. #PineappletoPina #piña This tweet was posted on August 19, 2022.
The traditional men’s blouse of the Philippines, the barong tagalog, is a sheer, long-sleeved embroidered formal shirt worn untucked and made from piña or other natural fibers. #PineappletoPina #piña This tweet was posted on August 19, 2022.
This new servicemark was more distinct, particularly at a distance, and it became one of the most widely recognized in the world. #DefunctThursday #PanAm This tweet was posted on August 18, 2022.
📸 1/3: brochure: Pan American World Airways, Boeing 707; 1958 Gift of David A. Abercrombie in memory of Stanley A. Abercrombie 2001.039.235 a d This tweet was posted on August 18, 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.
📸: hostess boots: Hughes Airwest; 1970s Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2001.016.048 a b https://t.co/7SlocvfO6x This tweet was posted on August 23, 2022.
Edith Heath converted the laundry room of her Filbert Street residence into a pottery studio, and by 1944 she exhibited at the Legion of Honor Museum and sold wares to the high-end San Francisco retailer Gump’s. #EdithHeath #CaliforniaModernistWomen This tweet was posted on August 24, 2022.
The success of L’Ornement Polychrome prompted a second series in 1885. The lavish imagery presented in both sets drew from cultures around the world & featured a variety of mediums, including woodwork, metalwork, architecture, textiles, painting, & pottery. #victorianpaperedwall This tweet was posted on August 24, 2022.
As Pan American was not licensed to operate domestic routes within in the United States, the company purchased National Airlines in 1980. This did not prove be a good financial takeover as the company would have liked. #PanAm #DefunctThursday #AvGeek This tweet was posted on August 25, 2022.
Captain Zoya Agarwal (@CaptainZoya) led an all-female crew for a record-breaking @AirIndia flight from @flySFO to Bengaluru over the North Pole to celebrate International Women’s Day in January 2021. #avgeek #WomeninAviation #WomensEqualityDay2022 This tweet was posted on August 26, 2022.
His signature textile is piña, and he has played a pivotal role in incorporating the fabric into high fashion designs, including bridal gowns, women’s couture, and men’s shirts. #PineappletoPina #piña This tweet was posted on August 29, 2022.
In Andrés Gallegos’ graduate thesis film at San Francisco State University, a savvy eleven-year-old shoe shiner in Talca, Chile proves his resourcefulness during turbulent times. https://t.co/s0oA7fUN7a #shoeshiner #andrésgallegos #sfsu #VideoArts #VideoArtsSFO https://t.co/koJMWnRBGT This tweet was posted on August 25, 2022.
Anthony Cruz Legarda (b. 1963), a Filipino American fashion designer, employs Indigenous master weavers from the Philippines to create piña and piña silk fabrics for his collections. #PineappletoPina #piña This tweet was posted on August 29, 2022.