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In his series, "This World and Others Like It", artist Drew Nikonowicz draws upon the language of nineteenth-century survey images to investigate the role of the explorer in present times. This image was posted on January 27, 2019. #photography #drewnikonowicz #photographer #photograph #cgi #cad #videogames #moonlanding #analog #landscape #explorer #virtualreality #reality #aesthetics #film #35mm

The lap steel guitar developed in Hawai’i in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries and is attributed to an adolescent named Joseph Kekuku (1874–1932). This image was posted on January 16, 2019. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #hawaii #music #steelguitar #guitar #recordalbum #albumcover

On January 1, 1937, United Air Lines started the first Douglas DC-3 service to San Francisco Airport. This image was posted on January 03, 2019. #dc3 #1930s #avgeek #sfohistory #unitedairlines #united

Cable cars are one of San Francisco's best known landmarks and have been featured on a wide variety of promotional items, especially those related to travel. This image was posted on December 27, 2018. #sfhistory #unitedairlines #airline #ticketjacket #cablecar

During the late 1930s, following a request from United Air Lines, Douglas Aircraft of Santa Monica, California, developed a large-capacity, long-range, pressurized, four-engine airliner. This image was posted on December 26, 2018. #aviationevolutions #modelplane #scalemodel #avgeek #aviationhistory #dc-4 #panam

The Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra was a twin-engine, low-wing monoplane with a clean, aerodynamic fuselage and a twin tail. This image was posted on December 07, 2018. #aviationevolutions #jimlund #lockheed #avgeek #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #modelplane #scalemodel #avgeeks

Our newest exhibition, "The Modern Consumer: 1950s Products and Style" is now on display, post-security, in Terminal 3. This image was posted on December 07, 2018. #1950sconsumer #1950s #vintage #1950sstyle #1950svintage #50s #glamour #midcentury #classic #retro #goldenage

The field of aeronautical engineering led to some of the most profound technological advancements of the 20th century. This image was posted on December 06, 2018. #avgeek #boeing247 #boeing747 #boeing #avgeeks #aviationgeek #aviation #vintageaviation

Operating a Boeing 727, the last Pan American World Airways flight took off from Barbados to Miami, Florida, #onthisday in 1991. This image was posted on December 04, 2018. #pamam #pamerican #paa #boeing #boeing727 #jetage #goldenage

Happy Thanksgiving! This image was posted on November 25, 2018. #happythanksgiving #thanksgiving #behindthescenes

Our online database contains a wide variety of airline brochures and route maps dating back to the 1920s. This image was posted on November 18, 2018. #avgeek #aviation #transitmaps #maps #map #routemap

#Onthisday in 1929, Inter-Island Airways started schedule passenger service with two Sikorsky S-38 planes linking the Hawaiian Islands. This image was posted on November 11, 2018. #avgeek #hawaii #interisland #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #history #aviationgeeks #avgeeks

The last scheduled United Boeing 747 flight took off from SFO to Honolulu #onthisday in 2017. This image was posted on November 07, 2018. #repost

Daylight savings time just ended in the United States, signaling the beginning of winter. This image was posted on November 06, 2018. #traveltuesday #avgeek #airfrance #winter #vacation #getaway

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 image was posted on October 12, 2018. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #bigmamathornton #hounddog #ballnchain #harmonica #drums #rockandroll #blues #folkmusic #ballads #gospel #texas

The Stinson Model A was one of the last commercial airliners produced in the United States with a steel-tube and fabric fuselage. This image was posted on October 03, 2018. #aviationevolutions #jimlund #avgeek #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #modelplane #scalemodel #avgeeks

Cast your mind far, far back to the days before cell phones... This image was posted on September 26, 2018.

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM), one of the largest architectural firms in the world, has been fundamental to the architecture of the airport. This image was posted on September 20, 2018. #som #architecture #avgeek #airport #skidmoreowingsmerrill #architect #myrongoldsmith #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #sfohistory

#OnThisday in 1959, United Air Lines and Delta Airlines introduced the Douglas DC-8. This image was posted on September 18, 2018. #avgeek #delta #united #dc8 #douglasairlines #turbojet #boeing #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory

Under senior designer Eva Rosencrans (1901–1994), the internationally known New York-based label Ben Reig took United’s uniform in a new direction as the jet age progressed. This image was posted on September 12, 2018. #avgeek #womeninaviation #aviationhistory #crewlife #flightattendant #cabincrew #fashion #uniform #aviationgeek #aviation #united #benreig