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Although single-lever slot machines were referred to as “one-armed bandits” as early as the 1930s, the term became more literal in the late 1940s when saloons and casinos featured the gambling devices in the bodies of elaborately carved characters to attract the attention of patrons. This image was posted on March 28, 2017. #onearmedbandit #frankpolk #sculptures #basswood #bronze #mechanicalage #saloons #slotmachine

"I wanted to photograph the festival in the way that I saw cinema." This image was posted on March 27, 2017. #film #fineart #photography #sfo #sfiff #sanfranciscointernationalfilmfestival #sanfrancisco #filmfestival

The Pan American Airways Marine Air Terminal on Dinner Key in the Coconut Grove section of Miami, Florida, was considered a milestone of design in commercial aviation when it opened #onthisday 1934. This image was posted on March 25, 2017. #panam #aviationhistory #avgeek #dinnerkey #coconutgrove #miami #avgeek #aviationhistory

The Nash Motor Company produced the Golden Airflyte. This image was posted on March 24, 2017. #avgeek #aviationhistory #vintage #vintageaviation #vintageads #vintangeadvertisements #goldenairflyte #nash #nashmotorocompany #nashmotor #classiccar #classiccars #capitalairlines #lockheedconstellation #lockheed #constellation #1950s

Eric Staller’s artwork utilizes light, space and motion to delight and surprise the public. This video was posted on March 24, 2017. #spirogyrate #ericstaller #airportart #boomerang #kidsspot #sfac

Ruth Asawa (1926–2013) worked in sculpture and created a handful of functional objects. This image was posted on March 23, 2017. #womenshistorymonth #vintage #5womenartists

United Air Lines produced this 1957 flight attendant employee pamphlet that introduces potential applicants to the profession. This image was posted on March 22, 2017. #united #crewlife #paxex #flightattendant #crewlife #fa #fashioninflight #hostesses #flightattendantlife #flightattendanttraining #flightcrew #avgeek #aviationhistory #womeninaviation #womenshistorymonth

Happy 88th Birthday to Yayoi Kusama! This image was posted on March 22, 2017. #yayoikusama #infinitekusama #5womenartists #airportart #sfac #polkadots #womenshistorymonth #hbd #happybirthday #onthisday #avantgarde

“When using the Mystifying Oracle—extinguish all lights. This image was posted on March 21, 2017.

On January 25, 1929, Panagra (Pan American-Grace Airways Inc.) This image was posted on March 21, 2017. #traveltuesday #panagra #panamerican #panam #panamericangraceairways #southamerica #avgeek #aviationhistory #vintage #vintageaviation #vintageads #vintangeadvertisements

#OnThisDay in 1959, TWA (Trans World Airlines) inaugurated transcontinental Boeing 707 jet service from San Francisco International Airport to New York. This image was posted on March 20, 2017. #avgeek #aviationhistory #boeing #707 #boeing707 #twa #transworldairlines #vintage #vintageaviation #vintageads #vintangeadvertisements

Did you know that you can receive one of SFO Museum's brochures or catalogs free of charge? This image was posted on March 20, 2017. #museummonday #allroadsrome

Flight packets given to passengers in the 1940s and 1950s consisted of various passenger information and amenities including postcards, luggage tags, route maps, and informational materials on aircraft and aviation procedures. This image was posted on March 19, 2017. #avgeek #aviationhistory #united #dc6 #vintage #vintageaviation #vintageads #vintangeadvertisements

Our online database features a few gems from our collection of over a thousand safety information cards, including this Lufthansa German Airlines safety information card featuring the Airbus A380, the largest commercial passenger aircraft in service today. This image was posted on March 18, 2017. #avgeek #aviationhistory #a380 #safetyinformationcard

The Trevi Fountain in Rome, Italy was designed as a Papal commission by architect Nicola Salvi (1697–1751) in 1730. This image was posted on March 16, 2017. #allroadsrome #grandtour #italy #trevi #trevifountain #fountain #travel #instatravel #travels #travelgram #paxex #travelling #baroque #ancientgreece #hippocamp #triton

A snapshot of SFO in 1970: telephone banks (remember those?) This image was posted on March 16, 2017.

This year marks the 90th anniversary of San Francisco International Airport. This image was posted on March 15, 2017. #sfohistory #sfo #sanfrancisco #sfhistory #bayareahistory

A portion of Transcontinental & Western Air (TWA) hostess training in 1942 was dedicated to hair and makeup. This image was posted on March 15, 2017. #womeninaviation #womenshistorymonth #twa #transcontinentalwesternair #transcontinentalandwesternair #transworldairlines #flightattendant #crewlife #fa #fashioninflight #hostesses #flightattendantlife #flightattendanttraining #flightcrew #vintage #avgeek #aviationhistory

In 1948, Air France was flying to every continent except for Australia and Antarctica. This image was posted on March 14, 2017.

Happy Pi Day! This image was posted on March 14, 2017.

These are your last few weeks to see "From #PrintToPlate: Views of the East on Transferware" featuring features blue-and-white wares made by Spode and a number of other British potters and prints of scenes of famous architectural views from the East. This image was posted on March 13, 2017. #printtoplate: #transferware" #blueandwhite #staffordshire

The poker machine was the most popular gambling device at the turn of the twentieth century. This image was posted on March 13, 2017. #sfhistory

The father and son in this photograph from 1917 claim to be transcribing a novel from Jack London, who died in 1916, through the medium of the Ouija board. This image was posted on March 10, 2017.

Spode Pottery introduced their Caramanian series around 1809. This image was posted on March 09, 2017.

Under the wing of a Stearman 4D, these two aviatrixes, clad in aviator helmets and goggles, were part of an air show held at SFO on November 20, 1932. This image was posted on March 09, 2017. #womeninaviation #aviatrix #aviatrixes #throwbackthursday #tbt #womenshistorymonth #sfohistory #sfhistory #avgeek #aviationhistory

The Flying Tiger Line was founded on June 24, 1945, as the National Skyway Freight Corporation. This image was posted on March 07, 2017.

The promotional airline calendar is an enduring form of airline ephemera that is a marriage of the airlines’ brand identity with an object of daily utility in the home or office. This image was posted on March 03, 2017.

Eames plywood chairs exhibit a functional and sculptural, harmoniously simple design that flexes to fit the sitter through pivoting rubber shock-mount connections. This image was posted on March 03, 2017. #midcentury #modern #design #eames #lcw #rayeames #charleseames #womenshistorymonth

The last Continental flight departed #onthisday in 2012. This image was posted on March 02, 2017.

Before the central multi-level parking structure was built in 1965, cars parked in a circular formation in front of the Central Terminal (now Terminal 2). This image was posted on March 02, 2017.

Born in Bergamo, Italy in 1606, painter Viviano Codazzi reached Naples by the 1620s, where he demonstrated remarkable skill with "quadratura"—architectural perspective. This image was posted on March 01, 2017. #rome: #piraneseum", #allroadsrome #grandtour #italy #travel

Not all Talking boards look alike. This image was posted on February 27, 2017.