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Radio unified people by its ability to instantly inform and entertain populations separated by thousands of miles. This image was posted on September 11, 2018. #radiosfo #ontheradio #radio #radios #wireless #vintage #antique #vintageradios #transistorradio #portableradio #retroradio #retro #fdr

Radio shows delighted and captivated listeners during the golden age of broadcasting. This image was posted on September 07, 2018. #radiosfo #ontheradio #radio #radios #wireless #radioshow #fibbermcgee #classicradio

Richard E. Byrd was a famous aviator who explored the North and South Poles in the early 20th century. This image was posted on September 06, 2018.

Check out these photos from the 1960s as United Air Lines employees fit a Boeing 727 Combi-Freighter with seats. This image was posted on September 05, 2018. #avgeek #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #boeing #boeing727 #combi

In 1978, Gail Gorski became the first female pilot to be hired by United Airlines. This image was posted on August 26, 2018. #womeninaviation #womensequalityday #united #pilot #femalepilot #herstory #aviatrix

During the early twentieth century, these compact and simple, coin-operated vendors were placed atop the counters of stores, restaurants, and bars across the United States. This image was posted on August 14, 2018. #coinoperated #theautomaticage #coinop #vintage #antique #matches #slotmachine #slotmachines #vendingmachine

#OnThisDay in 1971, the first of this type of aircraft service started at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). This image was posted on August 14, 2018. #triviatuesday #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #sfohistory

Pinball games trace their origins to bagatelle, a fashionable eighteenth-century French table game. This image was posted on August 10, 2018. #coinoperated #theautomaticage #coinop #vintage #antique #gamemachines #slotmachine #slotmachines #bagatelle #pinball #games #tablegames

For inflight meal service, Jean Louis created this serving smock in a vivid geometric pattern with the letter U for United. This image was posted on August 10, 2018. #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #crewlife #fashionfriday

Midway Atoll, also called Midway Island, now part of the territory called the United States Minor Outlying Islands, was utilized by Pan American Airways as an island stop on their transpacific route to Asia from the 1930s to the 1950s. This image was posted on July 30, 2018. #avgeek #panam #environment #albatross #midwayatoll #midway #threatenedspecies #nationalmonument #wildliferefuge

Filmmaker Naghmeh Farzaneh, who left Iran for the United States during the “Arab Spring” of 2010–12, communicates the anxiety, alienation, and complex range of emotions shared with other immigrants in this beautifully composed, hand-drawn animation. This video was posted on July 16, 2018. #videoartssfom #video #film #tehran #iran #arabspring #animation #immigration #immigrant #alienation #anxiety #esl

Construction on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge began #onthisday in 1933. This image was posted on July 08, 2018. #sfhistory #sanfrancisco #baybridge #bridge #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #1930s #1933

Parisian by birth, Hollywood costumer Jean Louis (1907–1997) designed for hundreds of leading ladies, including a famous strapless gown worn by Rita Hayworth in “Gilda.” A frequent nominee and Oscar-winner, Louis had a long engagement with United Airlines and created this uniform for the airline’s 4,500 stewardesses. This image was posted on June 21, 2018. #jeanlouis #united #crewlife #flightattendant #uniform #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #fashion

Airlines discovered early that providing children with jobs, albeit pretend ones, was a way to make them feel useful and keep them from getting bored on long flights. This image was posted on June 08, 2018. #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks