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#OnThisDay in 1959, the inaugural jetliner flight from SFO to New York departed. This image was posted on March 20, 2018. #boeing #boeing707 #jetage #jet #douglas #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #sfohistory
This poster produced by McDonnell Douglas illustrates the commercial aircraft they had produced over nearly fifty years, from the DC-1 to the DC-10. This image was posted on March 19, 2018. #avgeek #mcdonnelldouglas #douglasaircraft #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
"Theatricalizing life with dreams" was how Mary Wells, a pioneering advertising executive for Jack Tinker Associates, recalled her greatest strength. This image was posted on March 18, 2018. #aviation #braniff #advertising #marywellslawrence #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #airline #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily #marywells #womeninaviation #womenshistorymonth
Can you guess what type of lettering this is? This image was posted on March 17, 2018. #folkart #pennsylvaniagerman #pennsylvaniagermanfolkart #pennsylvania #american #history #americana #folkartfun #antique #vintage #design #folkarts #fraktur #calligraphy
Do you recognize this cityscape? This image was posted on March 16, 2018. #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #sanfrancisco #sfhistory
Do you recognize this cityscape? This image was posted on March 16, 2018. #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #sanfrancisco #sfhistory
#Onthisday in 1927 the City and County of San Francisco signed a lease with the Mills Estate for 150 acres to use as an airport. This image was posted on March 15, 2018. #throwbackthursday #sfhistory #sfohistory #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #sanfrancisco #tbt
Happy Pi Day! This image was posted on March 14, 2018. #piday #sfohistory #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
Ida Staggers was first hired by TWA (Transcontinental & Western Air) as a hostess in 1936. This image was posted on March 14, 2018. #womeninaviation #womenshistorymonth #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
Happy Pi Day! This image was posted on March 14, 2018. #piday #sfohistory #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
In 1949, Trans-Canada Air Lines produced this traveler information brochure for their passengers traveling with babies. This image was posted on March 12, 2018. #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
The Concorde was the first successful transoceanic supersonic airliner. This image was posted on March 12, 2018. #aviationevolutions #jimlund #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #modelplane #flight #airline #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily #modelaircraft #airplane #aircraft #concorde
For centuries, people have traveled the seas exploring new territories, engaging in trade, fishing, and whaling. This image was posted on March 09, 2018. #americanfolkart #folkart #american #history #americana #maritime
#Onthisday in 1963, the Pan Am Building opened at 200 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. This image was posted on March 07, 2018. #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #panam #manhattan
The Winter Olympics just wrapped up in South Korea. This image was posted on March 06, 2018. #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #korea #deltaairlines
To commemorate Charles Lindbergh's famous 1927 solo flight across the Atlantic, Parker Brothers produced this card game to recreate the exciting journey. This image was posted on March 03, 2018. #lindbergh #charleslindbergh #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #boardgames
From coast to coast, regions of North America developed distinctive types of hand-carved duck decoys. This image was posted on March 01, 2018. #americanfolkart #folkart #american #history #americana #folkartfun #antique #vintage #antiquefolkart #vintagefolkart #design #folkartdesign #folkarts #folkartantiques #folkartantique #duckdecoys
This is your last week to see "Flying the Main Line: A History of United Airlines." This image was posted on February 27, 2018. #flyingthemainline #themainline #avgeek #united #aviationhistory #unitedairlines #aviationgeek #aviation
#HappyBirthday to Philippine Airlines (PAL), which was founded #onthisday in 1941. This image was posted on February 26, 2018. #hbd #aviationhistory #avgeek #philippineairlines #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
#Onthisday, in 1965, the Douglas DC-9 took off on its maiden flight. This image was posted on February 25, 2018. #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
Being an air traffic controller means coordinating multiple arriving and departing airplanes. This image was posted on February 23, 2018. #flashbackfriday #sfohistory #sfo #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #airtraffic #airtrafficcontrol
Being an air traffic controller means coordinating multiple arriving and departing airplanes. This image was posted on February 23, 2018. #flashbackfriday #sfohistory #sfo #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #airtraffic #airtrafficcontrol
Being an air traffic controller means coordinating multiple arriving and departing airplanes. This image was posted on February 23, 2018. #flashbackfriday #sfohistory #sfo #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #airtraffic #airtrafficcontrol
Developed behind the Iron Curtain by the Tupolev Design Bureau during the late 1950s, the massive Tu-114 Rossiya (Russia) turboprop airliner was introduced by the Soviet national airline Aeroflot in 1961. This image was posted on February 20, 2018. #aviationevolutions #jimlund #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #modelplane #flight #airline #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily #modelaircraft #airplane #aircraft
Developed behind the Iron Curtain by the Tupolev Design Bureau during the late 1950s, the massive Tu-114 Rossiya (Russia) turboprop airliner was introduced by the Soviet national airline Aeroflot in 1961. This image was posted on February 20, 2018. #aviationevolutions #jimlund #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #modelplane #flight #airline #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily #modelaircraft #airplane #aircraft
The Aviation Museum and Library is closed today to observe President's Day. This image was posted on February 19, 2018. #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #stratocruiser #postcard #panamerican #panam
Our online database features over 10,000 objects from our collection, including over 200 airmail covers from all over the world, commemorating different airmail routes. This image was posted on February 18, 2018. #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #philately #airmail #sfo #manila #panam #panamerican #transpacific
American carved stone books first appeared around 1860. This image was posted on February 16, 2018. #americanfolkart #folkart #stonebooks #american #history #americana #folkartdesign #folkarts #folkartantiques #folkartantique #marble #carving #stonecutters #stonecutter #stone #book
By the late 1930s, with the introduction of the Douglas DST (Douglas Sleeper Transport) and DC-3 Mainliners, United Air Lines provided standardized beverage service. This image was posted on February 15, 2018. #flyingthemainline #themainline #dst #douglasaircraft #dc3 #unitedairlines #airlines #airline #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #crewlife #coffeetime
Air New Zealand started as TEAL (Tasman Empire Airways Limited) in 1940. This image was posted on February 13, 2018. #traveltuesday #newzealand #teal #boac #british #sydney #auckland #aotearoa #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
In an effort to compete with TWA (Trans World Airlines) on transatlantic routes to Europe, Pan American World Airways ordered the extended-range DC-7C (dubbed the "Seven Seas") from Douglas Aircraft. This image was posted on February 12, 2018. #aviationevolutions #jimlund #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #modelplane #flight #airline #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily #modelaircraft #airplane #aircraft #panam #dc7
Before computers, airlines took reservations manually. This image was posted on February 10, 2018. #womeninaviation #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeek
This photo from around 1985 shows a United Airlines employee cleaning a flight information kiosk with cathode ray tube (CRT) displays. This image was posted on February 08, 2018. #throwbackthursday #saulbass #logo #united #unitedairlines #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
#OnThisDay in 1960, Pan American World Airways received their first Douglas DC-8, the "Clipper Mandarin", registry number N803PA. This image was posted on February 07, 2018. #avgeek #panam #panamerican #douglasaircraft #dc8 #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #postcard
#OnThisDay in 1960, Pan American World Airways received their first Douglas DC-8, the "Clipper Mandarin", registry number N803PA. This image was posted on February 07, 2018. #avgeek #panam #panamerican #douglasaircraft #dc8 #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #postcard
Northeast Airlines started as the Boston-Maine Airways in 1931 and served the New England area of the United States. This image was posted on February 05, 2018. #traveltuesday #northeastairlines #northeast #newengland #maine #boston #delta #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #postcard #convair