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#Onthisday in 1973, Federal Express delivered the first packages from its operational facility in Memphis, Tennessee. This image was posted on April 17, 2023. #fedex #federalexpress #avgeek

American soprano Dorothy Kirsten (1910–92) started her performing arts career as a radio singer at WINS-New York. This image was posted on April 14, 2023. #sfoperacentennia #sfopera #opera

Harvey Milk Terminal 1 passengers, have you seen “Hyper-Natural Bay Area” by artist Robert Minervini? This image was posted on April 13, 2023. #publicart #robertminervini #sanfrancisco #mosaic

California Arts & Architecture began in 1929 as a magazine for residential design featuring a wide range of styles from Tudor to Mediterranean. This image was posted on April 12, 2023. #californiamodernistwomen #rayeames #california #design

Harvey Milk Terminal 1 to International Terminal A Connector (International Terminal A)

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Harvey Milk Terminal 1 to International Terminal A Connector (Harvey Milk Terminal)

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Harvey Milk Terminal 1 - International Terminal A Stairs

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“I always knew I was trans, and I always knew that I was femme. This image was posted on April 11, 2023. #jesstdugan #vanessafabbre #tosurviveonthisshore #trans #transgender #gendernonconforming

The first pitch of the Giants home opener game of the season against the Kansas City Royals was thrown this afternoon at 1:35pm PDT. This image was posted on April 07, 2023.

Harvey Milk (1930–78) made history in 1977 when he became the first openly gay individual elected to public office in the state of California. This image was posted on April 07, 2023. #harveymilk #harveymilkexhibition #lgbtq #lgbtqrights #sfhistory

Did you know that both United Airlines and Continental Airlines both trace their founding to one man? This image was posted on April 06, 2023. #avgeek #unitedairlines #continentalairlines #varneyairlines #sfhistory

When designing for 𝘓𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘢, a ballet that fuses European and African music and dance, Oakland-born costume and set designer Sandra Woodall applied the same cultural fusion in her vibrant designs for the ballet. This image was posted on April 05, 2023. #sfballetat90 #ballet #lambarena

The wind tunnel testing and research of NASA’s Ames Research Center, located in the Naval Air Station Moffett Field near Mountain View, California, has accomplished monumental achievements. This image was posted on April 05, 2023. #nasaameswind #avgeek #nasa #windtunnel

Pheoleen Gandari’s (b. This image was posted on April 04, 2023. #zimbabwesculpture #zimbabwe #sculpture #harare

The inaugural Singapore Airlines flight to the United States arrived at San Francisco on #onthisday in 1979. This image was posted on April 04, 2023. #avgeek #singapore

Visitors to the Aviation Museum will no doubt recognize this large Pan Am floor globe! This image was posted on April 03, 2023. #52objects #avgeek #panam #sfhistory #sfohistory #earthmonth

Kacper Kowalski is a photographer and aviator who has been observing and photographing landscapes from above for over twenty-five years. This image was posted on April 03, 2023. #photography #aerialphotography #kacperkowalski #poland #rezoartagency

Happy anniversary to our friends at The Pan Am Historical Foundation! This image was posted on March 31, 2023. #panamericanhistoricalfoundation #panam #avgeek #aviationhistory

Like many post-war airlines, Aloha Airlines, based in Hawaii, started charter passenger and cargo service with a single surplus DC-3 in 1946. This image was posted on March 31, 2023. #hawaii #avgeek #alohaairlines

“I have always been happy in San Francisco. This image was posted on March 30, 2023. #sfoperacentennial #sfopera #opera

“I have traveled extensively. This image was posted on March 29, 2023. #jesstdugan #vanessafabbre #tosurviveonthisshore #trans #transgender #gendernonconforming #womenshistorymonth

A San Francisco native, Joan Brown (1938-90) was recognized early in her career as a major talent working in the style that became identified as Bay Area Figurative. This image was posted on March 29, 2023. #5womenartists #womenshistorymonth #joanbrown #publicart

Air Afrique was multinational African airline, based in the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire. This image was posted on March 28, 2023. #airafrique #avgeek #aviationhistory #traveltuesday

Born in Fort Payne, Alabama, Katherine Stinson (1891-1977) was the fourth woman in the United States to obtain a pilot’s certification. This image was posted on March 28, 2023. #enduranceengines #womenshistorymonth

Christening ceremonies for airplanes arose from the tradition of christening ships, where a fluid was broken or poured on a ship’s hull and the ship was blessed with a name and good luck. This image was posted on March 27, 2023. #52objects #womenshistorymonth #sfohistory #avgeek #shirleytempleblack

Initially, Congress banned Concorde service to the United States due to concerns over the aircraft’s sonic boom, but five months after the Concorde’s inaugural flight, an exception was made in May 1976 for transatlantic service to Washington Dulles International Airport from London and Paris. This image was posted on March 24, 2023. #ssttimemachine

While in a bookstore, choreographer Cathy Marston came across Charles Webb’s 1963 novel “The Graduate.” Glancing at the book jacket, she realized that the book was written in San Francisco. This image was posted on March 24, 2023. #sfballetat90 #ballet #womenshistorymonth

“The Color of Horizons” by Dana Hemenway recently was awarded first prize by Fiber Art Now for their Fiber Reimagined juried exhibition! This image was posted on March 22, 2023. #publicart #danahemenway #5womenartists #womenshistorymonth

In 1963, the United States launched a government-funded Supersonic Transport (SST) program to compete with the joint British and French Concorde project. This image was posted on March 21, 2023. #sstfirstgeneration #avgeek #concorde

Zoe Dell Lantis Nutter (1915-2020) was an American dancer, actress and model who became a promoter, educator, marketer, commercial pilot, and philanthropist. This image was posted on March 20, 2023. #52objects #womeninaviation #womenshistorymonth

Freda Koblick (1920–2011) was a native of San Francisco who pioneered cast-acrylic plastic sculpture. This image was posted on March 17, 2023. #californiamodernistwomen #fredakoblick #5womenartists #womenshistorymonth

#OnThisDay in 1947, the Convair CV-240 took off on its maiden flight. This image was posted on March 16, 2023.

Linda Geary is an abstract painter whose work is inspired by material processes of cutting, revision and repair; a collage approach that references actions of sewing and construction, akin to making a quilt. This image was posted on March 15, 2023. #womenshistorymonth

#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, 2023. #sfhistory #sfohistory #avgeek

People often ask: “Where is the museum at SFO?” One way to answer this question is to say: The airport is the museum. This image was posted on March 14, 2023. #blog #museumlife #wayfinding #sfo

French American coloratura soprano Lily Pons (1898–1976) was a pop-cultural sensation and appeared on radio programs, recorded for RCA Records, starred in Hollywood films, and had perfume, flowers, and even a town—Lilypons, Maryland—named after her. This image was posted on March 14, 2023. #sfoperacentennial #sfopera #opera #womenshistorymonth