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It comprised a swept-wing, four-jet-engine layout similar to that of the Boeing 707 with a capacity for up to 179 passengers. Powered by four Pratt & Whitney J57 turbojet engines, the DC-8 was capable of cruising speeds reaching 600 miles per hour. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on July 07, 2021.
Upgraded variants were introduced during the 1960s, including a stretched version that was the largest capacity airliner until the introduction of the widebody Boeing 747 in 1970. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on July 07, 2021.
With a transcontinental range of almost 4,000 miles, the DC-8 could easily fly nonstop from San Francisco to New York in just over five hours. The transcontinental flight time for the piston-powered Douglas DC-7 it replaced was around eight hours. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on July 07, 2021.
📸 1/3: All: DC-8 brochure: United; 1959 Gift of David A. Abercrombie in memory of Stanley A. Abercrombie 2001.039.211 Pan Am; c. 1959 Gift of M.D. Klaas 2018.112.0785 brochure: United; c. 1959 Gift of David A. Abercrombie in memory of Stanley A. Abercrombie 2001.039.249 This tweet was posted on July 07, 2021.
📸 2/3: All: photographs, Boeing 707 Pan Am; c. 1959 Gift of M.D. Klaas 2018.112.0776 a b Continental; c. 1960 Gift of M.D. Klaas 2018.112.0138 Pan Am, 707-121; c.1958 Gift of M.D. Klaas 2018.112.0762 TWA, 707-300C; c. 1975 Gift of the William Hough Collection 2012.167.035 This tweet was posted on June 23, 2021.
In 1962, The Ventures toured Japan for the first time as a duo with founding members Don Wilson and Bob Bogle. Thousands of fans were on hand to greet the band when they returned to Japan in 1964 as a quartet with Nokie Edwards and Mel Taylor. #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on June 25, 2021.
On April 17, 1906, the SFMC held a dance at their new meeting hall on Jefferson Square. The next morning, the Great Earthquake devastated the city. The hall became a temporary hospital and members used their motorcycles to deliver supplies and messages throughout the Bay Area. This tweet was posted on June 24, 2021.
The SFMC quickly reorganized, and in 1908 they hosted events that included a seventy-mile ride to Mount Hamilton and a weekend of racing at Tanforan Park in nearby San Bruno. #EarlyAmericanMotorcycles This tweet was posted on June 24, 2021.
📸 2/2: All: Courtesy of the San Francisco Motorcycle Club (SFMC) SFMC members with a Reading-Standard motorcycle and sidecar on the old Half Moon Bay Road, CA; 1917 Racing at Tanforan Park, CA; July 4-5, 1908 This tweet was posted on June 24, 2021.
George M. Reid documented The Ventures' 1965 tour of Japan in "Beloved Invaders," a film titled after the name given to the band by their Japanese fans. #InstrumentalSurf ♪ Watch the live clip: “Walk, Don’t Run ‘64” https://t.co/G41q6bVk0L This tweet was posted on June 25, 2021.
Like the syncopated beat of a song, the painting’s contrasting hues, textures, and patterns come together to form a harmonious whole. With its strikingly juxtaposed bands of color, the painting upholds the possibility of living side-by-side in a celebration of our differences. This tweet was posted on June 28, 2021.
RT @flySFO: ✔️ A children’s area next to the new departure gates. ✔️ A new museum gallery featuring rotating exhibitions by @SFOMuseum. ✔️… This tweet was posted on June 29, 2021.
To create "Parallel Portions," Henderson applied vibrant hues of purple and blue in multiple layers, building them up into a luscious impasto and scraping them off with a palette knife to reveal glimpses of color below. This tweet was posted on June 28, 2021.
BEA inaugurated shorter-range Comet Mk. 4B service on its Tel Aviv-London route in April 1960. The Comet Mk. 4 had a cruising speed of just over 500mph and accommodated up to 81 passengers, but ultimately could not compete with the Boeing 707 or the Douglas DC-8. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on June 16, 2021.
In 1834, the South Carolina General Assembly passed a draconian law making it illegal to teach enslaved African Americans to read and write. By inscribing his pottery with poetry and signing his name, the enslaved potter known as Dave engaged in an exceptional act of resistance. This tweet was posted on June 19, 2021.
Initially seen as a major landmark in aeronautical engineering, after intermittent operation and several disastrous structural failures, service and production of the Comet were canceled until airframe engineering deficiencies could be corrected. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on June 16, 2021.
Juneteenth, a holiday celebrated - and now officially recognized as a federal holiday - on June 19th, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. #Juneteenth This tweet was posted on June 19, 2021.
Trans World Airlines (TWA) took a subtle approach to their 1968 summer uniform. Designed by Dalton Apparel, it featured a short-sleeve, ivory dress with a lime green, brown, and navy, plaid-patterned skirt and necktie, along with a matching vinyl belt. #FlightPatterns This tweet was posted on June 29, 2021.
AJ Baldwin’s coming-of-age film "Fifteen" captures the emotional highs and lows of first love, and sadly, its conclusion, with emotionally resonant performances and first-person narration with a level of wisdom that belies the youth of the protagonist. https://t.co/uBv9ovvl2A This tweet was posted on June 21, 2021.
In "Sweetheart Dancers," Ben-Alex Dupris delivers an inspiring profile of Sean and Adrian, a Ute and Navajo two-spirit couple challenging perceptions of identity through their participation in Sweetheart Dance competitions at powwows across the U.S. https://t.co/F7PjJyj7X8 This tweet was posted on June 21, 2021.
The first San Francisco Juneteenth celebration was held in 1950 with a festival and parade along Fillmore Street. The event usually draws some 75,000 people to the Fillmore District for the parade, a classic car show, a traditional African Uhuru village, and other activities. This tweet was posted on June 19, 2021.
An introverted young man finds comfort, confidence, and freedom while dressing in women’s clothing until coming upon his father in a chance encounter on a busy street in "Red," a beautifully composed and restrained film by Yuchao Feng. https://t.co/pS9EvtVyXA This tweet was posted on June 21, 2021.
Named the “Jetstream” by TWA (Trans World Airlines), the L-1649 Starliner had a 100-passenger capacity and could cruise at a speed of 300 mph. Lufthansa and Air France were the only carriers besides TWA to operate it on the transatlantic route. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on June 09, 2021.
The Boeing 707 was originally developed following an initial request in 1955 from Pan American World Airways for a large capacity jet-powered airliner. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on June 23, 2021.
The airline was a major tenant for Mills Field, carrying just over 10,000 passengers along its routes between June and September of 1931. (Check out those one-way airfares!) This tweet was posted on June 22, 2021.
📸 1/2: All: Century Pacific Air Lines advertisement; c. 1931 Gift of Frank A. Norick 2012.072.003 luggage label; c. 1931 Purchase 2000.057.029 timetable; 1932 Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2014.082.006 This tweet was posted on June 22, 2021.
📸 2/2: photographs: Century Pacific Air Lines SM-6000-B tri-motor at San Francisco Airport; July 28, 1931 Transfers 1993.07.17.002 a 2011.032.0103 This tweet was posted on June 22, 2021.
"Flight Patterns" is on display in a brand new gallery located post-security in Harvey Milk Terminal 1, and online at: https://t.co/O69YNba2Jq #FlightPatterns This tweet was posted on June 10, 2021.
Presenting candid snapshots of four of San Francisco's most beloved and iconic neighborhoods, Emily Fromm's "Four Corners" installation, a new work of #PublicArt, captures the diverse urban beauty of the city in single-moment vignettes. #SanFrancisco This tweet was posted on June 11, 2021.
The artwork is intended to serve as a visual memento for each viewer, offering a first or departing look into #SanFrancisco for locals and visitors alike. "Four Corners" by Emily Fromm is on view post-security in Harvey Milk Terminal 1. This tweet was posted on June 11, 2021.
Worn as a summer uniform until 1971, it was nicknamed “The Caterpillar” by Northwest Orient Airlines flight crew and included a striped trapper hat with green side flaps. #FlightPatterns This tweet was posted on June 10, 2021.
Zoe Dell Lantis Nutter (1915-2020), an American dancer, actress and model who became a promoter, educator, marketer, commercial pilot, and philanthropist, was born #OnThisDay in 1915. Her story is nothing short of remarkable. This tweet was posted on June 14, 2021.
Zoe Dell rose to fame during the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition, held at Treasure Island, where she who worked as a promotional “theme girl” (dressed in a pirate costume, which was a nod to the Treasure Island location) and later official hostess. This tweet was posted on June 14, 2021.
📸 2/2: All: Lockheed L-1649 Starliner brochure: TWA; c. 1957 Gift of David A. Abercrombie in memory of Stanley A. Abercrombie 2001.039.210 poster: TWA, Italy; c. 1957 Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2001.135.066 This tweet was posted on June 09, 2021.
A theme of the Expo was commercial aviation and Zoe Dell traveled extensively as part of her work. Not content to just be a passenger, she earned a commercial pilot certificate with multiengine and instrument ratings, and in the early 1960s was a spokesperson for Piper Aircraft. This tweet was posted on June 14, 2021.
She served as the Hall of Fame’s first female president and was inducted in 2008 as a Living Legend of Aviation. She also served on the Board of Trustees of the Treasure Island Museum and on the Board of the San Francisco Aeronautical Society, our non-profit support affiliate. This tweet was posted on June 14, 2021.