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In 1952, following a year living in Mexico, Mary Fuller McChesney (1922 – 2022) and her husband, Abstract Expressionist painter, Robert McChesney (1913–2008), hand-built a small home and two studios on two acres atop Sonoma Mountain near Petaluma, California. This image was posted on July 08, 2022. #californiamodernistwomen #california #womenartists #modernism
Happy Pride Weekend from SFO Museum! This image was posted on June 24, 2022. #pride #gilbertbaker #rainbow #lgbt
General Arthur Fook Yuen Lym was born in San Francisco in 1890. This image was posted on May 18, 2022. #aapihm #avgeek #aviationhistory #museum
The pineapple plant, known all over the world for its delicious fruit, is indigenous to Central and South America. This image was posted on April 26, 2022. #pineappletopina #pineapple #lace #fashion #design #phillipines #textile
Long interested in these semi-permanent dwellings and their complicated relationship to the railways, Datto makes images that approach histories of colonialism, migration, and poverty through a filter of colorful lights and the celebratory atmosphere of Diwali. #ArkoDatto #Diwali This tweet was posted on February 28, 2022.
RT @airandspace: On this day in 1911, Eugene Burton Ely made history when he became the first person to both land on and take-off from a na… This tweet was posted on January 18, 2022.
With an unerring instinct for where to place and reposition himself around the field throughout the game, San Francisco native Frank Rippon captured unforgettable moments from the first four decades of the 49er’s history. #FrankRippon @49ers #football #49ers #photography This tweet was posted on December 27, 2021.
Every conceptual portrait of Nimisha Doongarwal’s work takes on a new, abstract identity and tells a unique story by creating visual links to history and contemporary reality. #NimishaDoongarwal #StudentArtSFO This tweet was posted on December 02, 2021.
This exhibition presents rare archival photographs from that lively chapter in jazz history and the African American community. Photographers include David Johnson (b.1926), Jerry Stoll (1923–2004), and others. #HarlemoftheWest This tweet was posted on December 03, 2021.
Originally formed as Transcontinental & Western Air in 1930, #TWA was one of the oldest airlines in the U.S. and traced its history back to Western Air Express, which was founded in 1925. What is your favorite TWA memory? #avgeek This tweet was posted on December 01, 2021.
From the career history of Captain Charles Marinus Sundby: a celebration of his first solo flight on June 21, 1935, at the Avnø Air Station. It was traditional in the Danish Naval Air Service to give the successful soloist a bouquet of wildflowers. #avgeek #pilotlife This tweet was posted on November 18, 2021.
RT @flySFO: November is #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, which honors and celebrates the rich histories, vibrant cultures, resilience & divers… This tweet was posted on November 10, 2021.
O’Dell goes on to complicate the American family tree in “Ghost Extraction Dialogue for the Followers of Blood”, highlighting that history is full of overlapping stories of individuals, who slip into obscurity. #ShaunODell #etching #publicart #SFAC @SFAC This tweet was posted on November 08, 2021.
RT @airandspace: Today in 1929, 26 licensed women pilots changed aviation history when they met to discuss the formation of a club that wou… This tweet was posted on November 04, 2021.
RT @FAANews: It’s National Aviation History Month! We honor all of the unforgettable figures in history who surpassed limits and contribute… This tweet was posted on November 01, 2021.
The history of @flySFO parallels the development of commercial aviation in the US. From daring pilots who flew mail in open-cockpit biplanes to jet airliners that safely shuttle hundreds of passengers thousands of miles away, SFO has witnessed great strides in aviation. This tweet was posted on October 18, 2021.
📸: Northwest Orient Airlines uniform 1967 Starflite Uniforms Hat by Mae Hanauer Dress: Gift of The Museum of Flight Hat: Gift of Northwest Airlines History Center Jacket insignia: Gift of the Captain John B. Russell Family Hat insignia: Gift of Matthew Blakley This tweet was posted on June 10, 2021.
In an oral history interview in 2004, she said that dancing and flying were similar: "When you get onstage, and you're waiting for your intro and music, you have the same butterflies you have when you taxi up to get your clearance to fly, especially if it's instrument." This tweet was posted on June 14, 2021.
As described in "Men, Money and Mud" a history of @flySFO written in 1954, Rasmussen "arrived literally equipped with a bucket of 'spuds,' a pairing knife, a pound of hamburger, a pound of coffee, a set of dishes, and one match to light the stove... This tweet was posted on June 08, 2021.
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. He would serve just eleven months on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors before his assassination on November 27, 1978. #PRIDE This tweet was posted on June 01, 2021.
While we're partial to the parks in California (naturally!), among our favorites is @WrightBrosNPS - check out their page for aviation history. #NationalParkWeek #FindYourPark This tweet was posted on April 20, 2021.
📸: Motor-pacer and cyclist at Six Days race, Madison Square Garden 1898 Courtesy of Don Emde @donemde R2020.2307.002 Charles Henshaw and Oscar Hedstrom on a Hedstrom Motor-Pacer c. 1901 Courtesy of Lyman & Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History @SpfldMuseums R2020.2309.001 This tweet was posted on February 16, 2021.
RT @HardeepSPuri: In a moment to cherish & celebrate, women professionals of Indian civil aviation create history. Heartiest Congratulatio… This tweet was posted on January 11, 2021.
RT @airandspace: Today in 1929, 26 licensed women pilots changed aviation history when they met to discuss the formation of a club that wou… This tweet was posted on November 03, 2020.
In his series “Rail Diwali”, Arko Datto explores how Diwali, a fall festival of the spiritual victory of light over darkness, is celebrated in some of the most underprivileged and heavily populated areas of Kolkata in East India. This image was posted on February 28, 2022. #arkodatto #kolkata #diwali #photography #festival #celebration #india
“Harlem of the West” is an exhibition of select images from the monograph and curatorial project authored by Lewis Watts and Elizabeth Pepin. This image was posted on February 22, 2022. #blackhistorymonth #fillmore #sanfrancisco #sfhistory
NEW Blog Alert! This image was posted on February 15, 2022. #maps #cartography #behindthescenes #blog #sfohistory #sfhistory
Happy Black History Month! This image was posted on February 04, 2022. #publicart #louisianabendolph #quilting #etching #ceramictile
With an unerring instinct for where to place and reposition himself around the field throughout the game, San Francisco native Frank Rippon captured unforgettable moments from the first four decades of the 49er’s history. This image was posted on December 27, 2021. #frankrippon #football #49ers #photography #sfhistory
“Harlem of the West” is an exhibition of select images from the monograph and curatorial project authored by Lewis Watts and Elizabeth Pepin. This image was posted on December 03, 2021. #harlemofthewest #sfhistory #photography
Nimisha Doongarwal (@nimishart) collects grouped inventories of fragments—paintings, photographs, fabrics, and digital prints—to create her artwork. This image was posted on December 02, 2021. #identity #nimishadoongarwal #studentartsfo
Can you believe it has been 20 years? This image was posted on December 01, 2021. #avgeek #aviation #twa #otd #aviationhistory
From the career history of Captain Charles Marinus Sundby, who served with companies including the Danish Naval Air Service and the China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC): a celebration of his first solo flight on June 21, 1935, at the Avnø Air Station. This image was posted on November 18, 2021. #avgeek #pilotlife #1930s
For this suite of prints, Shaun O’Dell uses simplified icons of American history—liberty bells and silhouettes of the founding fathers—to depict the complexity of the past. This image was posted on November 08, 2021. #shaunodell #etching #publicart #sfac
Over SFO’s 94 years in operation, the airport has changed dramatically. This image was posted on October 18, 2021. #millsfieldsfo #sfohistory #avgeek #aviationhistory #airport
Special Exhibit: T2 Sky Terrace
This exhibition was on display between December 2019 and December 2019 in the gallery, located in