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As a reminder of the eternal life of plastic in this all-cardboard short film, award-winning theater and film director Robin Frohardt illustrates the journey of a plastic bag from the present day to the distant future. This video was posted on July 21, 2022. #videoarts #videoartssfo #bag #robinfrohardt #plastic #singleuseplastics

Zimbabwe gained its independence from the United Kingdom in 1980 following decades of conflict between minority white rule and majority Black opposition movements. This image was posted on July 20, 2022. #zimbabwesculpture #zimbabwe #sculpture #harare

Born in Alabama, Katherine Stinson (1891–1977) could not initially find an instructor willing to train her, but ultimately persuaded Max Lillie (1881–1913) of the Wright School to give her lessons. This image was posted on July 20, 2022. #earlywomenaviators #avgeek #aviationhistory #womeninhistory #aviator #pilot

In 1974, Qantas hired the celebrated fashion designer Emilio Pucci (1914–92) to create new, high-fashion uniforms for flight crews and ground staff. This image was posted on July 19, 2022. #flyingsoutherncross #avgeek #pucci #qantas #uniform #crewlife

Norie Sato’s imagery was inspired by our relationship to clouds and flight. This image was posted on July 19, 2022. #publicart #noriesato #womenartists #installationart

Smocks and aprons are a crucial yet often overlooked part of a flight attendant’s uniform and can vary wildly in design from one airline or era to another. This image was posted on July 18, 2022. #crewlife #collections #flightattendant #museumlife

“What would you take with you if you had to leave home and could only take three things?” This was the question asked of beginning sculpture students at Notre Dame Belmont. This image was posted on July 18, 2022. #studentart #notredamebelmont #belmont

In 1912, Ohio-born Bernetta Adams Miller (1884–1972) became the fifth woman in the United States to earn a pilot’s license. This image was posted on July 15, 2022. #earlywomenaviators #avgeek #aviationhistory #womeninhistory #aviator #pilot #womeninaviation

Last month, Kari Orvik (@kariorviktintypes) visited the airport to give a short talk on her photographs displayed in “Geneva.” “Geneva” is an ongoing photography series that offers a glimpse into San Francisco’s Outer Mission neighborhood at the corner of Mission Street and Geneva Avenue. This image was posted on July 15, 2022. #photography #kariorvik #geneva #sfhistory

Pacific Air Lines began as a business endeavor to train pilots during World War II. This image was posted on July 14, 2022. #defunctthursday #pacificairlines #avgeek #aviationhistory

This large-scale image is a photographic close-up of five central figures involved in the familiar yet deeply symbolic drama of waiting in an airport for the return of loved ones. This image was posted on July 13, 2022.

The pineapple contains extraordinarily fine, yet incredibly strong fibers. This image was posted on July 12, 2022. #pineappletopina #piña #pineapple #lace #fashion #design #phillippines

In the 1860s, Minton & Company, a major English ceramic producer whose wares ranged from affordable transferware to hand-decorated porcelain and large-scale monumental design, acquired books of Japanese birds and flowers. This image was posted on July 11, 2022. #japonisme #japan #design #minton #ceramics

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

The Boeing 307 Stratoliner was put into service #onthisday in 1940 by both Pan American and Transcontinental & Western Air (TWA). This image was posted on July 08, 2022. #avgeek #aviationhistory #panam #twa #airplane

Ozark Air Lines was founded in 1943 in Springfield, Missouri, and although service began in 1945, it was quickly halted as the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) had not issued them a license to operate. This image was posted on July 07, 2022. #defunctthursday #ozark #avgeek #aviationhistory

Australian filmmaker Michael Fletcher follows West Papuan fisherman Abdul Aziz as he captures small bait while forming a special bond with the whale sharks around his boat, teaching us how we can coexist peacefully with nature. This video was posted on July 07, 2022. #videoarts #videoartssfo #thestarsharks #michaelfletcher #whalesharks #westpapua #abdulaziz

In 1911, Harriet Quimby became the first woman in the United States to earn a pilot’s license. This image was posted on July 06, 2022. #earlywomenaviators #avgeek #aviationhistory #womeninhistory #aviator #pilot #womeninaviation

“Green Map” by Ellen Harvey inverts the traditional idea of a map to highlight the region’s green space. This image was posted on July 05, 2022. #publicart #ellenharvey #map #greenspaces

What’s your favorite card game? This image was posted on July 01, 2022. #playingcards #avgeek #aviationhistory #collections #museumlife

Founded by Colonel Louis Brittin in 1926, Northwest Airways, was established to fulfill Contract Air Mail Route #9 between Chicago and Minneapolis/St. This image was posted on June 30, 2022. #defunctthursday #avgeek #aviationhistory #northwestairlines #northwestorient

One of the most popular transfer-printed designs in the Japonesque style was the pattern Gildea & Walker marketed under the trade name of “Melbourne”. This image was posted on June 30, 2022. #japonisme #japan #design #transferware

Zimbabwean artists carve their sculptures from the indigenous stone that permeates the country and exhibits an array of hues. This image was posted on June 29, 2022. #zimbabwesculpture #zimbabwe #sculpture #harare

Mary Fuller McChesney (1922 – 2022) was a largely self-taught sculptor and art historian. This image was posted on June 28, 2022. #californiamodernistwomen #california #womenartists #modernism

#HappyBirthday to Juan Trippe, the first President of Pan American World Airways, who was born #onthisday in 1899 in New Jersey. This image was posted on June 27, 2022. #juantrippe #paa #panamerican #avgeek #aviationhistory

The quality of nineteenth-century piña textiles and embroidery is unsurpassed. This image was posted on June 27, 2022. #pineappletopina #piña #pineapple #lace #fashion #design #phillipines

Happy Pride Weekend from SFO Museum! This image was posted on June 24, 2022. #pride #gilbertbaker #rainbow #lgbt

Following the historic first flight from North America to Australia by Charles Kingsford Smith and crew in 1928, the transpacific “Southern Cross” route— named after the aircraft they flew, the Fokker F.VIIb/3m Southern Cross—received worldwide fame. This image was posted on June 24, 2022. #flyingsoutherncross #australia #avgeek #aviationhistory #philately

Northeast Airlines was based in Boston, Massachusetts. This image was posted on June 23, 2022. #defunctthursday #northeastairlines #avgeek #aviationhistory

Harvey Bernard Milk (1930–78) was a visionary human rights leader, a groundbreaking political luminary, and a seminal figure of the LGBTQ rights movement. This image was posted on June 22, 2022. #harveymilk #harveymilkexhibition #lgbtq #lgbtqrights #sfhistory

One of the earliest female French aviators, Mathilde Franck (1866–1956) was taught to fly by the Farman brothers, Henri (1874–1958) and Maurice (1877–1964), in early 1910. This image was posted on June 21, 2022. #earlywomenaviators #avgeek #aviationhistory #womeninhistory #aviator #pilot #womeninaviation

From a crop-dusting operation to a global airline, Delta was founded in 1925 as Huff Daland Dusters, one of the first aerial crop-dusting companies, and incorporated as Delta Air Service in 1928, the company’s first passenger flight occurred #onthisday in 1929. This image was posted on June 17, 2022. #delta #avgeek #aviationhistory

Multi-disciplinary artist and filmmaker Amy K. Jenkins reveals the secret yearnings of a child for an alternate identity by tracing a decade of birthday wishes. This video was posted on June 16, 2022. #videoarts #videoartssfo #pride #wishes #lgbt