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This is your last week to catch "Surf’s Up! Instrumental Rock ‘n’ Roll." Instrumental surf music originated in Southern California in the early 1960s along with a booming interest in surfing and the subsequent pop-cultural craze. #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on July 19, 2021.
Douglas developed the DC-8 jetliner during the mid-1950s as a competitive design to Boeing’s 707 jetliner. Built in Douglas’ new Long Beach, California, plant, the first aircraft was rolled out and flown in 1958. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on July 07, 2021.
📸 1/2: Chicago & Southern Air Lines (C&S); 1950s Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2012.065.180 California Central Airlines; c. 1953 Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2012.065.147 Pan American World Airways; 1950s Gift of Barnaby Conrad III 2001.038.028 This tweet was posted on July 02, 2021.
For many guitarists, customized gear is essential to the look and sound of surf music. One example is the series of customized Fender Jaguar guitars that Dave Wronski hand-crafted for his progressive, Southern California surf music trio Slacktone. #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on June 15, 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.
📸: Jon and the Nightriders 7" EP California Records | Riverside, CA Fender Jaguar 1965 Fender 6G15 Reverb 1962 played/used by John Blair of Jon & The Nightriders Recorded Live At Hollywood’s Famous Whisky A Go-Go 1980 Voxx Records | Los Angeles All: Courtesy of John Blair This tweet was posted on April 15, 2021.
📸: Mosrite Joe Maphis Double Neck 1966 played by Davie Allan Mosrite of California | Bakersfield, CA Courtesy of Mel Bergman Blues Theme 1967 Davie Allan & The Arrows | Los Angeles Tower Records | Hollywood, CA Courtesy of Mickey McGowan, Unknown Museum Archives This tweet was posted on April 05, 2021.
After replacing numerous spokes, tires, drive belts, and an engine crankshaft, the California motorcycle’s 1 ¼-horsepower engine gave up outside of Albany, New York. George Wyman finally arrived in New York City on July 6 after pedaling the final 150 miles. This tweet was posted on March 05, 2021.
The 1902 California Motor Bicycle on display in #EarlyAmericanMotorcycles was discovered and restored in the 1970s by newspaper mogul and collector Otis Chandler (1927–2006) and is very likely George Wyman’s cross-country machine. This tweet was posted on March 05, 2021.
📸: George A. Wyman at the end of his transcontinental ride July 1903 The Motorcycle Magazine November 1903 | New York Courtesy of The George Wyman Memorial Project California Motor Bicycle, 1902 California Motor Company, Inc., San Francisco Courtesy of Dave Scoffone This tweet was posted on March 05, 2021.
Undaunted, Wyman departed for his transcontinental journey atop a specially modified California motorcycle on May 16, 1903, from Lotta’s Fountain at the corner of Market, Geary, and Kearny Streets in downtown San Francisco. This tweet was posted on March 05, 2021.
Wyman often walked his California when conditions worsened, and he pedaled the bike when its engine overheated. Breakdowns were common and crashes punctuated the journey. This tweet was posted on March 05, 2021.
♪ Watch the live clip: “Miserlou” performed by Dick Dale and his Del-Tones at the Harmony Park Ballroom, Anaheim, California, 1962, at: https://t.co/3TkbwAAIKD Footage courtesy of @Ina_audiovisuel #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on February 18, 2021.
During the summer of 1961, #DickDale & his Del-Tones played dances known as “stomps” to thousands of teenagers in Southern California. As crowds grew, Dale and his group played at increasingly higher volumes, causing amplifiers to malfunction on a regular basis. #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on January 22, 2021.
The all-metal Ford Tri-Motor, or “Tin Goose,” had a huge impact on commercial aviation in the late 1920s and 199 were produced. Shown here is a 4-AT Tri-Motor from Maddux Air Lines, a short-lived airline from the late 1920s based out of southern California. #WingWednesday #avgeek This tweet was posted on January 20, 2021.
We’re joining museums across California in supporting the state’s COVID-19 health guidelines: 😷 Wear your mask 📏 Keep your distance (6 ft ) 🏠 Stay home if you’re sick 🖐️ Wash your hands frequently #MuseumsForMasks #MaskOnSFO https://t.co/Dzzuxe7QmG This tweet was posted on January 28, 2021.
This week on #SFOMat40: In 2015, we presented “Catch Our Style: California Regional Airlines 1950s–1980s” which featured objects from airlines such as PSA (Pacific Southwest Airlines), Air California, and Pacific Air Lines. https://t.co/OogQHquVtN #TBTSFOM #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on December 03, 2020.
Today the International Terminal turns 20! Officially opened to the public #onthisday in 2000, it was part of the largest public works project in Northern California at the time. What are your favorite memories of our International Terminal? #MuseumFromHome #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on December 10, 2020.
#JamesChronister approached making “California (1)” by first hiking in the Bodega Bay area of Northern California and taking hundreds of color photos of the terrain. #publicart #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on October 06, 2020.
#Onthisday in 1920, Hollywood costume designer and Academy Award winner, William Travilla, was born in Los Angeles, California. This image was posted on March 22, 2022. #avgeek #williamtravilla #united #fashion
In 1968, Air West was formed out of a merger of three regional carriers: Pacific Air Lines, Bonanza Air Lines, and West Coast Airlines. This image was posted on March 17, 2022. #defunctthursday #airwest #pacificairlines #bonanzaairlines #westcoastairlines
As an openly gay politician and civil rights leader, Harvey Milk regularly received death threats. This image was posted on March 04, 2022. #harveymilkexhibition #harveymilk #harveymilkt1 #sfhistory
"On the streets during the fall [in L’viv], they would rake up, sweep up all the leaves. This image was posted on March 04, 2022. #marvinlipofsky #studioglass #glassart #glass #contemporaryart #ukraine #peace
The California Seaboard Airlines is an airline that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.
Air California was formed in 1965 by a group of Orange County businessmen who recognized a great need to serve the rapidly expanding business communities and population centers of the region with intrastate air service from their local Orange County Airport (later renamed John Wayne Airport). This image was posted on January 20, 2022. #defunctthursday #avgeek #aircal #aircalifornia
#Onthisday in 1889 Lockheed Aircraft Corporation founder Allan Lockheed was born in Fremont, California. This image was posted on January 20, 2022. #avgeek #lockheed #sfhistory #aviationhistory
The Hughes H-4 flying boat, also known as the “Spruce Goose,” was designed and built by the Hughes Aircraft Company as an ultra-large, transoceanic military transport for use during World War II. This image was posted on December 01, 2021. #wingwendesday #sprucegoose #avgeek
Bruce Bradbury established Bradbury & Bradbury Art Wallpapers in 1979. This image was posted on November 17, 2021. #victorianpaperedwall #wallpaper #wallpaperwednesday #wallpapers #design
#Onthisday in 1936, the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge opened to the public. This image was posted on November 12, 2021. #sfhistory #baybridge
New exhibition alert! This image was posted on October 08, 2021. #victorianpaperedwall #wallpaper #wallpapers #design
Yosemite was established as a national park #onthisday in 1890 by the federal government. This image was posted on October 01, 2021. #yosemite #waterfall #nature #nationalpark #findyourpark
“HARVEY MILK LIVES” proclaimed graffiti spray painted on Castro Street after Milk’s assassination. This image was posted on September 21, 2021. #harveymilk #lgbt #harveymilkterminal1 #hmt1 #harveymilkexhibition
Happy Birthday, California! This image was posted on September 09, 2021. #california #catchourstyle #aircalifornia #hughesairwest
The first Motorcycle Cannonball was a 3,325-mile endurance run from Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, to Santa Monica, California, held from September 10–26, 2010. This image was posted on August 24, 2021.
New exhibition alert! This image was posted on August 10, 2021. #studioglass #glasssculpture #glassblowing #glassart #contemporaryart #marvinlipofsky