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#Onthisday in 2011, the newly remodeled Terminal 2 opened. This image was posted on April 14, 2020. #sfohistory #avgeek #museumfromhome #airport

The first flight of the Boeing Model 247 took place #onthisday in 1933. This image was posted on February 07, 2020. #boeing #avgeek #united #airliner #aviationhistory

Tammy Rae Carland conceived of the “On Becoming” series out of a desire to re-create a lost archive of her family. This image was posted on January 28, 2020. #tammyraecarland #photography #photography #family #parents #publicart

In 1961, about an hour north of Washington, D.C., a construction crew prepared to demolish a historic home in Thurmont, Maryland. This image was posted on January 22, 2020. #zuberscenicwallpaper #wallpaper #zuber #scenicwallpaper #interiordesign #museum #design

Most animals do not eat wood because of tough lignin fibers and cellulose sugars that are difficult to digest. This image was posted on November 04, 2019. #intriguinginsects #worldofinsects #insects #entomology #berkeley #ucberkeley #wood

What was going on at the airport in September of 1998? This image was posted on September 12, 2019. #sfohistory #sfhistory #avgeek #airport #throwbackthursday #tbt

In 1961, about an hour north of Washington, D.C., a construction crew prepared to demolish a historic home in Thurmont, Maryland. This image was posted on September 04, 2019. #zuberscenicwallpaper #wallpaper #zuber #scenicwallpaper #interiordesign #museum #design

It is your last week to see “Reflections in Wood: Surfboards and Shapers.” By pairing iconic shapers with select sources of rare wood, Larry Fuller has assembled a collection of boards that illustrate the progression of surfboard design through a common medium. This image was posted on July 29, 2019. #surfboardsandshapers #surfers #shapers #surf #surfing #surflife #surfer #surfboards #surfboard #surfcraft #surfboardshaper #woodensurfboard #surfboardshaping #handshaped

Ruth Asawa (1926–2013) was a revered Bay Area artist who worked in sculpture and created a handful of functional objects. This image was posted on July 26, 2019. #californiacrafts #studiocraft #ruthasawa #museum

One of the first uses of aluminum helicopter rotor blades was in the Hiller XH-44 “Hiller-copter”, designed and built by Stanley Hiller, Jr. (1924–2006) in 1944 at the age of nineteen. This image was posted on July 21, 2019. #aviationaluminum #aluminum #design #industrialdesign #avgeek #hillercopter #helicopter #museum

With seats for ten passengers, the Boeing 247 was dubbed a “flying city” in this postcard advertisement. This image was posted on July 11, 2019. #avgeek #boeing #united #postcard #1930s

American Modern Gothic furnishings evolved from the nineteenth-century English design reform movement in England. This image was posted on July 01, 2019. #victorianpedestals #victorian #pedestals #victorianfurniture #victoriana #design #decorativeart #interiorstyle

Did you know that 2% of the budget of civic construction projects in San Francisco goes towards funding public art? This image was posted on June 24, 2019. #art #airportart #jasonjägel #mosaic #tile #behindthescenes #museummonday #sneakpeek #terminal1

Beginning with the 1903 Wright Flyer, lightweight aircraft engines made of aluminum were vital to the advancement of aviation. This image was posted on June 20, 2019. #aviationaluminum #aluminum #design #industrialdesign #avgeek #engine #radialengine

What’s happening at the museum? This image was posted on June 17, 2019. #behindthescenes #sneakpeek #harveymilk #pride #pride2019 #pridemonth #sfohistory #museummonday

Artist Gar Waterman brings magnificence to life with this wasp sculpture. This image was posted on May 31, 2019. #intriguinginsects #worldofinsects #insects #entomology #berkeley #ucberkeley #garwaterman #wasp

Most animals do not eat wood because of tough lignin fibers and cellulose sugars that are difficult to digest. This image was posted on May 24, 2019. #intriguinginsects #worldofinsects #insects #entomology #berkeley #ucberkeley #wood #termites

One of the first uses of aluminum in rotor blades was in the Hiller XH-44 “Hiller-copter”, designed and built by Stanley Hiller, Jr. (1924–2006) in 1944 at the age of nineteen. This image was posted on April 25, 2019. #aviationaluminum #aluminum #design #industrialdesign #avgeek #helicopter #modelaircraft