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📸: Marjorie S. Joyner styles a model’s hair during a demonstration c. 1951 Madam C. J. Walker Collection, @IndianaHistory R2020.0410.070 This tweet was posted on February 22, 2021.

149 of the Lockheed Model 10 Electras were built in a variety of variants, the most famous arguably being the modified Model 10E flown by Amelia Earhart on her ill-fated attempted around-the-world flight. #WingWednesday #avgeek This tweet was posted on February 24, 2021.

@DevinMcCutchen It was never a part of our collection - it belonged to the Airport. Our collections scope doesn’t allow for *actual* planes. While we’re sad to see it go, we’re sure it will find a good home. This tweet was posted on March 03, 2021.

Named after a star in the Pleiades cluster, the Electra's sleek appearance is punctuated by its signature twin tail, which became a hallmark of Lockheed design. #WingWednesday #avgeek This tweet was posted on February 24, 2021.

EPIC STORY ALERT! George A. Wyman (1877–1959) was the first person to cross the U.S. by motorized vehicle. This was an exceptional feat at the turn of the 20th century, as gasoline was not readily available and passable roads did not exist in many parts of the country. This tweet was posted on March 05, 2021.

The Martin Model 130 also had a very large fuel capacity, which gave it a range of over 3,000 miles. Only three were built: the China Clipper, Philippine Clipper, and Hawaii Clipper. #WingWednesday #AvGeek This tweet was posted on March 03, 2021.

The Martin Model 130 flying boat was designed to meet #PanAm's requirements for a long-range, transoceanic aircraft to cross the expanse of the Pacific. It had a clean, aerodynamic design and was equipped with “sea wings” for buoyancy, instead of sponsons. #WingWednesday #AvGeek This tweet was posted on March 03, 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.

We're VERY excited to present our first-ever virtual tour! Grab a front row seat for a visit to #HairStyle, led by the exhibition's curator, Nicole Mullen. https://t.co/icsoxop7ZE This tweet was posted on March 04, 2021.

📸: Pan American Airways, Martin M-130 "China Clipper," Alameda, 1935 Gift of Beatrice H. Springer 1995.35.27 a "China Clipper," Treasure Island, 1938 Gift of Reid W. Dennis 2010.244.002 "Hawaii Clipper," 1935 Gift of the Captain John B. Russell Family 2012.149.0902 This tweet was posted on March 03, 2021.

New exhibition alert! Early American Motorcycles reflect a bygone era of mechanical innovation and bold industrial design. Presented are 14 exceptional examples made prior to 1916 along with a collection of rare engines and photos from the pioneering era of motorcycling. This tweet was posted on February 12, 2021.

The DC-2 could carry 14 passengers, and proved a safe, reliable, and comfortable airliner with a maximum speed of 210 mph. Fewer than 200 were built, as its successor, the DC-3, one of the most successful airliners ever, was introduced the following year. #WingWednesday #avgeek This tweet was posted on February 10, 2021.

Wigs and hair pieces, often made from real human hair, allowed women to create a temporary new look—instantly changing their hair color and style. Products, such as the Eva Gabor synthetic wig spray, were created to cater to this trend. #HairStyle This tweet was posted on February 11, 2021.

“No longer a fad or high fashion fantasy for the privileged few, the wig and the hairpiece are here to stay,” wrote Dorothea Zack Hanle in the 1964 publication Hairdo Handbook. #HairStyle This tweet was posted on February 11, 2021.

The Brazilian Clipper NC-822M was the first S-42 to enter service in 1934. It primarily flew #PanAm’s Latin American routes. Later upgraded versions included the S-42A and S-42B, which were equipped with more powerful engines and had a range of up to 2,800 miles. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on February 17, 2021.

The Sikorsky S-42 was developed to meet requirements of #PanAm president Juan Trippe for a large, long-range, trans-oceanic flying boat. Designed by Igor Sikorsky, with input from Charles Lindbergh, it could carry a crew of 4 and 32 passengers up to 1,200 miles. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on February 17, 2021.

The evolution of motorcycling dates to the bicycling craze of the late-1800s. Bicycle racers found they could pedal with less effort in the slipstream created behind another racer, a "pacer," and then use their reserve energy to pass that rider. #EarlyAmericanMotorcycles This tweet was posted on February 16, 2021.

“The style of music I developed, to me at the time, was the feeling I got when I was out there eating it on the waves. It was that good rambling feeling I got when I was locked in a tube with white water caving in over my head.” —#DickDale #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on February 18, 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.

Bay Area local Eugene Leach (1919-2000) spent his teenage years watching the planes take off and land at Oakland Airport and operating a ham radio. The hobbies merged in a career as a radio operator for #PanAm. This tweet was posted on January 29, 2021.

In 1928, Joyner patented her own permanent wave machine. She was also a founding member of the National Council of Negro Women in 1935 and founded the United Beauty School Owners and Teachers Association (UBSOTA) for Black beauticians in 1946. #HairStyle #BlackHistoryMonth This tweet was posted on February 22, 2021.

Marjorie Joyner (1896-1994) enrolled in the A. B. Molar Beauty School in 1916, became its first Black graduate, and opened her own salon at age twenty. She later served as the national supervisor for Madam C J. Walker beauty schools. #HairStyle #BlackHistoryMonth This tweet was posted on February 22, 2021.

"I know a man who lives in the Bay Area. He's 101 years old, still very sharp, and he was a flying boat captain for Pan American." This tweet was posted on February 02, 2021.

Beauty Trade covered a variety of topics related to the haircare industry as well as documenting the profession internationally. Civic leader and activist Marjorie S. Joyner regularly wrote articles for the magazine. #HairStyle This tweet was posted on February 02, 2021.

Read about how our oral historian responded to an intriguing offer to interview a centenarian and how our programs, like those of so many others, continue to adapt to change during this era of the COVID-19 pandemic. https://t.co/LQI9ccfmyW This tweet was posted on February 02, 2021.

The Fender Jazzmaster displayed in #InstrumentalSurf is from a commemorative series released by Fender in 1996 and was Don Wilson’s main guitar for The Ventures’ 1998 tour of Japan. This tweet was posted on January 29, 2021.

Advanced for its time, the Boeing 247 accommodated only ten passengers, which made it less economical to operate than larger capacity airliners, particularly the more fuel-efficient, fourteen-seat Douglas DC-2, introduced a year later in 1934. #WingWednesday #avgeek This tweet was posted on February 03, 2021.

Instrumental rock groups proliferated around the world from the 1950s through the 1960s. In the Netherlands, Dutch-Indonesian rockers The Tielman Brothers were part of a hybrid rock 'n' roll and instrumental rock genre known as Indo Rock. #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on February 09, 2021.

The only tri-jet developed by Boeing, the 727 also had a uniquely located door and air stair that allowed passengers to exit from the back of the aircraft. #avgeek This tweet was posted on February 09, 2021.

The story of how a creative community continued to engage in collaborative practice while deprived of the in-person camaraderie of studio art courses is on display in "Alternative Process: San Francisco State University School of Art". #AlternativeProcess #StudentArtSFO This tweet was posted on February 08, 2021.

The twin-engine Boeing 247 was a revolutionary airliner when it entered into service with United Air Lines in 1933. Often hailed as the first modern airliner, it featured advancements like wing flaps, autopilot, and semi-retractable landing gear. #WingWednesday #avgeek This tweet was posted on February 03, 2021.

As @SFSU students in the #AlternativeProcess class adjusted to schooling from home, their artwork addressed the loss of in-person connection. A spirit of adaptation, invention, and finding new ways to retain a sense of community became the foundation of the class. #studentart This tweet was posted on January 15, 2021.

During the 1950s, high-volume hairstyles created a greater demand for hairspray, and by the mid-1960s, hairspray became the top selling beauty product in the United States. #HairStyle #hair #beauty #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on January 14, 2021.

In 1958, The Tielman Brothers released "Rock Little Baby of Mine," a vocal tune that was the first Dutch rock 'n' roll single. Watch the group performing "Rock It Up" on television in 1959: https://t.co/7uMkIgRDan #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on February 09, 2021.

In the ensuing decades, women applied a setting lotion, such as Jo-cur, to create finger waves and pin curls. Hair shampoo emerged in the early twentieth century, while hairspray surfaced in the 1940s. #HairStyle #hair #beauty #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on January 14, 2021.

“Alternative Process” was produced by @SFSU students for the course Advanced Topics in Photography: #AlternativeProcess, which took place in the spring 2020 semester, while the COVID-19 pandemic hit and a shelter-in-place order was enacted. #photography #studentart This tweet was posted on January 15, 2021.