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RT @airandspace: How does a baseball team in the 1940s travel? Charter, of course! ⚾ Here's the New York Yankees in front of their airplane…
This tweet was posted on October 24, 2018.
RT @bhaviordesign: 🦅 #FlyFlyAway catching a little art on my way out of SFO. Thank you @sfomuseum for showcasing the murmuration photograph…
This tweet was posted on October 25, 2018.
The second passenger terminal building at SFO was dedicated, #onthisday in 1937. Construction of a new terminal and administration building began in 1936 with funds from the Public Works Administration. #SFOHistory #avgeek
This tweet was posted on October 24, 2018.
"A Sterling Renaissance: #BritishSilver Design 1957 to 2018" is not our only exhibition with silver. Check out this soup tureen with cat handle on lid in our "#Caticons" exhibitions.
This tweet was posted on October 13, 2018.
@YiyingLu @flySFO Thank you so much for stopping by! We hope you enjoyed our exhibition! Did you have a favorite object? https://t.co/1nHbV7kJKM
This tweet was posted on October 17, 2018.
A very special thank you to Sandy Lerner for making this exhibition possible. See "Caticons: The Cat in Art" is on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal. https://t.co/9YU4UP82hO #Caticons
This tweet was posted on October 13, 2018.
During the 1960s folk music revival, #BigMamaThornton made several records with Arhoolie and performed at a number of festivals in the United States and Europe. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie @Folkways @ArhoolieFdn
This tweet was posted on October 12, 2018.
RT @museumofflight: Historic airliner trucked 300 miles to be a hotel bar https://t.co/AP7xW2Yk8f via @CNNTravel
This tweet was posted on October 15, 2018.
Silversmiths experimented with imaginative designs and ignited a Victorian passion for collecting a wide variety of ostentatious silver-plated tableware. Animal forms and motifs adorned many of these items, and the cat was well represented. #caticons
This tweet was posted on October 13, 2018.
The DC-10, was McDonnell Douglas’ first wide-body jetliner and incorporated a tri-jet engine configuration. #AviationEvolutions #dc10
This tweet was posted on October 12, 2018.
This photo from 1938 shows the second passenger terminal at SFO and four hangars. The airport had a whopping total of sixty-three cars parked around the terminal. How many planes can you spot in this photo? #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on October 14, 2018.
#BingCrosby gained fame on live radio and by the late 1940s, the singer hosted a pre-recorded #radio show and marketed a radio-phonograph combo for #Philco. #radioSFO
This tweet was posted on October 18, 2018.
As the twentieth century neared, the balloon had been in existence for over 100 years and was the most prevalent form of #aviation up to that time. This 1910 photo from #Oakland, CA, shows a balloon ascension with onlookers. #IntoTheEther
This tweet was posted on October 18, 2018.
World Wings International, Inc., an organization of former #PanAmerican flight attendants, conducted career surveys among their former colleagues which were later donated to SFO Museum. Photos of a selection of participants are on our website: https://t.co/cRvYfLlHsv
This tweet was posted on October 17, 2018.
A very special thank you to Sandy Lerner for making this exhibition possible. See “Caticons: The Cat in Art” is on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal. https://t.co/9YU4UP82hO
This tweet was posted on October 06, 2018.
Hannah Barlow, a lead artist at Royal Doulton’s Lambeth studio, used reference sketches for her signature animal designs, which were incised directly into the clay and colored with cobalt for definition. #Caticons
This tweet was posted on October 06, 2018.
Opening tomorrow: "A Sterling Renaissance: British Silver Design 1957 to 2018." This exhibition, located pre-security in the International Terminal, highlights pieces of silver art made by modern British silversmiths. https://t.co/70YAuXoOld #BritishSilver
This tweet was posted on October 05, 2018.
Some of the objects in "A Sterling Renaissance" were purchased at #London’s #GoldsmithsFair, an annual purchasing fair held by The @GoldsmithsCo that places the public in direct contact with extraordinary artists. Happening this weekend: https://t.co/z3aOghKGzY #BritishSilver
This tweet was posted on October 05, 2018.
The Aviation Museum and Library will be closed today from 11:30am to 3:30pm for a private event. All of our other exhibitions are still available to view around the terminals. https://t.co/fI181vOX24
This tweet was posted on October 11, 2018.
RT @airandspace: There's even a Wright sister! Katharine Wright was the only Wright child to complete a full college course, graduating fro…
This tweet was posted on October 10, 2018.
This postcard circa 1925 depicts tennis being played in the sky on the wings of a Curtiss JN-4 Jenny biplane. The back side reads “Ivan Unger and Gladys Roy playing tennis on wings of airplane in flight.” #WomeninAviation
This tweet was posted on October 10, 2018.
@townerb @JeffElder @TiffanyHaddish @Medium @flySFO Thanks so much for stopping by! We are so glad that you enjoyed the exhibition! If you would like a free catalog from this exhibition please email us at curator@flysfo.com https://t.co/Nph1wFWx99
This tweet was posted on October 01, 2018.
A very special thank you to Sandy Lerner for making this exhibition possible. See "Caticons: The Cat in Art" is on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal. https://t.co/9YU4UP82hO #Caticons
This tweet was posted on September 29, 2018.
Happy #ComingOutDay! The creator of the rainbow flag, Gilbert Baker, worked tirelessly to ensure the #rainbowflag would become a powerful and enduring symbol of pride and inclusion that transcended languages and borders, gender, and race. #ALegacyofPride
This tweet was posted on October 11, 2018.
NOW PLAYING: "3,000 Miles" by Sean Wang. Wang spent a year living in NYC, far from his SF Bay Area home. This film, comprised of street footage set to his mother’s voicemail messages, is a personal work that touches on themes of identity and family. #VideoArtsSFOM https://t.co/2CVcLjUiVz
This tweet was posted on October 01, 2018.
Wow, this is so great! Thank you for adding a sign language interpreter! #accessibility https://t.co/VfSlFKA6Hw
This tweet was posted on October 03, 2018.
A barbershop opened at San Francisco International Airport in the 1970s. At the opening ceremony airport Director William J. Dwyer received a haircut from barber Joseph Dias. Do you remember this barber shop at #SFO? #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on October 04, 2018.
RT @airspacemag: The first black airmen to fly across America took off with $25 and a dream.
https://t.co/n0E3DcyBRj
This tweet was posted on October 03, 2018.
The #Stinson Model A was one of the last commercial airliners produced in the United States with a steel-tube and fabric fuselage. It was a relatively successful short-range, medium-capacity, tri-motor airliner. #AviationEvolutions
This tweet was posted on October 03, 2018.
With a cruising speed of over 160 miles per hour, the #Stinson Model A was one the fastest tri-motor airliners available at the time. During the mid-1930s, it was primarily operated by American Airlines on their Detroit–Chicago route. #AviationEvolutions
This tweet was posted on October 03, 2018.
#CathayPacific was registered in #HongKong #onthisday in 1946 by two former WWII pilots. Here you can see Cathay Pacific’s first plane, a Douglas DC-3, nicknamed Betsy. https://t.co/BbDKihe8Us
This tweet was posted on September 24, 2018.
#ManceLipscomb referred to himself as a “songster;” his vast repertoire included everything from blues to narrative ballads, spirituals, popular songs, dance tunes, children’s songs, and work songs dating from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. #StoryofArhoolie #Arhoolie
This tweet was posted on September 27, 2018.
#Onthisday in 1981, the Boeing 767 took off on its maiden flight. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 767? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on September 26, 2018.
Born in Texas, #ManceLipscomb (1895–1976), the first artist Chris Strachwitz released on his #Arhoolie label, worked for decades as a tenant farmer. #StoryofArhoolie https://t.co/OZSLns9kzj
This tweet was posted on September 27, 2018.
Cast your mind far, far back to the days before cell phones... When travelling internationally, how would you make a phone call? United Airlines offered pre-paid phone cards through their mileage reward programs. Do you remember using phone cards? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on September 25, 2018.
NOW PLAYING: "Nonna" by #PascalPlante. A simple request for a granddaughter’s assistance turns into a great afternoon and a reminder of what we miss by neglecting to spend time with our elders in Nonna. https://t.co/TQboeMu1La #VideoArtsSFOM https://t.co/svxQUCwqVS
This tweet was posted on September 25, 2018.

























