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New blog alert! This image was posted on May 24, 2021. #museummonday #museumlife #museum #blog #sustainability

Motorcycling and aviation legend Glenn Hammond Curtiss was born #OnThisDay in 1878. This image was posted on May 21, 2021. #earlyamericanmotorcycles #motorcycle #vintagemotorcycle #engine #glenncurtiss #avgeek

Be inspired by four short documentary videos featured online, each with stories of dreamers who take action to positively impact our world. This image was posted on May 20, 2021. #videoartssfom #documentary #inspriation #videoart

It's Wing Wednesday! This image was posted on May 19, 2021. #wingwednesday #avgeek #airplane #martin404

Sporting masks and matching uniforms, The Phantom Surfers channeled the look and sound of a first wave surf group when they hit the stage and studio with their “California Go!” This image was posted on May 14, 2021. #instrumentalsurf #surfrock #surf #rock #thephantomsurfers

Jeff Hafler, a self-professed “hairstorian” and veteran hairstylist, began collecting vintage hair-related objects while attending cosmetology school in 1991. This image was posted on May 13, 2021. #hairstyle #hair #hairsterical #sculpture

The Boeing 377 Stratocruiser was considered the most luxurious airliner aloft when introduced by Pan American World Airways in 1949. This image was posted on May 12, 2021. #wingwednesday #avgeek #airplane #boeing #boeing377

United Air Lines highlighted many of their destinations in a series of advertisements placed in Time magazine in late 1944 and 1945. This image was posted on May 11, 2021. #aviationhistory #unitedairlines #avgeek #traveltuesday

Excelsior was one of the “Big Three” American motorcycle brands during the 1910s, along with rivals Harley-Davidson and Indian. This image was posted on May 10, 2021. #earlyamericanmotorcycles #motorcycle #vintagemotorcycle

#OnThisDay in 1927, Mills Field was officially dedicated. This image was posted on May 07, 2021. #sfohistory #sfhistory #airport #aviationhistory #avgeek

As one of the wealthiest African Americans of her time, Madam C. J. Walker commissioned Villa Lewaro, an Italianate-style, thirty-room mansion to be built in Irvington, New York - an area home to some of the wealthiest white Americans in the country, including John D. Rockefeller. This image was posted on May 06, 2021. #madamcjwalker #blackhistory #history #photography #architecture

College radio is a key outlet for underground genres such as instrumental rock and surf music. This image was posted on April 29, 2021. #instrumentalsurf #surfrock #surfmusic #djcousinmary

The American Eagle A is an aircraft that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.

The Cessna Model A is an aircraft that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.

The Stinson Model A is an aircraft that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.

The Stinson Model A Tri-motor is an aircraft that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.

Developed by the Glenn L. Martin Company, the Martin 2-0-2 was intended to supersede the DC-3. This image was posted on April 28, 2021. #wingwednesday #avgeek #airplane #martin202 #aviationhistory

San Francisco and the Bay from a plane has always been a beautiful view. This image was posted on April 27, 2021. #sanfrancisco #sfhistory #aerialphotography #windowview

With wanderlust running high these days, a cross-country road trip probably sounds like a lot of fun. This image was posted on April 26, 2021. #earlyamericanmotorcycles #motorcycle #motorcycletouring #vintagemotorcycle #motorcyclelife

Women have worn hairnets for centuries for reasons including aesthetics, protecting hairstyles, and sanitary purposes. This image was posted on April 23, 2021. #hairstyle #hair #hairnet #style

It’s Earth Day! This image was posted on April 22, 2021. #earthday #allconsumed #bottledwater #contemporaryphotography #photography

Taxiway A

This is a taxiway.

The Douglas DC-6 was initially conceived of as a military transport but its design was changed to a civilian airliner following the end of World War II. This image was posted on April 21, 2021. #wingwednesday #avgeek #airplane #dc6 #douglasdc6

New blog alert! This image was posted on April 19, 2021. #museummonday #museumlife #museum #blog

Inspiration and resilience are themes this month in our virtual Video Arts gallery. This image was posted on April 16, 2021. #videoartssfom #video #inspiration #resilience #museumfromhome

In the United States, the 1970s were primarily a dormant period for instrumental rock until the end of the decade, when in 1979, Jon & The Nightriders unleashed a surf music revival with their self-titled 7” EP. This image was posted on April 15, 2021. #instrumentalsurf #surfrock #jonandthenightriders #surf #surfmusic

In the late 1930s, Lockheed was developing a large, high-speed, pressurized airliner, designated the L-044 Excalibur. This image was posted on April 14, 2021. #wingwednesday #avgeek #airplane #l049 #lockheed #lockheedconstellation

By the late 1960s, the afro hairstyle, famously worn by political activist Angela Davis and celebrities including Nina Simone and Diana Ross, became a symbol of Black pride, solidarity, and empowerment. This image was posted on April 09, 2021. #hairstyle #hair #afro #blackpower

Learning printmaking, whether in isolation or in "normal times" takes time and discipline, a willingness to experiment and possibly fail, and determination to master new materials and processes. This image was posted on April 08, 2021. #studentart #studentartsfo #printmaking #monoprint #print

It's Wing Wednesday, and today's plane is the Douglas DC-4! This image was posted on April 07, 2021. #wingwednesday #avgeek #douglasaircraft #dc-4 #airplane

Given how much and how quickly airports have evolved, it’s almost unfathomable to think that one of the buildings from the era of the 1937 Administrative Building remained until 1997. This image was posted on April 06, 2021. #sfohistory #airport #architecture #terminaltuesday

Davie Allan is an instrumental rock guitarist who enjoyed popular success during the mid- to late-1960s, even as the demand for surf music and instrumentals by many other artists waned. This video was posted on April 05, 2021. #instrumentalsurf #surfrock #instrumentalrock #davieallan

Harley-Davidson survives as the only continuously operating company of the approximately 100 motorcycle manufacturers that existed in the United States during the early twentieth century. This image was posted on April 02, 2021. #earlyamericanmotorcycles #motorcycle #vintagemotorcycle #harleydavidson

“I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. This image was posted on April 01, 2021. #madamcjwalker #blackhistory #history #photography