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Sommer Simmons’ motorcycle is nicknamed “Effie” in honor of Effie and Avis Hotchkiss, who, in 1915, became the first women to ride across the United States on a motorcycle. #EarlyAmericanMotorcycles #womenwhoride This tweet was posted on August 24, 2021.
Daughter & mother, Effie and Avis Hotchkiss were the first women to ride across the United States on a #motorcycle. In 1915, with Avis in the sidecar of a Harley-Davidson 11-F, they departed Brooklyn for San Francisco on a 2 month, 9,000-mile journey. #EarlyAmericanMotorcycles This tweet was posted on August 13, 2021.
During her career, Madam C. J. Walker traveled tirelessly around the United States, Central America, and the Caribbean, delivering lectures, conducting demonstrations, and recruiting and training thousands of agents to sell and administer her products. #madamcjwalkerphoto This tweet was posted on August 05, 2021.
Continental Airlines began as Varney Speed Lines in 1934. This image was posted on April 21, 2022. #defunctthursday #avgeek #aviationhistory #continentalairlines
#Onthisday in 1882, Geoffrey de Havilland was born in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom. He would go on to establish the de Havilland Aircraft Company in late 1920. #deHavilland #avgeek This tweet was posted on July 27, 2021.
📸 3/3: All: United DC-8; 1962 Gift of United Airlines Archives 2005.015.028 DC-8 lounge; c. 1959 Gift of M.D. Klaas 2018.112.0932 DC-8 cockpit; 1960s Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2015.109.103 brochure: DC-8-61; c. 1967 Gift of the William Hough Collection 2012.096.188 This tweet was posted on July 07, 2021.
.@United's 1968 uniform, designed by Hollywood costumer Jean Louis was offered in 4 color combinations: Hawaiian Sunset or Maliblue with a Miami Sands stripe, or in the optional ivory-colored Miami Sands with an orange Hawaiian Sunset or dark blue Maliblue stripe. #FlightPatterns This tweet was posted on July 16, 2021.
The Lockheed L-188 Electra was the only large turboprop airliner produced in the United States. The design originated in the mid-1950s with a request from American Airlines for a fast, mid-range, high-capacity airliner. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on June 30, 2021.
In September 1959, the DC-8 entered service with Delta and United, nearly a year after the introduction of the Boeing 707. Although initially not as successful as the 707, the DC-8 had a more viable lifespan within the commercial aviation industry. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on July 07, 2021.
📸 1/3: All: DC-8 brochure: United; 1959 Gift of David A. Abercrombie in memory of Stanley A. Abercrombie 2001.039.211 Pan Am; c. 1959 Gift of M.D. Klaas 2018.112.0785 brochure: United; c. 1959 Gift of David A. Abercrombie in memory of Stanley A. Abercrombie 2001.039.249 This tweet was posted on July 07, 2021.
📸 2/3: brochure: KLM, DC-8; 1959 Gift of the Paul H. Kowalewski Collection 2011.126.356 United, DC-8-61 at SFO; 1967 Transfer 2011.032.1478 United, DC-8s at SFO 1960s Gift of Keith Samuels, in memory of Margot Doolin Samuels 2013.099.012 This tweet was posted on July 07, 2021.
Frequent United fliers may have noticed that the oversized model aircraft twenty-five feet above the Terminal 3 hub have been removed. Learn about the deinstallation process in our latest blog post: https://t.co/baBRXkFKFE This tweet was posted on June 17, 2021.
Juneteenth, a holiday celebrated - and now officially recognized as a federal holiday - on June 19th, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. #Juneteenth This tweet was posted on June 19, 2021.
📸: All: @flySFO Most: Transfers construction; 1952 2011.032.0292 aerial view; May 19, 1954 1997.52.045.011 United Air Lines, Douglas DC-7; late 1950s Gift of United Airlines Archives 1999.047.254 aerial view; May 1954 2011.032.0393 interior; 1962 2011.032.0770 This tweet was posted on May 25, 2021.
Today, Harvey Milk’s legacy is felt in the gains for LGBTQ rights made during the four decades since his tragic death, including the 2015 United States Supreme Court ruling recognizing same-sex marriage as a legal right. #PRIDE This tweet was posted on June 01, 2021.
📸 1/3: American, DC-7; 1953 Gift of M.D. Klaas 2018.112.1186 American, DC-7B, SFO; 1958 Gift of William T. Larkins 2004.051.003 United, DC-7; c. 1956 Gift of United Airlines Archives 2000.150.006 Airmail flight cover; June 1, 1954 Gift of Capt. Jon Simmonds 2014.156.214 a b This tweet was posted on June 02, 2021.
United Air Lines featured many of their destinations in a series of advertisements placed in Time magazine in late 1944 and 1945. #TravelTuesday This tweet was posted on May 11, 2021.
📸: advertisements: United Air Lines, Time Magazine | San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, Boston, 25-years; 1944-1945 Purchases 2017.112.026, .028, .030-033 This tweet was posted on May 11, 2021.
📸 3/3: Pan Am, Pacific route map; 1949 Gift of the Pan Am Association 2000.058.0460.013 Pan Am, Boeing 377 over Diamond Head; c. 1949 Gift of M.D. Klaas 2018.112.0694 United, Boeing 377; christening of the Waipahu; Jan. 14, 1950 Gift of M.D. Klaas 2018.112.0922 This tweet was posted on May 12, 2021.
The Van Buren sisters arrived in San Francisco after two harrowing months, and then continued south through Los Angeles to Mexico for good measure before returning home—becoming the first women to ride across the United States solo on motorcycles. This tweet was posted on April 26, 2021.
Well, would you Wookiee at that! Two years ago, United gave away Star Wars branded amenity kits to their Polaris-class passengers. 📸: amenity kits: United Airlines; 2019 Gift of Vincent Ma 2021.020.0885-0888 #MayTheFourth #StarWars #PaxEx This tweet was posted on May 04, 2021.
Introduced by United Air Lines and American Airlines in 1946, the DC-6 was the first new American-designed airliner to operate during the postwar years. #WingWednesday #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 21, 2021.
📸 1/4: United, American, Douglas DC-6 ceremony; c. 1946 Gift of United Airlines Archives 1999.047.255 Pan Am, DC-6B “Clipper Liberty Bell”; c. 1950 Transfer 1993.03.07 American, DC-6B, @flySFO; 1953 Gift of William T. Larkins 2000.026.001 This tweet was posted on April 21, 2021.
📸 2/4: United, DC-6; c. 1950 Gift of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum 2008.060.009 United, DC-6A; c. 1950 Gift of United Airlines Archives 1999.047.158 Northern Air Cargo, DC-6B-ST; c. 1970 Gift of the Pan Am Association 2000.058.0472.040 This tweet was posted on April 21, 2021.
📸: United DC-4E; c. 1939 Gift of Jane Luna Euler 2013.106.026 United DC-4E; 1939 Gift of Frank A. Norick 2013.075.015 Colonial Airlines, DC-4 over New York City; c. 1946 Gift of M.D. Klaas 2018.112.0121 MATS, Douglas C-54; c. 1945 Gift of the Pan Am Assoc. 2000.058.0472.028 This tweet was posted on April 07, 2021.
📸: Transcontinental & Western Air (TWA); c. 1940 Purchase 1996.35.056 Pan American Airways; c. 1940 Gift of Elsa Cameron 1997.54.04.01 United Air Lines; c. 1935 Gift of United Airlines Archives 1999.047.558 Boeing System; c. 1930 Gift of United Airlines Archives 1999.047.561 This tweet was posted on April 13, 2021.
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. #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on April 15, 2021.
In the late 1930s, United Air Lines asked Douglas Aircraft to develop a large-capacity, long-range, pressurized, four-engine airliner. The DC-4E featured a tripletail and a nose wheel, then unique to large passenger aircraft, and first flew in 1938. #WingWednesday #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 07, 2021.
The first wave of instrumental surf music captivated young people all across the United States. Surf music was loud and dynamic, driven by Fender guitars played through the company’s new Reverb unit, which produced a watery, echo-like effect. #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on March 26, 2021.
Like their counterparts in the United States, international instrumental bands in the late 1950s and 1960s were influenced by rhythm and blues and rock ‘n’ roll. The Shadows, a group of teenagers from London, led the European instrumental charge. #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on March 12, 2021.
📸: DC-3, late 1930s Gift of United Airlines Archives 1999.047.231 a @flySFO, DC-3, 1938 SFO Museum Collection 1997.52.050 DC-3 cutaway, late 1930s Gift of the family of Raymond B. Klinke, Sr. 2019.080.074 DC-3, 2014 Photo by & Gift of Alexis Esguerra 2014.138.002 This tweet was posted on March 10, 2021.
As rival United Air Lines had exclusive rights to the Boeing 247, TWA (Transcontinental & Western Air) turned to Douglas Aircraft to develop an improved competitor. The Douglas DC-2 was developed in the early 1930s and introduced in 1934. #WingWednesday #avgeek This tweet was posted on February 10, 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.
📸: photograph: #PanAm, Sikorsky S-42, c. 1935 Gift of Jon. E. Krupnick 2008.056.1039 postcard: #PanAm, Sikorsky S-42 "Brazilian Clipper", c. 1934 Gift of Barnaby Conrad III 2001.038.052 #Sikorsky S-42 techincal drawing, n.d. Gift of United Technologies 1993.13.01 This tweet was posted on February 17, 2021.
Seventy-five of the Boeing 247 were built, with most going to United Air Lines’ fleet and operating on its "Mainline" transcontinental route. #WingWednesday #avgeek This tweet was posted on February 03, 2021.
While the British Invasion rocked the United States in the mid 1960s, “Ventures-mania” swept through Japan, where The Ventures outsold The Beatles in record sales by approximately two-to-one. #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on January 29, 2021.