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In 1901, Caille Brothers of Detroit patented Log Cabin, a nickel-operated #bagatelle game and trade stimulator. Log Cabin features a spring-loaded plunger for shooting and pioneered the mechanical ball lift. #coinoperated This tweet was posted on January 12, 2018.
In the early 1930s, the US government commissioned a group of photographers to document the daily lives, working conditions, and plight of Americans during the Great Depression and into WWII. #AmericaInColor40 This tweet was posted on January 14, 2018.
RT @Captsully: Nine years ago today, a routine flight turned into a life-changing moment for 155 people. While I reflect today on #Flight15… This tweet was posted on January 15, 2018.
Rendered in the rich detail and brilliant hues of Kodachrome, the photographs in this exhibition offer a vivid glimpse of America during a period of economic recovery and industrial growth. #AmericaInColor40 This tweet was posted on January 14, 2018.
"Holy priceless collection of Etruscan snoods!" Batman hit tv (pow!) OTD in 1966! (And yes, that's a real quote.) http://t.co/lvZh9DHQ This tweet was posted on January 12, 2012.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines purchased a large fleet of the DC-8-63 and operated them though the 1980s. The airliner was reliable, comfortable, and ideal for the carrier’s transoceanic, world routes. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on January 18, 2018.
NOW PLAYING: "97%" by Ben Brand. On the look for love? Check out this captivating look at one man’s search for love on a subway train. https://t.co/alt1EE9O04 https://t.co/pEXhw9BJZt This tweet was posted on January 16, 2018.
RT @flySFO: Enter the #NonstopDelhi Trivia Contest at https://t.co/BcaNUhgZFr by January 31, 2018, for a chance to win 2 tickets to New De… This tweet was posted on January 18, 2018.
RT @photoJDL: Looks like @Airbus A380 got a second lease on life after all. https://t.co/sewhB4nBed #avgeek photo of the day as A380s swap… This tweet was posted on January 18, 2018.
1919's version of an audiobook for kids: a 78 rpm record at the center of a cardboard tiger, w/a story on the back. http://t.co/QvfeU1q0 This tweet was posted on January 13, 2012.
@INDUZORG Do you mean museums/exhibitions at airports or museums/galleries with a children's art program? This tweet was posted on January 13, 2012.
Jackson Vending’s safety match vendors, popular in cigar stores, public houses, and saloons, dispensed a box of safety matches from a rotating carousel housed under a glass dome. #CoinOperated This tweet was posted on January 19, 2018.
Looking forward to a 3-day weekend? We are! The Aviation Museum & Library will be closed on Monday, but all other exhibitions are open! This tweet was posted on January 13, 2012.
National Airlines had a goovy logo, which looks particularly good on this 1970s highball glass: http://t.co/2EJwRbzy Who's thirsty? #AVgeeks This tweet was posted on January 13, 2012.
@alancross Thank you for a lovely blog post on our exhibit, "Revolutions per Minute"! This tweet was posted on January 17, 2012.
RT @Brian_Leonard: SFO's museum is better than a lot of cities' offerings. "Revolutions Per Minute" is a great look at the history of th ... This tweet was posted on January 17, 2012.
Early slot machines incorporated a vertically mounted gaming wheel marked by segmented colors. When space was at a premium, saloon owners installed machines similar to the larger slots atop their bars. #CoinOperated This tweet was posted on January 05, 2018.
From 1859 to 1933, San Francisco Bay's most (in)famous island, Alcatraz Island, served as a military prison. This aerial photo taken by Stanley Page around 1922 shows the structures on the island at the time. This tweet was posted on January 07, 2018.
In 1943, twenty-two-year-old #EstherBubley was sent on a six-week bus trip for the Office of War Information (OWI) to document the country’s transition between the Great Depression and World War II. This tweet was posted on January 06, 2018.
A triple-decked plane in the 1930s?! Completed in 1935, the Latécoère 521 Lieutenant de Vaisseau Paris was one of the largest flying boats of its day, with three decks and a capacity for 72 passengers. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on January 08, 2018.
In 1782, Congress designated the bald eagle, unique to North America, as the national emblem. This imposing creature takes form in a variety of folk art, including wood carvings. #AmericanFolkArt This tweet was posted on January 10, 2018.
In southeastern #Pennsylvania, where wood was especially abundant, Wilhelm Schimmel, a German immigrant who came to the United States in the 1860s, became the most famous—or perhaps infamous—#carver in Cumberland County. #AmericanFolkArt This tweet was posted on January 10, 2018.
Learn more about United Airline's history "Flying #TheMainLine: A History of United Airlines", on display, post-security, in Terminal 3. https://t.co/l3SGXBPfhd This tweet was posted on January 10, 2018.
The 727 was Boeing's only tri-jet aircraft and, at the time of its production, Boeing's best-selling jet with over 1,800 sold. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 727? #TheMainLine This tweet was posted on January 10, 2018.
Available at a fraction of the price and manufactured in a variety of designs, Index #typewriters were the earliest portable writing machines. #thetypewriter This tweet was posted on December 28, 2017.
Did you know there was a Bank of America branch at SFO in the 1950s? The bank's advertisement features the newly built Central Terminal twinkling at twilight. This tweet was posted on January 12, 2018.
In 1965, New York Airways scheduled seventeen daily flights from John F. Kennedy Airport right to the heart of Manhattan, a flight that only took seven minutes. Did you ever fly on New York Airways' helicopter service? This tweet was posted on January 11, 2018.
NOW PLAYING: "Through Clouds and Water” by A Common Future. Filmmakers Tom Elliot and Simon Reichel train their lens on England’s northeast, where surfers ride the breakers of a coastline. https://t.co/aDKwWXAQCR https://t.co/WnqiNLRMGs This tweet was posted on December 27, 2017.
SFO Museum is hiring! Check out our listing for a part-time graphic design assistant: https://t.co/5f7HVz0WoR #museumjob #musejobs #musejob #graphicdesign This tweet was posted on December 27, 2017.
For more than ninety years, United Airlines personnel have filled the dozens of positions needed to sustain the operations of a global organization. #TheMainLine This tweet was posted on December 29, 2017.
In the 1890s, the cost of a new, full-size #typewriter was more than the average American earned in one month. Index #typewriters were a simpler and more affordable alternative. #thetypewriter This tweet was posted on December 28, 2017.
Men often made items of #furniture for their homes, such as this chair, which is embellished with a heart—a beloved Pennsylvania German motif. #AmericanFolkArt This tweet was posted on December 27, 2017.
Modern jukeboxes trace their origins to coin-operated phonographs. Marketed as automatic phonographs, these late-nineteenth-century machines combined wax cylinder phonographs with a #coinoperated mechanism. This tweet was posted on December 29, 2017.
Do you have an eye for #design? Check out our listing for a part-time graphic design assistant: https://t.co/5f7HVyJlxj #museumjob #musejobs #musejob #graphicdesign This tweet was posted on January 03, 2018.
It is the first day off 2018! We hope you are having a great start to your new year. The Aviation Museum and Library is closed today, but all other exhibitions are open. This tweet was posted on January 01, 2018.
NOW PLAYING: "MTL rush" by #MathieuGuimond. This experimental essay on color and motion creates a vibrant choreography of textures and movements. https://t.co/duxyJCC6dY https://t.co/dS9m2Oudg3 This tweet was posted on January 02, 2018.