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Happy 2017!
This image was posted on January 03, 2017.
#OnThisDay in 1934, the first Martin M-130 took its first test flight in Baltimore, Maryland.
This image was posted on December 30, 2016.
Happy Holidays from SFO Museum.
This image was posted on December 25, 2016.
Before the jet bridge, passengers would board planes from ground level using rolling stairs regardless of the heat, rain, snow, or wind on the airfield.
This image was posted on December 22, 2016.
What were United chef's cooking in airline kitchens and at home in 1954?
This image was posted on December 19, 2016.
Through the foggy mist, this circa 1915 photograph was taken by aerial photographer, mechanical engineer, and earlier aviator, Stanley Henry Page, well before the Bay Bridge was built.
This image was posted on December 16, 2016.
#Onthisday in 1951, Eastern Air Lines introduced the Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation.
This image was posted on December 15, 2016.
Pre-security, in the arrivals level of Terminal 3, we have on display a selection of works from Edward Chavez (1917-2004), a recognized master within the aircraft model-making community.
This image was posted on December 02, 2016.
#avgeek #aviationhistory #modelplanes #nuttree #vacaville #edwardchavez #nuttreeairport #bayareahistory
#OnThisday in 2001, the ceremonial last Trans World Airlines (TWA) flight departed from Kansas City, Missouri and landed in St. Louis, Missouri.
This image was posted on December 01, 2016.
SFO is constantly planning and implementing improvements to provide innovative terminals with the capacity to support an ever-increasing number of passengers.
This image was posted on November 26, 2016.
Britain's former international flag carrier airline, British Overseas Airways Corporation, or BOAC, was founded by an Act of the British Parliament #onthisday in 1939.
This image was posted on November 24, 2016.
As SFO Museum's galleries are in unconventional, always-open spaces in the Airport's terminal, we always stage our objects and test our mounts before officially installing objects.
This image was posted on November 23, 2016.
A view of Green Street on San Francisco’s Telegraph Hill is featured on this United Airlines menu from circa 1975 by American painter Peter Hayward.
This image was posted on November 18, 2016.
What would you have bought from this shop inside SFO in 1962?
This image was posted on November 17, 2016.
#Onthisday in 1970, the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar took its maiden flight.
This image was posted on November 16, 2016.
#Onthisday in 1940, the Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco was commissioned at San Francisco Airport.
This image was posted on November 15, 2016.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the USO Lounge at SFO.
This image was posted on November 10, 2016.
#throwbackthursday #tbt #sfohistory #aviationhistory #unitedstatesarmedforces #usaf #uso #unitedserviceorganization
Like the text messaging or emailing of its time, telegrams were an important means of communication to convey important information during the golden age of aviation.
This image was posted on November 07, 2016.
This image was posted on November 03, 2016.
#sfohistory #sfo #aviationhistory #sfomuseum #tbt #throwbackthursday
Pan American World Airways pocket calendars such as this one doubled as advertisements for the airline and its latest aircraft.
This image was posted on November 03, 2016.
SFO Museum offers exploration areas that allow children to “let off steam” prior to their flights scattered around the airport.
This image was posted on October 31, 2016.
#museummonday #kidsspot #travelingwithkids #planeridewithkids #familytravel #kidstravel #airportart #sfac #sfomuseum #sfo
Handbags have been part of the airline uniform since the late 1930s.
This image was posted on October 26, 2016.
This summer uniform created for Northwest is a two-piece suit with a trim, collarless short jacket worn over a spring green short-sleeve knit turtleneck and knee-length, A-line skirt.
This image was posted on October 21, 2016.
Captain Ed Musick inaugurated the first transpacific scheduled passenger service flying the Hawaiian Clipper.
This image was posted on October 21, 2016.
In 1961, the Nut Tree Restaurant commissioned its first Edward Chavez model after Edwin Power, a pilot and one of the restaurant's owners, had seen Chavez's work in the collection of the National Air and Space Museum.
This image was posted on October 20, 2016.
During the 1920s and early 1930s, making a profit in commercial aviation was very difficult without a lucrative airmail route contract.
This image was posted on October 19, 2016.
As you have gotten off your international flight at SFO have you noticed the textured walls as you walk to border patrol?
This image was posted on October 17, 2016.
Delta’s 1969 to 1970 uniform came in three solid pastels, Aquanox Blue, Sunshine Yellow, and the Grenelle Green color of this polyester-knit dress.
This image was posted on October 14, 2016.
Later this month, SFO Museum will be posting on @52Museums as part of a year-long Instagram takeover with other museums around the world.
This image was posted on October 14, 2016.
This is a rare aerial view of SFO and surrounding buildings from 1963.
This image was posted on October 13, 2016.
On October 11, 1929, the inaugural Panagra (Pan American-Grace Airways) airmail service from Miami to Buenos Aires landed in Buenos Aires.
This image was posted on October 11, 2016.
Have you ever eaten stuffed eggs with sardines?
This image was posted on October 06, 2016.
This photograph of the Central Terminal (now Terminal 2) at SFO was taken on August 30, 1962.
This image was posted on September 29, 2016.
#OnThisDay in 1950, Pan American World Airways acquired American Overseas Airlines (AOA).
This image was posted on September 25, 2016.
#panam #poster #graphicdesign