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Douglas developed the DC-8 jetliner during the mid-1950s as a competitive design to Boeing’s 707 jetliner. This image was posted on July 07, 2021.

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.

During the early 1940s, TWA (Transcontinental & Western Air) hostesses wore the popular “Petty Girl” uniform with a sterling silver and red enameled hat badge and jacket pin. This image was posted on November 14, 2018. #stewardesshatbadge #1940s #pettygirl #sterlingsilver #hatbadge #badge #jacketpin #uniform #flightattendent #boeing #boeing307 #stratoliner #1960s

During the early 1960s, Swissair introduced Douglas DC-8 and Convair 990 jetliners, which provided nonstop transatlantic service to Europe in as little as six-and-one-half hours. #DefunctThursday #AvGeek This tweet was posted on November 17, 2022.

During the late 1960s and early 1970s, with airport planners projecting that annual passenger traffic at SFO would reach 23 million, a series of design, engineering, and construction projects were proposed. This image was posted on June 08, 2017. #sfohistory #sfhistory #avgeek #aviationhistory #tbt #throwbackthursday

Early airline uniforms were worn with shoes that complied with a designated type of footwear, and they were purchased individually. This image was posted on October 19, 2016.

Ever wonder what baggage systems looked like in the 1960s? #SFOHistory #ThrowbackThursday This tweet was posted on September 22, 2016.

Ever wonder what it was like to drive into @flysfo in 1962? This image was posted on December 28, 2021. #sfohistory #sfhistory #1960s #airport

Ever wonder what the cockpit of the Boeing 377 looked like? This image was posted on March 27, 2019. #cockpits #cockpit #boeing377 #boeing #airliners #panam #panamerican #avgeek

First flown in 1957, the Boeing Model 707 was the first US-made, pure-turbojet airliner to be introduced. This image was posted on January 24, 2018. #aviationevolutions #jimlund #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #flying #modelplane #avgeeks #modelaircraft #airplane #aircraft #boeing #boeing707 #twa

Fly Overseas: Vintage Airline Posters

This aviation exhibition was on display between May 2001 and September 2001 in the K-4A Aviation Museum Gallery 04a gallery, located in International Terminal

Foreseeing a great potential market by the mid-1950s, the Airline Textile Manufacturing Company of Des Moines, Iowa, (also known as Airtex) began to produce licensed, United-branded bags in large numbers. This image was posted on October 25, 2017. #avgeek #united #aviationhistory #flyingthemainline #themainline #unitedairlines #aviationgeek #aviation #flightbag #travelfashion

Forty-four L-1649 Starliners were produced and by the early 1960s, with the end of the propliner era, they were replaced by the much faster Boeing 707 jetliner. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on June 09, 2021.

Founded as Varney Speed Lines in 1934, Continental Airlines expanded its domestic regional services during the 1950s & 60s. When the airline became an international carrier in the late 1960s, it launched a new corporate identity created by Saul Bass & Associates. #AirlineMealSets This tweet was posted on June 21, 2023.

Founded as Varney Speed Lines in 1934, Continental Airlines rapidly expanded its regional services between Los Angeles and Chicago and across the Southwest during the 1950s and 60s. This image was posted on June 21, 2023. #airlinemealsets #avgeek #paxex

Founded in 1908 by Camillo #Olivetti (1868–1943), Ing. This image was posted on July 24, 2017. #thetypewriter #typewriter #typewriters #writing #industrialdesign #qwerty #keyboard #keyboards #olivetti #olivettitypewriter #valentine #valentinetypewriter #olivettistyle #spain #spanish #popart #1960s #design #popart

Founded in 1931, Swissair was founded through the merger of Ad Astra Aero and Balair and was the flag carrier of Switzerland. This image was posted on November 17, 2022. #defunctthursday #avgeek #swissair

From an early age, Albert (Al) Mueller, Jr., loved travel, specifically airline travel. This image was posted on June 29, 2023. #avgeek #blog

From the 1930s to the 1960s, #Panagra, #PanAm - Grace Airways, linked North & South America. Have you been to South America? #TravelTuesday This tweet was posted on March 21, 2017.

From the 1930s to the 1960s, Panagra served many countries in South America, including Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Uruguay, and Argentina. Have you travelled to South America? #Panagra #PanAm #AvGeek This tweet was posted on January 25, 2023.

From the 1960s to the 1980s, SFO #Helicopter Airlines operated local flights between San Francisco and Oakland. Did you ever fly on #SFOHelicopter Airlines? #SFOhistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 19, 2018.

Go Hawai'i: Airline Posters

This aviation exhibition was on display between January 2004 and April 2004 in the K-4A Aviation Museum Gallery 04a gallery, located in International Terminal

Going thru our collection & hints of the Olympics are everywhere! 1960s Pan Am's poster of a Royal Guard: http://t.co/6MifNetM This tweet was posted on August 01, 2012.

Gone but not forgotten: Pancake Palace at SFO offered 14 different varieties of pancakes in the 1960s. #SFOhistory This tweet was posted on April 04, 2016.

Ha! RT @RoadsideAmerica: At SFO Museum: 1960s stewardesses really did dress like yeomen on the starship Enterprise http://t.co/G50te4YFca This tweet was posted on April 09, 2013.

Happy 101st Birthday to Wayne Thiebaud, who was born #onthisday in 1920 in Mesa, Arizona! This image was posted on November 15, 2021. #waynethiebaud #sfac #publicart #painting #sanfrancisco

Happy 101st Birthday to Wayne Thiebaud, who was born #onthisday in 1920! In the early 1960s, Thiebaud was acclaimed as one of the defining practitioners of Pop Art and has continued to be considered one of California’s most important and influential artists. #publicart @SFAC This tweet was posted on November 15, 2021.

Happy 88th Birthday to Yayoi Kusama! This image was posted on March 22, 2017. #yayoikusama #infinitekusama #5womenartists #airportart #sfac #polkadots #womenshistorymonth #hbd #happybirthday #onthisday #avantgarde

Happy 90th birthday #YayoiKusama!!! Kusama is considered one of the most important Japanese artists of her generation, and in the 1960s, was dubbed the "polka dot princess" due to her signature motif. https://t.co/GHvydbQ9MH #WomensHistoryMonth #5WomenArtists This tweet was posted on March 22, 2019.

Happy Birthday, California! This image was posted on September 09, 2019. #californiacrafts #forrestmerrill #studiocraft #california #cacrafts #ca #hbd