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Our newest exhibition, “Surf’s Up! This image was posted on November 03, 2020. #instrumentalsurf #museumfromhome #surfrock #rock #music

Our online database features highlights from our food service collection. This image was posted on July 17, 2016.

Pancake Palace used to be a restaurant in the old International Terminal (now Terminal 2) at @flysfo. It boasted 14 different varieties of pancakes in the 1960s. Did you ever dine there? Which pancake would you order? #SFOHistory #nationalpancakeday This tweet was posted on September 26, 2019.

Pancake Palace used to be a restaurant in the old International Terminal (now Terminal 2) at San Francisco International Airport. This image was posted on April 04, 2016.

Platform Shoes - History - 60’s Fashion - Today

This nonaviation exhibition was on display between July 1998 and April 1999 in the B-04 Entrance Lobby B gallery, located in South Terminal

Powerful rhythm-and-blues singer Big Mama Thornton (1926–84) was first to record the songs “Hound Dog” and her own composition, “Ball n’ Chain,” which would later be made famous by Elvis Presley and Janis Joplin. This image was posted on October 12, 2018. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #bigmamathornton #hounddog #ballnchain #harmonica #drums #rockandroll #blues #folkmusic #ballads #gospel #texas

Powerful rhythm-and-blues singer Big Mama Thornton (1926–84) was first to record the songs “Hound Dog” and her own composition, “Ball n’ Chain,” which would later be made famous by Elvis Presley and Janis Joplin. This video was posted on March 06, 2019. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #bigmamathornton #hounddog #ballnchain #alabama #rockandroll

Prepping for an exhibit on #aviation toys: American Airlines' Little Miss Stewardess Set from the early 1960s included authentic AA dishes, and a wearable hat, wings, and ring. This image was posted on August 06, 2013.

Publicity photo perfection. 📸: photograph: JAL (Japan Air Lines), Douglas DC-8, early 1960s Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2010.039.001.012 #avgeek #JapanAirLines #MtFuji #windowseat This tweet was posted on February 23, 2021.

Publicity photo perfection. This image was posted on February 23, 2021. #avgeek #japanairlines #mtfuji #windowseat

Quite a psychedelic poster advertising San Francisco, dating from the 1960s produced by Pacific Southwest Airlines. This image was posted on August 07, 2015. #avgeek

RT @CNNTravel: Step into the 1960s in New York's retro TWA Lounge: https://t.co/l0zYPSaRVR This tweet was posted on October 31, 2017.

RT @airandspace: In 1960s, Braniff Airways introduced "End of the Plain Plane" w/brightly colored livery & designer uniforms: https://t.co… This tweet was posted on May 02, 2017.

RT @flySFO: 🥞 In the 1960's Pancake Palace used to be a restaurant in the old International Terminal (now Terminal 2). The palace offered f… This tweet was posted on February 25, 2020.

Radio is one of the great technological triumphs of the 20th century. This image was posted on August 22, 2018. #radiosfo #ontheradio #radio #radios #wireless #vintage #antique #vintageradios #transistorradio #portableradio #retroradio #retro #1950s #1960s

Richard (Dick) Marquis enrolled at UC Berkeley in the 1960s as an architecture student but shifted to… http://t.co/KT7qwoDxmJ This tweet was posted on November 10, 2014.

Robert Hudson (b. This image was posted on January 06, 2023. #roberthudson #publicart #painting #sfac

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This nonaviation exhibition was on display between May 1995 and September 1995 in the A-03 Entrance Lobby A gallery, located in South Terminal

San Francisco’s Fillmore District 1940s - 1960s by David Johnson

This photography exhibition was on display between November 2010 and January 2011 in the B-03 Gate 36 gallery, located in Terminal 1

See more uniforms from the 1960s and ‘70s in "#FashionInFlight", on display, pre-security, in the IT. https://t.co/UbL4YNFAUD This tweet was posted on August 10, 2016.

See more uniforms from the 1960s in "#FashionInFlight", on display, pre-security, in the Intl Terminal. https://t.co/UbL4YNFAUD This tweet was posted on October 22, 2016.

Shoes and polka dots reoccur throughout Kusama’s practice, and their presence here recalls her long-standing interest in fashion. In the 1960s, she was called the “polka dot princess,” due to her signature motif. #5WomenArtists This tweet was posted on March 22, 2022.

Spin Again: Board Games from the 1950s and 1960s

This photography exhibition was on display between April 1993 and May 1993 in the F-03 Gate 76 gallery, located in North Terminal

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

Stanley Kubrick's 1960s vision of a #PanAm flight attendant: http://t.co/ZPqdHyKecm #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 18, 2013.

Starting in the 1960s, airlines, including #PanAm, started to offer inflight films of their destinations. #paxex This tweet was posted on July 14, 2016.

Successful advertising in 2 words: the Duke. 1960s Air France ad featured the star & a prominent flight bag: http://t.co/wSFkHXgqkk #avgeek This tweet was posted on June 18, 2013.

Take to the Sky: Aviation Posters

This aviation exhibition was on display between December 2000 and May 2001 in the K-4A Aviation Museum Gallery 04a gallery, located in International Terminal

Taken only a year after its opening, this photo of the South Terminal (now Terminal 1) in SFO shows a book store, a phone bank, and the TWA and Western Airline desks. This image was posted on August 24, 2017. #sfohistory #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #airline #avgeeks #twa #sfo #westernairlines #terminal1

Thai Airways International was founded in 1960 as a joint venture between SAS (Scandinavian Airlines System), the flag carrier of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, and Thai Airways Company (TAC), Thailand's flag carrier, to expand the Thai aviation industry beyond Asia. This image was posted on May 02, 2017. #traveltuesday #avgeek #aviationhistory #vintagead #fightattendant #thailand #bangkok #thai #thaiairways

The 727 was Boeing's only tri-jet aircraft and, at the time of its production from the 1960s to the 1980s was Boeing's best-selling jet with over 1,800 sold. This image was posted on January 10, 2018. #flyingthemainline #themainline #avgeek #united #aviationhistory #unitedairlines #aviationgeek #aviation #boeing #boeing727 #trijet

The Airport is hosting a ground-breaking ceremony today for a new hotel. This image was posted on June 20, 2017. #hilton #grandhyatt #hyatt #hotels #sfohistory #avgeek #aviationhistory #sfhistory #tigeragogo

The Boeing 727 is a medium range, intermediate-capacity jetliner that features a clean swept wing, a high horizontal stabilizer, and a unique tri-jet configuration. This image was posted on April 27, 2018. #aviation #braniff #avgeek #boeing #727 #trijet

The L-1649 Starliner, the final variant in Lockheed’s Constellation-based design series, embodied the zenith in large-capacity, piston-engine airliner development, rivaled only by the Douglas DC-7C, with which it was designed to compete. This image was posted on June 09, 2021. #wingwednesday #airplane #avgeek #aviationhistory #lockheed #l1649 #lockheedconstellation #twa