#Onthisday in 1940, Vito Acconci was born in New York City’s Bronx borough. Acconci began his artistic career as a poet, and came to national prominence in the early 1970s as an artist working in performance and conceptual art. #PublicArt #VitoAcconci @SFAC
This tweet was posted on January 24, 2022.
#RobertBechtle’s early work was as a Bay Area figurative painter, but in the 1970s, he received national acclaim as a Photorealist. Shown here is Benton Street in #SanFrancisco, one of the familiar local neighborhoods Bechtle frequently paints. https://t.co/Exr4TSUHDQ #publicart
This tweet was posted on September 13, 2019.
A barbershop opened at San Francisco International Airport in the 1970s. At the opening ceremony airport Director William J. Dwyer received a haircut from barber Joseph Dias. Do you remember this barber shop at #SFO? #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on October 04, 2018.
A fleet of stretched & updated DC-8 types, the Super 60 Series, was operated by #Braniff in the 1970s. Artist Alexander Calder conceived the colorful livery scheme for one of these aircraft, which was colorful christened “Flying Colors of South America.” #DefunctThursday #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on February 10, 2022.
Although the Philippine Textile Research Institute began exploring ways to mechanize piña with machine-assisted fiber extraction as early as the 1970s, hand production by small enterprises still predominates. #PineappletoPina #piña
This tweet was posted on September 13, 2022.
Ancient Aztec artifact? Nope. 1970s Western Airlines coaster - though it does depict the Aztec… http://t.co/pkNQAL8q9y
This tweet was posted on January 21, 2015.
Do you recognize this cityscape? In the 1970s, Union Square in San Francisco, was filled with airline sales offices, their promotional billboards, and other types of advertisements. Which airlines can you spot? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on March 16, 2018.
During the 1970s, pioneering American studio glass artist Marvin Lipofsky refined his formula for creating collaborative glass sculpture. The first stage was fast-paced, involving a number of glassmakers working in concert with one another over a handful of days. #MarvinLipofsky
This tweet was posted on May 03, 2022.
Flight simulators underwent some pretty significant changes between the 1940s and 1970s. #AVGeek
This tweet was posted on August 16, 2016.
Happy Valentine's Day! This 1970s mirror case from Western Air Cargo says it best: http://t.co/zo8hqtzr
This tweet was posted on February 14, 2012.
Have you ever wondered how airplanes are painted? This 1970s World Airways DC-10 is in the paint shop, awaiting work. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on April 18, 2017.
Have you visited any of the destinations featured on these 1970s TWA swizzle sticks?
This tweet was posted on April 26, 2016.
In honor of our 40th anniversary, every week this year we are highlighting one of our past exhibitions. In 2013, we presented "Classic Plastics: 1870s-1970s" which explored one hundred years of plastic design from the 1870s to the 1970s. #TBTSFOM #SFOMat40 https://t.co/dDtxvKYiWB
This tweet was posted on February 20, 2020.
In the 1970s and 1980s Pan American produced a series of children’s activity kits with the mascots Pierre and Penny Panda. With Pierre's Fabulous Flying fun kit, children could be entertained with cards, puzzles, fun facts, and other activities. #panam #avgeek #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on May 08, 2020.
In the 1970s, Delta Air Lines divided their Boeing 747’s front pod into a first-class lounge & a premium penthouse.
This tweet was posted on April 27, 2016.
In the 1970s, Iraqi Airways acquired Boeing 707s for service to JFK in NYC. Have you ever flown on Iraqi Airways? #TravelTuesday
This tweet was posted on June 27, 2017.
In the 1970s, Qantas contracted fine bone china maker, Wedgwood of England, to create a new inflight first-class meal service set. The set featured the “Alice Springs” pattern with the #Qantas winged-kangaroo logo in gold and a gold-lined border. #FlyingSouthernCross #Avgeek
This tweet was posted on September 27, 2022.
In the 1970s, TWA (Trans World Air) featured icons of their flight destinations on swizzle sticks.
This tweet was posted on April 26, 2016.
In the 1970s, TWA (Trans World Airlines) introduced plastic swizzle sticks formed into the shapes of easily-identifiable symbols representing the airline’s flight destinations. Have you been to any of these destinations? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on June 11, 2019.
In the 1970s, Western Airlines "Fiesta Flights" from the US to Mexico featured knock-your-socks-off plate settings: http://ow.ly/6OM0m
This tweet was posted on October 05, 2011.
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.