On November 2, 1947, the Hughes H-4 Hercules prototype made its first and only flight off the coast of San Pedro, California, with Howard Hughes at the controls. The enormous aircraft flew for just over a mile at an altitude of 70 feet for one minute. #WingWendesday #SpruceGoose
This tweet was posted on December 01, 2021.
On November 29, 1935, the inaugural transpacific Pan American Airways airmail service landed in Manila from California carrying 110,865 letters. An elaborate welcoming ceremony welcomed the crew, with an estimated 250,000 people in attendance. #52Objects #ChinaClipper #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on November 29, 2023.
On this day in 1959, the DC-8 entered service with Delta Air Lines and United Air Lines. In 2021, SFO Museum presented our scale 1:10 DC-8 cutaway model created by Pacific Miniatures in Alhambra, California. #52Objects #AvGeek #DC8
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This tweet was posted on September 18, 2023.
One of the exhibits at the 1969 California State Fair featured San Francisco International Airport. http://t.co/osvAz9H0wK
This tweet was posted on January 06, 2014.
Our name is SFO Museum and we're here to recruit you! This week is the last call for submissions for historic photographs of San Francisco Supervisor #HarveyMilk, the first openly gay man to be elected to office in California. 📸: Daniel Nicoletta https://t.co/tKjj3ivpoY
This tweet was posted on December 12, 2018.
Our newest exhibition, “California Modernist Women: Groundbreaking Creativity” is now on display post-security, in Harvey Milk Terminal 1. This exhibition features 13 female artists who worked primarily in California and the San Francisco Bay Area. #CaliforniaModernistWomen
This tweet was posted on June 21, 2022.
Proposition 6’s defeat at the ballot box in November 1978 was aided by public opposition from prominent politicians such as Mayor Moscone, California Governor Jerry Brown, former California Governor Ronald Reagan, and then-President Jimmy Carter. #HarveyMilkExhibition
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This tweet was posted on June 03, 2013.
RT @ZacHalbert: "The worst place or situation in California is that of San Francisco for the establishment of such a villa..." From the SFO…
This tweet was posted on June 06, 2014.
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This tweet was posted on March 15, 2023.
RT @flySFO: Celebrate National Wine day! Visit SF Uncork'd in T3, Vin Volo in T2, and California Lifestyle in T3, for Wine tasting and gift…
This tweet was posted on May 25, 2018.
RT @planenut27: WOMEN IN AVIATION
Woman working on an airplane motor at North American Aviation, Inc., plant in California, 1942. https://…
This tweet was posted on August 05, 2016.
See "California Studio Craft: Featuring Works from the Forrest L. Merrill Collection" on display, post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/aZ7as85qN6 #CaliforniaCrafts
This tweet was posted on August 13, 2019.
See "California Studio Craft: Featuring Works from the Forrest L. Merrill Collection" on display, post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/aZ7as85qN6 #CaliforniaCrafts
This tweet was posted on December 26, 2019.
See "California Studio Craft: Featuring Works from the Forrest L. Merrill Collection" on display, post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/aZ7as85qN6 #CaliforniaCrafts
This tweet was posted on July 25, 2019.
See "California Studio Craft: Featuring Works from the Forrest L. Merrill Collection" on display, post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/aZ7as85qN6
This tweet was posted on January 31, 2020.
See "California Studio Craft: Featuring Works from the Forrest L. Merrill Collection" on display, post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/aZ7as8n1EE
#CaliforniaCrafts
This tweet was posted on September 09, 2019.
See "California Studio Craft: Featuring Works from the Forrest L. Merrill Collection" on display, post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/aZ7as8n1EE #CaliforniaCrafts #crafts
This tweet was posted on July 01, 2019.