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Dubbed “The Uniform for the Superjet Era,” and created for the new wide-body jet service, this uniform marked a new direction in Pan American’s approach to fashion. This image was posted on August 09, 2017. #fashion #fashioninflight #crewlife #flightattendant #flight #airlines #avgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #avgeeks #aviationgeek #aviationgeeks #design #uniforms #uniform #airline #superjetblue #galaxyblue #superjet #jet #jetage #franksmith #evanpicone #panamerican #panam #chesterfield #cape #instatravel #travel

Dubbed “The Uniform for the Superjet Era,” and created for the new wide-body jet service, this uniform marked a new direction in Pan Am’s approach to fashion. This video was posted on July 01, 2016.

During World War II, Pan American Airways moved their flying boat operations from Treasure Island to SFO's Seaplane Harbor. This image was posted on December 28, 2017. #throwbackthursday #tbt #sfohistory #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #panam

During the 1880s, a multitude of patents for new typewriter designs were introduced. This image was posted on June 07, 2017. #typewriter #history #design #hammond #hammondtypewriter

During the late nineteenth century, aeronauts tested the practical capabilities of the balloon with newly introduced technologies such as photography. This image was posted on August 16, 2018. #intotheether #hotairballoon #hotairballoons #balloon #balloons #ballooning #avgeek #aeronaut #earlyaviation #book #bookstagram

During the mid-1980s, Qantas introduced the new widebody Boeing 767 and the upgraded Boeing 747-300. This image was posted on January 09, 2018. #traveltuesday #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #qantas #yvessaintlaurent #ysl #fashion #crewlife #1980s

During the mid-1980s, Qantas introduced the widebody Boeing 767 and the upgraded Boeing 747-300. This image was posted on January 02, 2019. #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #qantas #yvessaintlaurent #ysl #fashion #crewlife #1980s

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.

East or West, Tea is Best

This nonaviation exhibition was on display between August 1999 and June 2000 in the D-04 Central Gallery gallery, located in International Terminal

Eastern Air Lines brought nostalgic traditionalism to uniform design in the 1990s. This image was posted on December 16, 2016. #easternairlines #flightattendant #crewlife #fashion #uniform #vintage #retro

Ellis Myers: Images of Richmond 1940 - 1950 from the Richmond Museum of History

This photography exhibition was on display between September 2008 and November 2008 in the B-03 Gate 36 gallery, located in Terminal 1

Emilio Pucci’s outerwear for his layered Braniff Gemini IV uniform vividly expresses his interstellar vision. This image was posted on November 30, 2016. #fashion #braniff #emiliopucci #pucci #hautecouture #jetage #travel #instatravel #flightattendants #perspex #avgeek #aviationhistory

Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961) was a master of American literature. This image was posted on June 23, 2017. #thetypewriter #typewriters #history #design #ernesthemingway #hemingway #museumweek #booksmw

European immigrants from Germanic-speaking parts of Europe began settling in southeastern Pennsylvania in the late seventeenth century. This image was posted on December 27, 2017. #americanfolkart #folkart #pennsylvaniagerman #pennsylvaniagermanfolkart #pennsylvania #american #history #americana #folkartfun #antique #vintage #antiquefolkart #vintagefolkart #design #folkartdesign #folkarts #furniture #woodworking

Evelyn David, one of our lovely volunteers and fifth from the left in this photo, has generously donated many personal items from her decades-long career at Pan American Airways. This image was posted on October 04, 2017. #womeninaviation #panamerican #panam #paa #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #plane #flight #airline #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily

Every March, SFO Museum highlights women artists for International Women’s History Month using the hashtag #5WomenArtists. This image was posted on March 01, 2023. #californiamodernistwomen #internationalwomenshistorymonth

Every conceptual portrait of Nimisha Doongarwal’s work takes on a new, abstract identity and tells a unique story by creating visual links to history and contemporary reality. #NimishaDoongarwal #StudentArtSFO This tweet was posted on December 02, 2021.

Everything you ever wanted to know (& more!) about Monopoly's antimonopolist history: http://t.co/FDEDO4tB (via @dcdomain & @Harpers) This tweet was posted on November 19, 2012.

Family Farm

This nonaviation exhibition was on display between December 2005 and March 2006 in the D-05 Central South Connector gallery, located in Terminal 2

Fans of quarterback Peyton Manning, playing in his 18th season and leading the Denver Broncos this weekend in the AFC title game, can view his Colts jersey from his rookie season if they are traveling through SFO’s Terminal 3 during our exhibition on the history of the NFL, The Nation’s Game. This image was posted on January 22, 2016.

Fashion history: nylon stockings went on sale OTD in 1940. Stronger & cheaper than silk, DuPont sold 64 million pairs within one year! This tweet was posted on May 15, 2012.

Fashion in Flight: A History of Airline Uniform Design

This aviation exhibition was on display between May 2016 and January 2017 in the G-01 International North Wall gallery, located in International Terminal

Favorite trivia learned? RT @jeremywins: History of the sewing machine exhibit at SFO! Lots of time to kill & lots of sewing trivia to learn This tweet was posted on June 18, 2012.

Featured in our exhibition on the history of the design and use of typewriters is a "The Good Companion Model T" made by The Imperial Typewriter Co., Ltd. which once belonged to John Lennon. This image was posted on October 06, 2017. #thetypewriter #typewriter #typewriters #writing #industrialdesign #qwerty #keyboard #keyboards #johnlennon #thebeatles #beatles #paulmccartney #innovation #type #typer #typing #typist #oldschool #instagood #writer #writing #vintagetypewriter #vintage #analog #imperialtypewriter #antique #typewritten #typed #typewriting #oldtypewriters #typewritersofinstagram

Featuring a TAT plane, a Douglas DC-3, and a trijet, this 1970s scarf illustrated TWA's history. #avgeek #aviationhistory This tweet was posted on April 17, 2017.

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

Flight attendants from multiple airlines wave at the thousands of visitors below, part of the dedication ceremony for the Central Terminal (now T2) in 1954. This image was posted on February 01, 2018. #throwbackthursday #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks

Flying Boats

This exhibition was on display between July 2004 and May 2005 in the K-03 Aviation Museum Gallery 03 gallery, located in International Terminal

Flying on the Concorde at twice the speed of sound was an aviation experience like no other, even for flight crews who often found it nearly as exciting as the passengers. This image was posted on May 09, 2023. #sstfirstgeneration

Flying the Main Line: A History of United Airlines

This aviation exhibition was on display between June 2017 and February 2018 in the 3C North Connector gallery, located in Terminal 3

Folk pottery is still made today in North Carolina and Georgia. This image was posted on January 26, 2018. #americanfolkart #folkart #american #history #americana #antique #vintage #antiquefolkart #vintagefolkart #folkarts #folkartantiques #folkartantique #pottery #stonewear #ceramics #laniermeaders