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"I was always interested in borders and issues around land and landlessness, and being an immigrant, and I found it rewarding to look up and see these clouds moving — without any limitations, without checkpoints, without passports." #SanazMazinani #5WomenArtists #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on March 17, 2020.

"Untitled” by #MargaretKilgallen, is on display, post-security, in Terminal 1. See it online at: https://t.co/n3WJYHofOv #MuseumFromHome #5WomenArtists This tweet was posted on March 24, 2020.

#AmeliaKonow travels to locations visited by people in search of experiences connected to the mythologies of the landscape and returns with images that reflect the often-intangible sensations that specific locations or geological features can evoke. #photography #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on January 08, 2021.

#CathayPacific Airways was registered in Hong Kong #onthisday in 1946 by former WWII pilots. Here you can see the airline’s first plane, a Douglas C-47, the military designation for the DC-3, nicknamed “Betsy”. Have you ever been to Hong Kong? #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on September 24, 2020.

#FrankLobdell began what has come to be known as the “Yale Portfolio” during a two-day printmaking workshop at Yale University on February 6 and 7, 1992. #SFAC #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on August 03, 2020.

#FrankLobdell was a significant artist in West Coast Abstract Expressionism and the Bay Area Figurative Movement and a popular instructor at the California School of Fine Art (now the San Francisco Art Institute) from 1957 through 1965. #SFAC #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on August 03, 2020.

#JamesChronister approached making “California (1)” by first hiking in the Bodega Bay area of Northern California and taking hundreds of color photos of the terrain. #publicart #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on October 06, 2020.

#KleaMcKenna works in total darkness to make “photographic rubbings” – photographic images made through touch. McKenna’s process begins with light-sensitive photographic paper, which she hand embosses into surfaces. Then she exposes light to the imprinted paper. #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on July 28, 2020.

#LinkWray recalled, “I’ve got bad eyes and I can’t hear real good so I had to play loud ‘cause I couldn’t play clean…The only reason I was doing instrumentals was because I couldn’t sing.” https://t.co/RyoEsQmsfa #InstrumentalSurf #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on January 07, 2021.

#LinkWray was the archetypal rock ‘n’ roll guitarist, a seemingly mythical figure whose sound was shaped by a series of significant life events. #InstrumentalSurf #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on January 07, 2021.

#MiguelArzabe collects and repurposes printed promotional material (posters, flyers, brochures, etc.) from art exhibitions he has attended. He often has a personal connection to the artist whose work is depicted therein. #MuseumFromHome #publicart This tweet was posted on September 11, 2020.

#MiguelArzabe’s weaving process is an homage to the textile tradition of his Andean heritage (Bolivia). He creates his own patterns inspired by Andean motifs that describe the environment and mythology of a particular region. #MuseumFromHome #publicart This tweet was posted on September 14, 2020.

#OnThisDay in 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh landed in Paris, France, after completing his historic solo crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. His 3,500-mile journey crossed more than 1,900 miles of open ocean before he landed in Paris’ Le Bourget Field. #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 21, 2020.

#OnThisDay in 1931, Anne Morrow Lindbergh and Charles A. Lindbergh, took off on a survey flight from Long Island to China, to scout out a commercial route for #PanAm. Anne was a licensed pilot, and together they embarked on several well publicized survey flights. #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on July 27, 2020.

#OnThisDay in 1934, the Martin M-130 took its first test flight in Baltimore, Maryland. The largest commercial airplane at the time, the "China Clipper" inaugurated transpacific service to Asia with Pan American Airways. #avgeek #aviationhistory #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on December 30, 2020.

#OnThisDay in 1946, #Philippine Airlines became the first Asian Airline to cross the Pacific Ocean. This non-scheduled flight from Manila to Oakland, CA, took 41 hours and stopped at Guam, Kwajalein, and Honolulu, flying a DC-4. #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on July 31, 2020.

#OnThisDay in 1950, Pan American World Airways acquired American Overseas Airlines (A.O.A.) from American Airlines. Once acquired, Pan Am obtained all of A.O.A’s routes and assets including 8 Boeing 377 Stratocruisers, 7 Constellations, 3 DC-4s, & 1 DC-3. #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on September 25, 2020.

#OnThisDay in 1953, the Douglas DC-7 took its maiden flight. American Airlines was the first to put in an order of 25 aircraft. Have you ever flown on a DC-7? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 18, 2020.

#OnThisDay in 1969, the first widebody jet landed @flySFO. Pan American World Airways brought its new Boeing 747 “jumbo jet” to SFO to advertise the new class of airliner. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 747? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on December 21, 2020.

#OnThisDay in 1971, the first McDonnell Douglas DC-10 service started at @flysfo. United’s DC-10 was the first of the three-engine, or tri-jet, wide-body airliners to arrive at SFO. Have you ever flown on a DC-10? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on August 14, 2020.

#OnThisDay in 1974, the Concorde landed at SFO. This brief visit was part of a promotional tour to airports around the world. The Concorde was in service between 1976 and 2003. Did you ever fly on a Concorde? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on October 21, 2020.

#OnThisday in 2001, the ceremonial last Trans World Airlines (TWA) flight departed from Kansas City, Missouri and landed in St. Louis, Missouri. The flight was flown on a McDonnell Douglas MD-80. What are your favorite memories of #TWA? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on December 01, 2020.

#Onthisday in 1919, KLM (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V., or KLM Royal Dutch Airlines) was founded. The company is the oldest airline in the world still operating under its original name. Have you ever flown on KLM? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on October 07, 2020.

#Onthisday in 1926, Walter T. Varney, a flight school and air taxi operator from San Francisco, launched his air mail service. Varney Air Lines was acquired by @united Airlines in 1930. #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on April 06, 2020.

#Onthisday in 1927, Hangar No. 1 at Mills Field was completed. The Airport's first hangar was made of steel framing with galvanized-corrugated iron siding. Navigational aids included 11-foot high lettering identifying the airfield. #SFOHistory #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on September 23, 2020.

#Onthisday in 1932, #AmeliaEarhart departed from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, in a single-engine Lockheed Vega 5B. After 15 hours, she landed in Northern Ireland and became the first woman & the second person to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean. #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 20, 2020.

#Onthisday in 1933 construction began on the Golden Gate Bridge. The bridge is an internationally recognized symbol of San Francisco. Have you traveled across this iconic structure? #GoldenGateBridge #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on January 05, 2021.

#Onthisday in 1947, Howard Hughes embarked on a test - and only - flight of the huge Hughes H-4 Hercules (nicknamed the Spruce Goose) to prove that it, the largest wooden plane ever built, could fly. The prototype now resides on display in the @EvergreenMuseum. #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on November 02, 2020.

#Onthisday in 1954, the three-day dedication ceremony for SFO's new terminal building (later the Central Terminal, now Terminal 2) kicked off. What is your favorite SFO memory? #SFOHistory #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on August 27, 2020.

#Onthisday in 1958, the first scheduled Pan American World Airways jet service took off from Idlewild, New York. Flying to Paris, Pan Am carried 111 passengers across the Atlantic. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 707? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on October 26, 2020.

#Onthisday in 1959, Hawai’i became the 50th U.S. state. Pan American inaugurated Boeing 707 jet service to Honolulu three days after Hawai’i gained statehood. Have you ever been to #Hawaii? #MuseumFromHome #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 21, 2020.

#Onthisday in 1969, the first British-made #Concorde took off on its maiden flight departing from Filton, UK. Developed as a joint endeavor between the governments of Great Britain and France, the aircraft could travel at 1,350 miles per hour. #MuseumFromHome #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 09, 2020.

#Onthisday in 1982, the Boeing 767 was introduced into service by United Airlines on their Chicago-to-Denver route. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 767? #MuseumFromHome #avgeek This tweet was posted on September 08, 2020.

#Onthisday in 1983, Central Terminal was rededicated as the International Terminal. Constructed between 1951 and 1954, the Central Terminal ushered SFO into the jet age. It served as the International Terminal until the current IT opened in 2000. #SFOHistory #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on July 13, 2020.

#Onthisday in 2009, the Boeing 787 took off on its maiden flight. Named the #Dreamliner, 69 airlines fly over 1,900 routes with 992 aircraft in service all over the world. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 787? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on December 15, 2020.

#Onthisday in 2011, the newly remodeled Terminal 2 opened. Completed in 1954 as the Central Terminal, T2 has gone through many remodels, including this one in the early 1980s that updated the control tower. #SFOHistory #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on April 14, 2020.

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