"And now, sleep, my pretty!" Detail from 1895's The Game of Trilby, based on George du Maurier's popular nov http://t.co/KPYKRs4K
This tweet was posted on December 10, 2012.
@dcdomain How about the 1950s The Money Game of Junior Executive? http://t.co/MTszzDhh Thanks for checking out our exhibit!
This tweet was posted on November 01, 2012.
@ebwiz @hypnocrite Let's Play! (our board game exhibit) closed last week & has been replaced w/ From Ship to Shore: http://t.co/QoE7ITatrI
This tweet was posted on May 28, 2013.
@el0vew Thanks for stopping by! What did you like best about The Nation's Game? We also hope you didn't miss your flight! Did you make it?
This tweet was posted on October 22, 2015.
Aerial Cup is a smaller, upright variation of a standard, mid-1930s #pinball machine. Influenced by Genco Corporation's Silver Cup, it was likely a prototype for a game that was not mass produced. #CoinOperated
This tweet was posted on February 13, 2018.
Awesome :) MT @etcillustration: Last hurrah in SF: board games! Behold the original Oregon Trail, Mark Twain edition. http://t.co/Kf7tevWGEs
This tweet was posted on March 28, 2013.
Before the age of cell phones and seat-back entertainment systems, in-flight entertainment was generally low tech and relied on games. This 1940s gamer scorer from #PanAm could be used to keep track of a variety of games with columns for "we" & "they" on interior pages #52Objects
This tweet was posted on May 31, 2023.
By 1868, eight years after starting a lithography business, Milton Bradley was the leading maker of games in the US: http://t.co/kL4minXL
This tweet was posted on February 19, 2013.
Condition reporting a 1960s game, Barbie: Queen of the Prom, for an upcoming exhibit. Check out what you nee http://t.co/ehR0eggQ
This tweet was posted on September 28, 2012.
Detail of an 1895 board game shows football spectators in horse-drawn carriages: https://t.co/IUrn24FDTG Whole game: http://t.co/H4WVX2i7BD
This tweet was posted on May 01, 2013.
Did you have a fav game? MT @CadeRageous: I love the 20th c. board games exhibit now in terminal 2 of #SFO. Amazing. http://t.co/BbKJyUyVZg
This tweet was posted on March 21, 2013.
Did you know that in Skylounge configuration, United Air Lines’ Douglas DC-3 Mailiners had seats that were able to rotate? This illustration from the late 1930s shows the interior of a United Air Lines Douglas DC-3 with passengers socializing and playing games. #52Objects
This tweet was posted on June 20, 2023.
Early slot machines incorporated a vertically mounted gaming wheel marked by segmented colors. When space was at a premium, saloon owners installed machines similar to the larger slots atop their bars. #CoinOperated
This tweet was posted on January 05, 2018.
Founded in 1946, the San Francisco @49ers are the oldest professional sports team in the Bay Area. To celebrate the team’s 75th anniversary, SFO Museum presents the photography of #FrankRippon, the “de facto” team photographer, who documenting every home game from 1948 to 1984.
This tweet was posted on November 15, 2021.
Fun (?) in 1943! RT @eRRenan: LOL, "Ration Board" board game, "Fun you can hoard"! at #SFO vintage board game exhibit http://t.co/vywpIwRB
This tweet was posted on November 05, 2012.
Game at your top left is esp. wild: http://t.co/CuuStxL4 :) RT @chrisremo: Board game exhibit at SFO is out of control.
This tweet was posted on December 20, 2012.
Get pumped for the upcoming big game by checking out our website featuring objects from all your favorite NFL teams. https://t.co/jWDJSqUutn
This tweet was posted on January 25, 2016.
Get them started young... RT @ReidCarlberg: The money Game of Junior Executive -- on display at @sfomuseum. http://t.co/a04CSZaO
This tweet was posted on December 12, 2012.
Glad you liked it! MT @joeypottsart: SFO had a great collection of old board games on display (at SFO Terminal 2) http://t.co/Fi0Ti9Rzch
This tweet was posted on March 20, 2013.
Great pics! Glad you enjoyed the exhibit! RT @line_by_line: Vintage board game display at SFO. So fun! @ SFO Terminal 2 http://t.co/w8QjBvls
This tweet was posted on December 24, 2012.