"All we want are the facts, ma'am." Today's fact: Dragnet began its run on tv on this day in 1952 while broadcast concurrently on radio.
This tweet was posted on January 03, 2012.
"On the Radio" is on display, post-security, in Terminal 3. https://t.co/1nHbV738Te
This tweet was posted on September 11, 2018.
"On the Radio" is on display, post-security, in Terminal 3. https://t.co/1nHbV738Te
This tweet was posted on August 17, 2018.
#Bakelite was the first molded plastic used to make radio housings, produced in unfinished brown, or with painted coatings that were prone to scratches and paint loss. #radioSFO
This tweet was posted on October 11, 2018.
#Crystalradios did not operate from batteries or household current-they relied on a semi-conductive mineral known as a crystal and simple circuitry to harness energy directly from radio waves in the air. #RadioSFO
This tweet was posted on March 21, 2018.
#Radio courtesy of the collection of California Historical Radio Society. "On the Radio" is on display, post-security, in Terminal 3. https://t.co/1nHbV738Te #RadioSFO
This tweet was posted on May 14, 2018.
#Radio was utilized as an informational resource, perhaps no more eloquently than by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Beginning in 1933, the president embarked on a series of Sunday-evening “Fireside Chats” produced in an informal, yet comforting manner on current events. #RadioSFO
This tweet was posted on September 11, 2018.
#WilliamWiley says of his work during this time: “It suddenly became clear to me that art was what I’d heard on the radio that day, or something I saw outside. Suddenly, anything was potential.”
This tweet was posted on September 07, 2018.
@ericrescue We have so many great exhibitions coming up! We've got American Folk Art, Maneki Neko Cats, Coin Operated Machines, & the history of Radio!
This tweet was posted on September 13, 2017.
@royboy789 We have several photography shows & several works of art in Terminal 1. Check out our website for more information: https://t.co/fI181vOX24 Also if you are flying out of SFO, you can see the Radio show before your flight by going past T3 security with your same day flight ticket.
This tweet was posted on July 24, 2018.
A Pan American Boeing 377 operations manual contained sections on cruise control, emergency procedures, operating procedures, performance, radio, systems, and design. #BytheBook
This tweet was posted on November 20, 2019.
A matching building for the complex airfield lighting system sat adjacent to the hangars, and by the end of the decade, two-way radio communications were required for all aircraft.
#MillsField #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on February 24, 2023.
A new wave of consumerism swept across the US during the 1950s. Stores carried everything from portable televisions and pocket-sized radios to space-age toys and plastic dinnerware sets. #1950sConsumer
This tweet was posted on December 31, 2019.
A sandwich? A ketchup bottle? Gumby? All of the items in this case are radios! See more #radios in "On the #Radio" on display, post-security, in Terminal 3. https://t.co/1nHbV738Te #radioSFO
This tweet was posted on August 28, 2018.
American soprano Dorothy Kirsten started her performing arts career as a radio singer at WINS-New York. In October 1947, Kirsten debuted in a leading role at San Francisco Opera in French composer Gustave Charpentier’s 𝘓𝘰𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘦. #SFOperaCentennial
This tweet was posted on April 14, 2023.