Robert the #Robot was the first plastic toy robot manufactured in the United States. A small, windup record player hidden inside the toy enabled Robert to repeat the phrase, “I am Robert the Robot, the mechanical man, drive me, steer me.” #1950sConsumer
This tweet was posted on February 07, 2019.
See "Flying the Main Line: A History of #United Airlines", on display, post-security, in Terminal 3. https://t.co/l3SGXBPfhd
This tweet was posted on October 18, 2017.
See "Flying the Main Line: A History of United Airlines" on display, post-security, in T3. https://t.co/l3SGXBPfhd
This tweet was posted on July 13, 2017.
See "Flying the Main Line: A History of United Airlines", on display, post-security, in Terminal 3. https://t.co/l3SGXBPfhd
This tweet was posted on January 26, 2018.
See the "United States Coast Guard Air Station SF" photo exhibition, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum & Library. https://t.co/BrKrzQDI3f
This tweet was posted on June 16, 2016.
See “Jet Mainliner in Miniature: The United Air Lines Douglas DC-8 Cutaway Model” on display, in the Aviation Museum, located pre-security in the International Terminal, and online at: https://t.co/IrPJ5olOig
This tweet was posted on November 21, 2022.
Silver-plated housewares are lustrous and ornate examples of Victorian style. Produced in large quantities in England and the United States, silver plate was a hallmark of eclectic décor during the Victorian era (1837-1901). #VictorianSilverPlate #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on August 04, 2020.
Smart looking and allowing greater ease of mobility for the demands of jet service, it was issued from 1965 to 1968 and became known as “the cheerleader” because of its flared skirt.
#avgeek #WilliamTravilla #united
This tweet was posted on March 22, 2022.
Spotted recently by our Director: retro paint job on @United's 85th Anniversary A320 http://t.co/r1exOebO
This tweet was posted on September 11, 2012.
Started in 1945 by 11 former members of the Flying Tigers, the nickname for a special operations group of military pilots deployed to China during World War II, the Flying Tiger Line was the first scheduled all-cargo airline in the United States. #DefunctThursday #FlyingTigers
This tweet was posted on May 12, 2022.
Steel oil drum containers were initially left behind by U.S. Marines between 1915 and 1934 during the United States’ occupation of Haiti. Haitians such as visionary artist, Georges Liautaud (1899–1991) soon began repurposing them. #HaitianMetal #GeorgesLiautaud
This tweet was posted on October 18, 2023.
Thanks so much for the shoutout @United! https://t.co/67YUY0eNLL
This tweet was posted on August 18, 2016.
Thanksgiving dinner on a plane in 1937 looks like a great idea, judging from this United Air Lines menu! http://t.co/EqsoP7LLzm
This tweet was posted on November 27, 2013.
The #Boeing 247 entered service with United Air Lines in 1933. 75 of the aircraft were eventually built, with most going to the #United’s fleet, primarily operated on United’s “Mainline” transcontinental route until the mid 1930s. #AviationEvolutions
This tweet was posted on June 04, 2018.
The #Stinson Model A was one of the last commercial airliners produced in the United States with a steel-tube and fabric fuselage. It was a relatively successful short-range, medium-capacity, tri-motor airliner. #AviationEvolutions
This tweet was posted on October 03, 2018.