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Do you recognize the long diagonal street cutting across this photo? What street is it? Hint: it borders over 4 neighborhoods in San Francisco. This photo was taken in the early 1920s by aviation engineer, Stanley Henry Page. #triviatuesday #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on April 14, 2020.

Like everyone else, we’re trying to make the best of a not-great situation by taking care of projects long on our “to do” lists. One that we’re so happy to share is the e-publication of our exhibition catalogs. Read to your heart’s content: https://t.co/fsk5enOi9z #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on April 13, 2020.

Ever wonder what aircraft maintenance looked like in the late 1930s? Here, mechanics are working on the engines of a Douglas DC-3 #Mainliner during the aircraft’s routine visit to @United’s Cheyenne, Wyoming, maintenance base. #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on April 13, 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.

See more hand painted signs for barber shops and hairdressers from all over West Africa and Kenya in “Extra ‘O”! African Barbershop and Hairdressing Signs,” online at: https://t.co/4w6G8ZrEoS #ExtraO #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on April 08, 2020.

Hand painted signs for barbershops and hairdressers have a rich history in Africa. Female hairstylists often hang several signs depicting dozens of different braided hairstyles for clients to consider with clever titles. #ExtraO #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on April 08, 2020.

The #Boeing 747 offered the airline a comfortable, roomy, and luxurious cabin interior. In an advertisement, #BOAC proclaimed “you will hardly believe you're in an aircraft.” #WidebodyAV #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on April 07, 2020.

See “Widebody: The Launch of the #Jumbojets in the Early 1970s” online at: https://t.co/BAcE2U31Fe #WidebodyAV #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on April 07, 2020.

Following Pan American World Airways’ introduction of the #Boeing 747 in January 1970, #BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation) received the aircraft and launched transatlantic service in April 1971 between London and New York. #WidebodyAV #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on April 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.

Happy 150th birthday to Golden Gate Park, part of @RecParkSF. This circa 1920 photo of Golden Gate Park by aviator and engineer, Stanley H. Page, shows the park along side the undeveloped sand dunes of what would become the Sunset. https://t.co/eZlmOawWDe #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on April 04, 2020.

See drawings from the Art School of San Francisco Bay’s #MangaDrawingClub online at: https://t.co/rqMqJf9PGR #MuseumFromHome @artschoolsfbay This tweet was posted on April 03, 2020.