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#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.

#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.

#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.

“Time, Turn, and Light” by #WoodyDeOthello online at: https://t.co/dXXKlG0CS1 #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on September 22, 2020.

“Time, Turn, and Light” by #WoodyDeOthello depicts ambiguous sets of hands interacting with everyday objects such as clocks, a flashlight, a candle, and a doorknob. #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on September 22, 2020.

Objects in “Time, Turn, and Light” by #WoodyDeOthello are rendered in an uncanny fashion with a sense of play, emotional intuition, and surrealism that provokes viewers to reimagine themselves and the way they view the world around them. #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on September 22, 2020.

This week on #SFOMat40: In 2013, we presented “Souvenirs: Tokens of Travel,” which featured objects found in souvenir shops around the world. Do you remember this exhibition? https://t.co/e79BCCvfWk #SFOMat40 #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on September 17, 2020.

On September 15, 1963, the South Terminal (now Harvey Milk Terminal 1) was dedicated at San Francisco International Airport. This was the first major addition since the Central Terminal (now Terminal 2) was completed in 1954.#MuseumFromHome #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on September 15, 2020.

A big thank you to the maintenance workers, past and present, who keep the airport safe and running smoothly. Your work is essential, and we appreciate you! #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on September 14, 2020.

See “Eclectic Taste: Victorian Silver Plate” online at https://t.co/S32Y1mThfT #VictorianSilverPlate #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on September 14, 2020.

Items were decorated with many motifs including animals, ancient Egyptian figures, and Roman goddesses. In this fruit bowl, two Renaissance putti figures sit atop a barge adorned with shells inset with smaller putti at the base. #VictorianSilverPlate #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on September 14, 2020.

Victorian silver plate designers often combined elements of Gothic, Rococo, and Italian Renaissance styles with Greek and Egyptian Revival influences to create contemporary interpretations of historical styles. #VictorianSilverPlate #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on September 14, 2020.