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How much information can you squeeze on to a matchbook cover? Continental Air Lines took on the challenge in the 1950s. #52Objects
This tweet was posted on May 01, 2023.
Do you recognize this building? This design drawing of one of SFO’s most recognizable buildings, was sketched by architect Craig Hartman of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) in 1995 (big hint!).
#52Objects #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on April 24, 2023.
Visitors to the Aviation Museum will no doubt recognize this large #PanAm floor globe! Long before joining our collection, it was displayed in the lobby of Building One on Treasure Island during the 1939-40 Golden Gate International Expo. #52objects
This tweet was posted on April 03, 2023.
Celebrations christening airplanes have their roots in christening events held for ships. This TWA (Trans World Airlines) Boeing 747-131, was christened the “City of San Francisco” by diplomat and former child star, Shirley Temple Black on April 5, 1970. #52Objects
This tweet was posted on March 27, 2023.
Zoe Dell Lantis Nutter rose to fame during the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition held at Treasure Island, where she who worked as a promotional “theme girl” and later in life became educator, marketer, commercial pilot, and philanthropist. #52Objects
This tweet was posted on March 20, 2023.
Her achievements included replacing artificial plants with live ones, pushing for shops and restaurants to reflect San Francisco’s culture, designing terminals with light and airy open spaces, and initiating the exhibition program, which became us! #52Objects #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on March 13, 2023.
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photographs: San Francisco International Airport (SFO); 1970s
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#52Objects #RuthKadish #WomenHistoryMonth
This tweet was posted on March 13, 2023.
Ruth Kadish was the first woman to serve on the San Francisco Airport Commission upon being appointed in 1976 by Mayor George Moscone; she served until 1984. She was a champion for humanizing and beautifying the airport environment. #52Objects #SFOHistory #WomenHistoryMonth
This tweet was posted on March 13, 2023.
In 1978, Gail Gorski became the first female pilot to be hired by United Airlines. Gorski, who started flying at the age of 16, was a Boeing 747 and DC-10 pilot based in the Bay Area and an original charter member of @ISA21_Pilots. #52Objects #WomensHistoryMonth #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on March 06, 2023.
In 1926, San Francisco telegrammed U.S. cities to ask about air port development plans. New York responded, “City of New York has no air port, no formal plan underway for acquiring one, informal station made by developing one on marsh land own by city in Jamaica Bay.” #52Objects
This tweet was posted on February 27, 2023.
In 1972, United Airlines celebrated 25 years of service to Hawai’i and rebranded its Hawaiian service as “Royal Hawaiian.” United’s flight attendants wore brightly colored, full-length Hawaiian-style dresses, or mu’umu’u. Do you remember these eye-catching uniforms? #52Objects
This tweet was posted on February 21, 2023.
Before people carried around cell phones in their pockets that automatically updated to the current time zone, airlines gave out convenient time converters to passengers on international flights. Have you been to any locations on this card?
#52Objects #Timezones #TWA #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on February 13, 2023.