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For the next 4 years, 90,000 people signed up for a space trip and received these First Moon Flights Club cards. The card's back read, "Pan Am makes the going great: first in Latin America, first on the Atlantic, first on the Pacific, first round the world." #52Objects #PanAm
This tweet was posted on February 06, 2023.
In 1968, Juan Trippe, Pan Am's founder, announced the airline's "First Moon Flights" Club. "2001: A Space Odyssey" released that year featured an imagined Pan American operated spacecraft. #52Objects #PanAm
This tweet was posted on February 06, 2023.
There are more than a few inexplicable objects in our museum collection but this tabletop model featuring an aircraft on top of a walrus is one of the more peculiar ones. From the late 1930s, would this novelty item look at home on your desk today?
#52Objects
This tweet was posted on January 30, 2023.
An iconic airline livery collaboration between beloved Japanese brand Sanrio and EVA Air featured many themed amenities such as this Hello Kitty printed roll of toilet paper. #52objects
This tweet was posted on January 23, 2023.
📸: glass negative: Panama-Pacific International Exposition; 1913
Gift of Edwin I. Power, Jr. and Linda L. Liscom
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#52Objects #LincolnBeachey #SFHistory
This tweet was posted on January 17, 2023.
San Franciscan Lincoln Beachey (1887–1915) performs in his biplane over the Panama-Pacific Intl Expo grounds in 1913. He was the first to perform a loop-the-loop in the U.S. and his repertoire of heart-stopping stunts made him the leading pioneer of aerial acrobatics #52Objects
This tweet was posted on January 17, 2023.
architectural drawing: Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco, Contract No. 1, progress chart for grading; 1927
Transfer from San Francisco International Airport
1997.52.001
#52Objects
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This tweet was posted on January 09, 2023.
This pencil-drawn site plan was produced by SF’s Department of Public Works, for the Mills Field Municipal Airport, titled “Progress Chart for Grading / Contract No. 1” and dated March 18, 1927. Notice the proposed runways and the administrative building and hangar. #52Objects
This tweet was posted on January 09, 2023.
An unusual object in our collection is a disposable obstetrical kit. Although a rare occurrence, babies are delivered onboard planes. This kit includes a disposable scalpel, a bulb aspirator, and a receiving blanket among other things needed to deliver a baby. #52objects
This tweet was posted on January 03, 2023.
This year, we’re going to highlight #52objects from our collection that we find notable, unusual, interesting, or just plain fun! Follow along using the hashtag #52objects!
This tweet was posted on January 03, 2023.