See “Confessions of a Jumbotron Addict” by Mickey Duzyj in the Video Arts Gallery, located pre-security in the Mayor Edwin M. Lee International Terminal Departures Hall, and open daily from 8:00am to 10:00pm. Learn more about this month’s films at: bit.ly/Video-Arts

#VideoArts #VideoArtsSFO

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photograph: San Francisco Airport, United Air Lines, Douglas DC-4; 1940s
Gift of United Airlines Archives
1999.047.246

#PanAmericanAviationDay

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Operators working at the first telephone exchange
to begin operating after the 1906 earthquake 1906
San Francisco
San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
AAC-3781; R2025.0714.001

This exhibition was made possible through a generous loan from the JKL Museum of Telephony; special thank you to JKL curator Remco Enthoven.

See “Give Me a Ring: A Telephone Retrospective” on display, post-security, in Terminal 2 and online at: bit.ly/GiveMeARing

#GiveMeARing #Telephones

As telephone usage expanded, exchanges in large cities often had hundreds of operators working at multiple switchboards, while in small rural areas had one or two operators. Aside from connecting calls, operators often gave the time, weather reports, and connected callers to emergency services.

Once telephone numbers and directories were introduced, the operator answered, “Number, please.” Sitting in front of a switchboard, an operator manually connected two telephones using a cord with a plug at each end. #GiveMeARing #Telephones #TelephoneRetrospective

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menu: Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS), First Class; 1980
Gift of Thomas G. Dragges
2001.080.055

bit.ly/43MbE8A

#52Menus

See "Women of Afrofuturism" on display, post-security, in Harvey Milk Terminal 1 and online at: bit.ly/Women-Afrofu...

#WomenofAfrofuturism #IngridLaFleur #AfatasiTheArtist

Afatasi The Artist is a native San Franciscan and Afro-Polynesian, and explores the past, present, and future of Black people in San Francisco. Afatasi questions why the Black community is the only dwindling demographic in the city.

LaFleur has immersed herself in the movement for more than 20 years and serves as a curator, cultural strategist, researcher, theorist, artist and activist focused on creating equitable and just futures. A recognized thought leader, her work emphasizes the necessity of decolonizing the imagination.

See “Baggage” by Lucy Davidson in the Video Arts Gallery, located pre-security in the Mayor Edwin M. Lee International Terminal Departures Hall, and open daily from 8am to 10pm. Learn more about this month’s films at: bit.ly/Video-Arts

#VideoArtsSFO

See “Four Sculptural Light Reflectors” by James Carpenter, pre-security in the Mayor Edwin M. Lee International Terminal Departures Hall in the Dianne Feinstein International Terminal and online at:

#JamesCarpenter #PublicArt #SFAC

The design of the sculptures was inspired by the construction of the Wright brothers’ first airplane. The sculptures are functional in that they diffuse direct sunlight from the skylights, reflect light up, and project a dappled play of light into the space.

#JamesCarpenter #PublicArt

See “49 Scenic Mile Drive” by Bradley Smith and Tyler McPherron in the Video Arts Gallery, located pre-security in the Mayor Edwin M. Lee International Terminal Departures Hall, and open daily from 8:00am to 10:00pm. Learn more about this month’s films at: bit.ly/Video-Arts

#VideoArts #VideoArtsSFO

See “The Author & Her Story” by Jason Jägel on display post-security in Harvey Milk Terminal 1 and online at: bit.ly/47O9t6O

#JasonJägel #PublicArt #SFAC