David Gallagher

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San Francisco. I ride a bike and look at old pictures all day (not at the same time) sfmemory.org

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David Gallagher@davidgallagher· 1d

Sam Crow Portraits, 1910s Generally speaking, I prefer pictures of the built environment, but the Sam Crow negatives have so many fantastic portraits of people, that I include them on SFMemory.org because despite not knowing much about them it seems wrong to keep them from you. #sfmemory #sfhistory

David Gallagher@davidgallagher· 3d

What’s the record for most runners left on base?

David Gallagher@davidgallagher· 7d

King & 4th Mar 1966 View east on King Street. Tracks & trains of the Southern Pacific at left, the terminal at 3rd Street in the background. In 1976 the 3rd St Terminal was demolished a new smaller one was built at 4th. Now large residential buildings dominate this view. #sfhistory #sfmemory

View easterly on King Street, a southern Pacific Railroad locomotive with attached passenger cars at left on the tracks leading to the station at 3rd Street, Renald Rosewood Photo

David Gallagher@davidgallagher· 11d

Palace of Fine Arts, Feb 1963 The original, a relic from 1915’s Panama-Pacific International Exposition, was meant to decay. It did for almost 50 years, becoming a beloved landmark. So much so that the original was demolished & the replica we have today was built in its place. #sfhistory #sfmemory

Closeup of the Palace of Fine Arts rotunda sculptures and damage to the structure before reconstruction

David Gallagher@davidgallagher· 19d

It's hard to explain how I, a lifelong fan w/ 30 year season tickets, feel about the pride night thing. It's one thing for the players to be young ignorant sheltered men (please educate or trade them) but another for the team management to a insult their fans with the non-response. is this the end?

Can't see it here, but I'll wear the rainbow hat for the rest of my days

David Gallagher@davidgallagher· 20d

Bernal Cut, circa 1942 An elevated view southerly from the Highland bridge showing San Jose Ave & Southern Pacific's Old Main Line around the time that the tracks were about to be removed. last days of the old main line: sfmemory.org/maps/mapsear... #sfhistory #sfmemory

San Jose Avenue & Highland circa 1942
Southern Pacific Old Main Line, Bernal Cut, View South from Highland Avenue Bridge toward Richland Avenue Bridge with railroad tracks and auto traffic. Ray Oil Burner Co. Building in distance.
Robert McFarland Photo / (Southern Pacific Old Main Line / Courtesy of David Gallagher)

David Gallagher@davidgallagher· 23d

The Embarcadero, 1991 Embarcadero Freeway Demolition, view northerly, demolition in progress, the former stub end and second deck removed John Holtzclaw photographed the demolition in detail over the months it took. more here : sfmemory.org/search/index... #sfmemory #sfhistory

Embarcadero & Howard Apr 1991
Embarcadero Freeway Demolition, view northerly, demolition in progress, the former stub end and second deck removed
John Holtzclaw Photo

David Gallagher@davidgallagher· 27d

detail: a kid with his lunch pail waiting for the cable car at lower left. #morningcommute

David Gallagher@davidgallagher· 27d

Eureka Valley, June 1900 A view north from 21st and Castro, Corona Heights in the background left. A recent scan from a glass negative by DH Wulzen coming soon to SFMemory.org #sfmemory #sfhistory

June 1900, Elevated view northerly from 21st and Castro, Corona Height and Gray Brothers brick factory in the background left. two Castro Street cable cars passing each other at 20th Street. DH Wulzen photo scanned from 5x7 glass negative.

David Gallagher@davidgallagher· Jul 2

Thanks for all the love for SFMemory! I'm heading out of town (we have a house sitter!) Currently there are 11,496 images available on the site. please take a look, search an interest or location, and send me a message using the forms on the site. I'll get back to you! #sfhistory sfmemory.org

Andrew and Esther Crow reading a newspaper in their Cole Valley home, circa 1912

David Gallagher@davidgallagher· Jun 24

Crystal Palace Market, 1940 The Crystal Palace Market was at 8th & Market, not sure what Orange Kremo was or how it was non-fattening #sfmemory #sfhistory

people eating ice cream cones at the Crystal Palace Market circa 1940

David Gallagher@davidgallagher· Jun 24

Steuart near Market 1985 Juan Bautista de Anza Statue, Embarcadero Freeway in background. Two people posed on statue. OK, one of them is me. It felt like such a backwater back then, no people, no ferries The fountain & the plaza were there, but Market Street was a dead end. #sfmemory #sfhistory

David Gallagher@davidgallagher· Jun 15

Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915 SF's World's Fair: the last of the Sam Crow glass negatives showing the PPIE. 220 in all. There are a lot of aviation shots plus a few surprises including one of Harry Houdini sfmemory.org/search/index... #sfmemory #sfhistory

Aviator Art Smith and Harry Houdini posed at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition

San Francisco Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915, Aviator Charles Niles posing with his airplane on today's Marina Green. He would crash here later that day (he survived)

David Gallagher@davidgallagher· Jun 14

Textbook rbi double

David Gallagher@davidgallagher· Jun 11

SFMemory Update! 250 Glass Plates from photographer Sam Crow! Showing never seen early aviation, Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1906 Earthquake, surprise celebrities, & more #sfmemory #sfhistory sfmemory.org/Update/2026-...

Tanforan Racetrack San Bruno 1912 - Aviator Lincoln Beachey racing auto driver Daredevil Edwards on the track

Post Street 1906, Piano movers posed in front of Byron Mauzy's Piano shop

3rd Street from Market , 1906. The Aronson Building at center (still stands in 2026)

1915 The Tower of Jewels at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in today's Marina District

David Gallagher@davidgallagher· Jun 10

Still working on the Sam Crow glass negatives, thought you'd like to see a couple of the man himself. I expect to have another 200 or so online by the end of the week. keep checking back! #sfmemory #sfhistory - sfmemory.org/Gallery/Sam_...

David Gallagher@davidgallagher· Jun 6

One more among the recent finds: Aaron Rubino's 1941 Christmas card

composite self portrait of photographer Aaron Rubino, a modified newspaper page he used as his Christmas card in 1941

David Gallagher@davidgallagher· Jun 6

I say "revisiting" this box because about 18 months ago I posted about 250 shots from it. You can see them on SFMemory. Today there's probably about another 250 news and news-related images coming. here's the link to the Aaron Rubino images online. sfmemory.org/search/index...

screen shot from SFMemory.org showing Aaron Rubino images online

David Gallagher@davidgallagher· Jun 6

Harry Bridges & The Hallinans, circa 1949 It Pays to Keep Looking Department. Revisiting a box of 4x5 negatives by news photographer Aaron Rubino. I came across this shot of Attorney Vincent Hallinan with harry Bridges and a couple of helpers. Terrence (Kayo) Hallinan at right. #sfmemory #sfhistory

Andrew Hallinan and Harry Bridges seated at a table with court papers strewn across it while Hallinan's sons, Michael (not sure and Terrence look on.)

David Gallagher@davidgallagher· May 29

SFMemory Update! 211 images 60's 70s protests, gatherings, 1960 Grant Avenue Fair, International Hotel, transit, a lot of stuff I've been sitting on. #sfhistory #sfmemory sfmemory.org/Update/2026-...

David Gallagher@davidgallagher· May 19

Golden Gate Park, Dec 1899 I've been head down scanning the last few days, working on amazing 9x6 glass negatives from DH Wulzen (look him up) given to me by his grandson. Many familiar scenes, but real joy is in the details. My white whale (look it up) is the Cider Press communal cup. #sfmemory

Golden Gate Park, detail of DH Wulzen's 1899 image of the Cider Press drinking fountain with a man offering the communal cup to a small child

Golden Gate Park, DH Wulzen's 1899 image of the Cider Press drinking fountain, an older woman in black, and a man offering water to a small child

David Gallagher@davidgallagher· May 13

I can take you to the dog races, but you have to share the seat. 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition. #sfmemory #sfhistory #worldsfair

1915 a view down Palm Avenue at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition

David Gallagher@davidgallagher· May 9

27th & Dolores, 1942 Southern Pacific's old main line was built in the late 1860's partly through undeveloped land that became Noe Valley & the Mission District. The railroad crossed Dolores & 27th intersection on large bridge. The last train ran in 1941 & the steel was recycled in 1942 #sfmemory

View east on 27th toward Dolores, the SP bridge crossing the intersection

View south on the SP right-of way toward the 27th & Dolores bridge, St. Paul's Church and future Diamond Height's in the background

View north on the SP right-of way toward the 27th & Dolores bridge

David Gallagher@davidgallagher· May 8

3 views of Embarcadero Plaza 1966, 1974, 2026 Vaillancourt Fountain #sfmemory #sfhistory

Vaillancourt Fountain 1974 with the Embarcadero Freeway and Ferry Building in the background

A parking lot 1966, Embarcadero Freeway and Ferry Building in the background

2026, Vallaincourt Fountain removal with crane and workers, Ferry Building in the background

David Gallagher@davidgallagher· May 6

SFMemory Update! 179 color slides including the Last Days of Playland and Demolition... ok this set is sad. #sfhistory #sfmemory #sanfrancisco sfmemory.org/Update/2026-...

Smiling Clown Statue, Playland, San Francisco, 1972

David Gallagher@davidgallagher· May 6

If you see this dog, let him know he is no longer welcome

David Gallagher@davidgallagher· May 6

Every time they show this dog on the scoreboard (going back years) the #SFGiants blow the game. Sultan is a jinx and very bad boy. #bansultan

David Gallagher@davidgallagher· Apr 30

Last Days of Playland, 1968-72 Scanning about 100 slides and trying to sort out the dates, both of these have the same processing date of Sept 1972, one is obviously earlier & was reprinted on a Kodachrome Duplicate slide mount. I mean, there weren't 2 of these benches. #sfhistory #playland

Fun Tier Town, circa 1968
A man in a suit posed near a seated clown figure on a bench. The clown looks pretty bright and colorful

Playland 1972
The Mad Mine ride with a seated clown figure on a bench, the clown looks pretty faded and worn out.

David Gallagher@davidgallagher· Apr 28

El Crystal School, San Bruno Miss Watson's 2nd grade class 1971. I remember most of these kids' names, but not all. Can you find me? My niece was PTA secretary when this school closed a few years back and she retrieved dozens of binders showing class photos for decades. #sanbruno

2nd grade class photo 1971 (spoiler: I'm on the right in an orange long sleeved shirt)

David Gallagher@davidgallagher· Apr 27

This is going to take a while, at least this many more Kodachrome slides from 1972