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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.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Castro & Market, 1958 A view from the platform entering the Twin Peaks tunnel. A Muni M-line streetcar about to cross the intersection, traffic all around and passenger waiting, just a nice dynamic shot. I do a lot of repetitive streetcar shots, but this one just kind speaks. #sfmemory #sfhistory
Market & Castro, sometime in summer 1958, View northeast on Market from Castro, Muni M-line PCC street car #1109 about to enter the Twin Peaks Tunnel, a taxicab and traffic heading westerly on Market, Billboards for Coca-Cola and Redlick's Department Store (17 reasons Why) at right. the tower of Trinity Methodist Church southeast corner of Market and 16th Street in the background
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Tanforan, 1912 The then-closed Tanforan racetrack in San Bruno hosted many different kinds of event in the 1910s. December 26, 1912 saw Lincoln Beachey in his plane race Daredevil Edwards in a car. (Beachey would later die in a crash in SF Bay during the PPIE) #sfmemory #sfhistory #sanbruno
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
There are two easy ones that I love at Ft. Mason : east from behind the commander’s house toward aquatic park and west from near the hostel toward the bridge
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Valkyries Win! What a comeback
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
@lu.is that gas station was on the Southwest corner of Balboa and Arguello, the 31 coming down down the hill on Turk slipped the track and missed the jog to the right onto Balboa
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Whoops! Scanning a bunch of prints & there were quite a few showing streetcar accidents over the years. I have seen many of these before but I don't have specific descriptions for them. limited to 4 here but more on Mastodon and instagram. #sfhistory #sfmemory
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
What he said ⬆️
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
She’s not my grandma. This is mine
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A few more - sfmemory.org/search/index...
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Sutro Baths, circa 1915 This unknown woman appears many times in many settings in the Sam Crow negatives, I hope someday to figure out who she is, for now I call her scmodel1 #sfhistory #sfmemory #mysterywoman #sanfrancisco sfmemory.org/Gallery/Sam_...
Sutro Baths circa 1915
Unknown woman (scmodel1) in a Sutro Baths swim suit posing suggestively near Lands End behind the Sutro Baths
Samuel M. Crow / (Sam Crow Negatives / Gift of David Okimoto)
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Special delivery!
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Margarita time
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Powell near Eddy Sep 22, 1953 Market Street in the background. Muni Powell Street cable car #509 on the turntable. The Douglas Building (Gray's suits sign) at right would be demolished in the 1960's for Bart & Hallidie Plaza. Carlton Koski took this pic 73 years ago today. #sfmemory #sfhistory
Powell near Eddy Sep 22, 1953
View south on Powell toward Eddy, Market Street in the background. Muni Powell Street cable car #509 on the turntable. The Douglas Building (Gray's suits sign) at right would be demolished in the 1960's for Bart and Hallidie Plaza. Thanks to photographer Carlton Koski who was particular in his record keeping that we can pinpoint this image to 73 years ago today. #sfmemory #sfhistory #sanfrancisco
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Well now the jinx dog has appeared, I’m leaving. #bansultan
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Bo Davidson records his first ML hit in his first at bat #sfgiants
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
oops that's the Sacramento-Clay cable car line. I spaced out when making the original annotation. here's a corrected version. BTW today is the start of Muni Heritage weekend and the last Sacramento-Clay car is available to ride www.streetcar.org/muni-heritag...
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Ferry Building, circa 1933 Once called the City Front, it was the gateway to San Francisco, All transit revolved around it. this shot in the recent SFMemory.org update really shows how busy it was. I've added an annotated version of some of the things I notice in it. #sfmemory #sfhistory
Ferry Building circa 1933
Elevated view toward ferry building from Southern Pacific Building showing ferry loop, pedestrian overcrossing, automobile subway, Sacramento-Clay cable car, Muni E-line, Union Street Dinky, multiple ferry boats.Ferry Building circa 1933
Elevated view toward ferry building from Southern Pacific Building showing ferry loop, pedestrian overcrossing, automobile subway, Sacramento-Clay cable car, Muni E-line, Union Street Dinky, multiple ferry boats.
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
SFMemory Update! 321 new old pictures.. a real mix - 1906 Earthquake, lots of streetcars, ancients pinups at Sutro Baths, & a remarkable set of market Street billiard players from 1974. Honored to share these #sfmemory #sfhistory sfmemory.org/Update/2026-...
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Market at Powell1974 - Players at Palace Billiards by Diane Ross1940 - E-line Dinky Streetcar at the Ferry BuildingSam Crow's favorite model at the Sutro Baths
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
One thing I noticed was the Yellow Cab parking lot at 8th & Townsend. I knew these pictures would come in handy someday sfmemory.org/search/index...
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
South of Market Aerial circa 1970 Aerial postcard view east showing Bayshore Freeway, South of Market, Bay Bridge & downtown skyscrapers. Bank of America 555 California under construction at upper left. I notice something new in this every time I look. what do you see #sfmemory #sfhistory
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
it was so tough to get an accurate picture of it as I recall, phone cams would "correct" the colors, I rode my bike around using the DSLR but I wonder if anyone took analog photos on film.
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
When i saw your pictures and the gray sky. I took a look, i didn’t know many runs the boat tram made but…
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Boat Tram getting ready for Muni Heritage Weekend , taking on some lucky passengers on the test runs along the Embarcadero
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
He survived
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
He did ride around in the back of a pickup truck before the game. We were very worried he would hurt himself
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
He didn’t get tossed until he was back in the dugout
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
taste the rainbow!
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Guess Where SF, July 1964 A recent scan from the SF Heritage Archive. The building still stands and looks about the same. (yes, of course you can look it up in the city directory, but give it a shot) #sfmemory #sfhistory #sanfrancisco
a Victorian Building with storefront , July 1964
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
SFMemory Update! 179 remarkable glass plates from Eureka Valley (the Castro to you) photographer DH Wulzen just uploaded. I am so honored the Wulzen Family allowed me to possess & scan these artifacts before donating them to @sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social Take a look : sfmemory.org/Update/2026-...
View south on Castro Street toward 18th, August 1901
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
SF Airport, 1966 It was only a drill for the Fire Department that James Martin photographed one day, still I found these pretty dramatic. I don't think they do this sort of thing anymore. #sfmemory #sfhistory more here: sfmemory.org/search/index...
Firefighters in silver suits spray water on large burning airplane parts amid billowing smoke, a photo by James A. Martin
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Stopped by to see some old favorites on my #bikeride this morning.
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Case in point: Sultan appeared and the Rockies scored 2 run and the Christians fed themselves to the luons. #bansultan
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
“Images that may trigger discomfort.” Just stop showing replays.
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
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
Smiling BarberAviator Katherine StinsonWoman in western outfitGirl with a chicken
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
What’s the record for most runners left on base?
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
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
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
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
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
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
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
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)
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
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
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
detail: a kid with his lunch pail waiting for the cable car at lower left. #morningcommute
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
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.
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
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
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
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
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
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
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
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 ExpositionSan 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)
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Textbook rbi double
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
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 trackPost Street 1906, Piano movers posed in front of Byron Mauzy's Piano shop3rd 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
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