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Unearthed cache of 1960’s San Francisco
Posted on 5/23/25 at 1:02 pm
Posted on 5/23/25 at 1:02 pm
So I came across this story a bit ago and it sent me down the rabbit hole. Apparently they are trying to identify the photographer behind these pics. CBS news story here
Anyway, this pic of Jerry Garcia and the Dead having a free concert caught my eye. Notice the very distinctive shirts the band members are wearing.
Now, so far the only image they have of the photographer is a reflection in the window seen below
So anyway, I’m just randomly looking around Instagram and I come across this
LINK
In the link you’ll see the band all wearing the same clothing and a photographer in the approximate position as the guy would have been in taking the pic. His general style of dress matches the image in the reflection.. there is also a second and third photographer in the pics as well.
Thoughts?
Anyway, this pic of Jerry Garcia and the Dead having a free concert caught my eye. Notice the very distinctive shirts the band members are wearing.
Now, so far the only image they have of the photographer is a reflection in the window seen below
So anyway, I’m just randomly looking around Instagram and I come across this
LINK
In the link you’ll see the band all wearing the same clothing and a photographer in the approximate position as the guy would have been in taking the pic. His general style of dress matches the image in the reflection.. there is also a second and third photographer in the pics as well.
Thoughts?
This post was edited on 5/23/25 at 1:14 pm
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Posted on 5/23/25 at 1:05 pm to Blizzard of Chizz
I don't see a photographer in the instagram pic, and I don't think that that pic's field of view is in the approximate position as the guy would have been in taking the pic. 
eta: I see now that there are multiple pics in the insta link if you scroll right.
eta: I see now that there are multiple pics in the insta link if you scroll right.
This post was edited on 5/23/25 at 1:21 pm
Posted on 5/23/25 at 1:07 pm to Blizzard of Chizz
billy looks 3 sheets to wind on lsd
Posted on 5/23/25 at 1:08 pm to Funky Tide 8
You have to scroll through the pics in the bundle. Second pic, far right, standing up
This post was edited on 5/23/25 at 1:10 pm
Posted on 5/23/25 at 1:10 pm to Blizzard of Chizz
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You have to scroll through the pics in the bundle. Second pic, far right, standing up
ahh gotcha, sorry, I didn't see that there were multiple pics.
It kind of looks like the person who took the pics was pretty much front row stage left, and the guy in the insta pic is further back and to the center. Look where everyone in the crowd's heads are facing. That's not to say that the guy couldn't have walked closer and to stage left though. but it also looks to me like the guy in the reflection has significantly longer hair on the sides of his head than the guy in the crowd shot taking the photo.
Cool find though. Great pics.
This post was edited on 5/23/25 at 1:17 pm
Posted on 5/23/25 at 1:11 pm to Funky Tide 8
NM
This post was edited on 5/23/25 at 1:12 pm
Posted on 5/23/25 at 1:14 pm to Blizzard of Chizz
Cool find, that has to be the photographer in the crowd shot. Profile looks similar to the window shot as well
Posted on 5/23/25 at 1:15 pm to Ed Osteen
The jacket and pants fit the window image really well.
Posted on 5/23/25 at 1:20 pm to Blizzard of Chizz
All I can think is man, what a time to have been alive. I’d take that over 2025 any day.
Posted on 5/23/25 at 1:31 pm to Funky Tide 8
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It kind of looks like the person who took the pics was pretty much front row stage left, and the guy in the insta pic is further back and to the center.
There are three more photographers in pic 4
Posted on 5/23/25 at 1:34 pm to Blizzard of Chizz
You can almost smell them pics. You just know that them hippies smell of weed, and weeks old sweat.
Posted on 5/23/25 at 1:35 pm to Blizzard of Chizz
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There are three more photographers in pic 4
I'm really bad at this today
Posted on 5/23/25 at 1:40 pm to Funky Tide 8
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I'm really bad at this today
I had shite to do today and now I’m all the way down this rabbit hole
Posted on 5/23/25 at 1:43 pm to Blizzard of Chizz
I didn’t read the article but I will.
Is the question at hand just the identity of the photographer?
Is the question at hand just the identity of the photographer?
Posted on 5/23/25 at 1:45 pm to Blizzard of Chizz
Them hippies smelled and the girls had big bushes and bad hygiene in their cooters. 
Posted on 5/23/25 at 1:56 pm to Blizzard of Chizz
I've got a good friend who may be able to get a lead on the photographer. My buddy Steve moved to Oregon and was befriended by Ken Babbs who was best friends with Ken Keasey and an Original Merry Prankster. Ken has taken Steve under his wing and teaching him about herbal horticulture and psilocybin chemistry. 
Ken is pushing 90 yrs old and his mind is still sharp as a tack. I'll report back what I find out.
Ken is pushing 90 yrs old and his mind is still sharp as a tack. I'll report back what I find out. 
Posted on 5/23/25 at 2:04 pm to Funky Tide 8
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I'm really bad at this today
I looked in the window for like 90 seconds and I just straight up cannot find the reflection
I'm probably dying
Posted on 5/23/25 at 2:04 pm to cgrand
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Is the question at hand just the identity of the photographer?
Yes. Apparently the rolls of film were left in a storage unit that was abandoned. A picker bought the unit and sold the film to a collector. After it changed hands a few times, the guy who possesses them now decided to develop some of the film. That’s when he realized he had thousands of never before seen images of 1960’s San Francisco taken by a very good photographer. The mystery is who is the photographer and why did he abandon the film. There’s approximately 70 rolls still left to be developed.
Posted on 5/23/25 at 2:08 pm to Pettifogger
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looked in the window for like 90 seconds and I just straight up cannot find the reflection
Dead center, focus on the middle oval shape on the window. Enlarge it just a bit and you’ll see a figure wearing a heavy jacket, pants and holding a camera to his face. May or may not being wearing a bowler hat or a knit hat
He’s standing behind the Volkswagen Beetle at the front of the car
This post was edited on 5/23/25 at 2:11 pm
Posted on 5/23/25 at 2:09 pm to Blizzard of Chizz
Can you imagine how fricking cool San Francisco was back then?
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