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David Gallagher

@DavidGallagher@sfba.social
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I ride a bike and look at old pictures all day
#SanFrancisco

634 Followers
163 Following
30 Posts
Joined November 03, 2022
latest project:
https://sfmemory.org
created but no longer own:
https://opensfhistory.org
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David Gallagher @DavidGallagher@sfba.social
· 5d ago
Boosted by @jwz@mastodon.social
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 number here but more on BlueSky and instagram. #sfhistory #sfmemory
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David Gallagher @DavidGallagher@sfba.social
· 1mo ago

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 the SF Public Library Take a look : https://sfmemory.org/Update/2026-08-18 #sfmemory #sfhistory #sanfrancisco

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181 images added on Aug 18, 2026 - D.H. Wulzen Glass Plates - 1899-1922 - SF Memory

SFMemory - 181 images added on Aug 18, 2026 - D.H. Wulzen Glass Plates - 1899-1922

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David Gallagher @DavidGallagher@sfba.social
· 1mo ago

Twin Peaks View, March 1900
View westerly from Cumberland Street near Noe, houses on Noe Street in the foreground and Victorians at 20th & Castro in the center. (DH Wulzen Photo from the recent SFMemory Update) #sanfrancisco #sfhistory #sfmemory #castro https://sfmemory.org/Update/2026-08-18

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David Gallagher @DavidGallagher@sfba.social
· 1mo ago

Guess Where SF, July 1964
A recent scan from the SF Heritage Archive. The building still stands and looks about the same. Walkers may recognize it. (yes, of course you can look it up in the city directory, but give it a shot) #sfmemory #sfhistory #sanfrancisco

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David Gallagher @DavidGallagher@sfba.social
· 1mo ago

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

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David Gallagher @DavidGallagher@sfba.social
· 1mo ago
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Woody wrote a great history of the Orphan Asylum: https://www.sanfranciscostory.com/orphan-asylum/
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David Gallagher @DavidGallagher@sfba.social
· 1mo ago
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@exkclamation@mastodon.social you got it!
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David Gallagher @DavidGallagher@sfba.social
· 1mo ago
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@exkclamation@mastodon.social hint: it’s on the edge of the bothe the 1906 burn zone and 50-60s redevelopment
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David Gallagher @DavidGallagher@sfba.social
· 5mo ago
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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 #sanfrancisco
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David Gallagher @DavidGallagher@sfba.social
· 7mo ago

Bart Tube Construction, 1967
The over 50 sections of the Bart Tube were constructed at Bethlehem Steel at Potrero Hill, Pier 70. The paint outline at Crane Cove Park doesn’t do them justice. #sfhistory #sfmemory

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David Gallagher @DavidGallagher@sfba.social
· 2mo ago
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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 : https://sfmemory.org/search/index.php?q=%22Embarcadero+Freeway+Demolition%22&_ds=1&bn=0&bs=50&so0=contains&so1=contains #sfmemory #sfhistory
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David Gallagher @DavidGallagher@sfba.social
· 1mo ago
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@sgt1372@sfba.social it's a pretty famous shot (with good reason, as you note!)
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David Gallagher @DavidGallagher@sfba.social
· 1mo ago
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@aarbrk@mstdn.mx ok the old Wulzen house burned in early June 1980. I was already slated to be demolished for the condominiums that now occupy the site
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David Gallagher @DavidGallagher@sfba.social
· 1mo ago
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@aarbrk@mstdn.mx looking at the last picture, dated 1922 by the auto license, the house was still there and the 1950 sanborn map still shows it. So I'm not sure exactly when it was demolished
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David Gallagher @DavidGallagher@sfba.social
· 6mo ago
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someone taped this show and you can see me flopping around the stage in a red shirt with white sleeves at the 3:30 point https://youtu.be/sWmLDA7dPvQ?si=GM0Ifz68CHXMA1e4&t=209
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David Gallagher @DavidGallagher@sfba.social
· 6mo ago

How about this weather, huh
This is Santa Cruz around 1918
a recent scan from the Sam Crow negatives #sfhistory #sfmemory #santacruzbeach

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David Gallagher @DavidGallagher@sfba.social
· 6mo ago
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it was an old doubleknit softball jersey with felt lettering, I still feel bad that I cut the sleeves short. On the front "De Luxe Tavern" on the back "18th & Valencia" Surprisingly, I have never looked the place up
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David Gallagher @DavidGallagher@sfba.social
· 5mo ago
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@ELS@sfba.social This is probably overkill but my process (which I came up with for OpenSFHistory) is to create a catalog number(a prefix defines the format --slide photo, negative, etc), attach that number to the physical object (or an envelope of enclosure for negatives) create a spreadsheet with the numbers listed to record the metadata (a title description, date taken , and other details), scan the item, and name the file with the catalog number, Later in whatever catalog software (i use Adobe Lightroom) I can merge that metadata into the file itself.
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David Gallagher @DavidGallagher@sfba.social
· 6mo ago
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@andhow@sfba.social the crowd tore his pants off
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David Gallagher @DavidGallagher@sfba.social
· 7mo ago
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@andhow@sfba.social new goal: I want to find all the penthouse apartments in downtown office buildings
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David Gallagher @DavidGallagher@sfba.social
· 1mo ago
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@meganL@mas.to definitely, my friend Angus Macfarlane put in a lot of work proving this out. https://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=Naming_of_Haight_Street,_Part_4:_The_Last_Haight_Standing&ref=sanfranciscostory.com
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David Gallagher @DavidGallagher@sfba.social
· 1mo ago
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@lobsterofrevenge@mastodon.social hard to tell but that’s the Castro Cable
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David Gallagher @DavidGallagher@sfba.social
· 1mo ago
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@soundclamp@mastodon.xyz nope
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David Gallagher @DavidGallagher@sfba.social
· 1mo ago
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@aarbrk@mstdn.mx i will check my notes and the dates, but it was remodeled and moved south on the lot, first for the extension of Market Street (which DHW’s father fought for years) , then i believe it was demolished along with the drugstore for the Twin Peaks Tunnel
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David Gallagher @DavidGallagher@sfba.social
· 5mo ago
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@ELS@sfba.social it depends on what you plan to do with them and how many there are. I use a flatbed scanner to do it, but I have thousands to do and want them super high resolution so I never have to do it again, ever. You can snap them with your phone or other camera pretty quickly and effectively. There are dedicated devices that accept a stack of slides and do a bunch automatically that sound pretty good and economical. The main thing I've learned that's helpful is to keep them in order, possibly write a number on them, so if you do need a better scan someday, you can find it. (also, in general for any famliy photo item, write a description on it in pencil or on the back for photos, so that someday whoever finds it will know what it is
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David Gallagher @DavidGallagher@sfba.social
· 1mo ago
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@grechaw@sfba.social not particularly near, it's not in the mission
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David Gallagher @DavidGallagher@sfba.social
· 1mo ago
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@sgt1372@sfba.social this one? https://www.sanfranciscostory.com/captive-airship/
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David Gallagher @DavidGallagher@sfba.social
· 6mo ago
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@nomi@shark.community Western Railway Museum https://wrm.org ? (I’ll admit I didn’t look theough the replies to see if they had already been suggested)
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