Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Badlands Through the Ages Photograph Album
- Dates:
- 1974-1999
- Creators:
- Badlands (San Francisco, Calif.)
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- 1 scrapbook (in 1 oversized box), 29 loose photographs.
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Badlands Through the Ages Photograph Album. San Francisco Public Library, James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center
Background
- Scope and content:
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The scrapbook contains photographs of events, theme parties, costumes, and drag at Badlands, a gay bar in San Francisco. The final page is dedicated to manager Frank McGrady's retirement in 1999.
- Biographical / historical:
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The bar Watergate West opened at 4121 18th Street in San Francisco in 1973. It retained the Watergate name in 1974. But then changed it to Badlands in 1975. The bar was sold to Les Natali in 1999.
- Acquisition information:
- Provenance unknown. Probably donated by Frank McGrady, 1999.
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 1974-1999
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on April 17, 2025, 11:28 a.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. The collection is offsite and advance notice is required for retrieval. Material must be requested at least 4 business days in advance of visit. The collection is available for use during San Francisco History Center hours. Photographs are available during Photo Desk hours.
- Terms of access:
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All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the City Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the San Francisco Public Library as the owner of the physical items.
- Preferred citation:
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Badlands Through the Ages Photograph Album. San Francisco Public Library, James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center
- Location of this collection:
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San Francisco Public Library100 Larkin StreetSan Francisco, CA 94102, US
- Contact:
- (415) 557-4567