Badlands Through the Ages Photograph Album

Finding aid created by James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center staff using RecordEXPRESS
San Francisco Public Library. James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center
San Francisco Public Library
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San Francisco, California 94102
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2016


Descriptive Summary

Title: Badlands Through the Ages Photograph Album
Dates: 1974-1999
Collection Number: GLC 189
Creator/Collector: Badlands (San Francisco, Calif.)
Extent: 1 scrapbook (in 1 oversized box), 29 loose photographs.
Repository: San Francisco Public Library. James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center
San Francisco, California 94102
Abstract: 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.
Language of Material: English

Access

The collection is available for use during San Francisco History Center Photo Desk hours.

Publication Rights

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

Badlands Through the Ages Photograph Album. San Francisco Public Library. James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center

Acquisition Information

Provenance unknown. Probably donated by Frank McGrady, 1999.

Biography/Administrative History

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.

Scope and Content of Collection

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.

Indexing Terms

Bars (Drinking establishments)--California--San Francisco--Photographs.
Gay men--California--San Francisco--Photographs
McGrady, Frank.
Badlands (San Francisco, Calif.)--Photographs.