Gene Anthony Gallery of Digger Photographs
Gene was one of the on-the-spot street photographers who captured the
Haight-Ashbury scene from the moment of its budding. Professionally
trained, Gene turned his skills toward the unfolding events in the new
community. He captured images of the soon-to-be-famous but that wasn't
his intent (unlike other star photographers of the Sixties.) His lens
caught a culture that was forming which would transform society.
This gallery is of low-resolution images that show up on pages
throughout the web—but specifically Digger-related. Here are images of
the early Digger Feeds in the Panhandle; the Death of Money Parade in
December, 1966, and the bust of the two Hells Angels who rode along;
images of the interior and exterior of the first Free Store on Page
street; and the early morning Twin Peaks fog on the occasion of the
first counterculture celebration of the Summer Solstice. If Gene ever
decides to allow access to his collection, I would love to expand this
gallery with what undoubtedly are dozens (if not more) images of the
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"Death and Rebirth of the Haight (aka Death of Money) Parade", December
17, 1966. See Trip Without A Ticket
for a description of the Digger notion of street event.
[Click images for larger version]
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Digger Free Feed in the Panhandle. (1967)
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Haight-Ashbury Free Medical Clinic
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The Straight Theater which took over the old vaudeville
movie house and
kept the marquee. Several Digger (as well as other group) events took
place here, 1967-68.
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Chocolate George in the driveway of the Free Frame of Reference free
store on Page Street, Dec. 17, 1966
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Phyllis getting ticketed for riding on Hairy Henry's chopper, Dec.
17, 1966.
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Remnants of the Death of Money Parade, Dec. 17, 1966.
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Iconic photo of the joy ride that led to the bust of two Hells Angels and all
that followed, Dec. 17, 1966.
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Inside the Free Frame of Reference, the first free
store, Page Street, Dec. 17, 1966
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Phyllis getting ticketed.
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Inside the Free Frame of Reference.
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First counterculture celebration of the Summer Solstice, June 21,
1967
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