RON HENGGELER

February 19, 2017
Polaroid photos from 40 years ago

While cleaning in the attic recently, I came across a cigar box filled with old Polaroid photos of me. The photos were taken over a 7 year period beginning in 1976 and ending in 1983. At the time they were taken, I was working as a waiter in the Franciscan Restaurant at Fisherman's Wharf. A number of these photos were taken by customers who I served at the restaurant after I noticed they had a Polaroid camera with them. (This was all before the digital age of course) I would ask them to take my picture so that I could send it to my parents in Kansas City or grandparents in Columbus Nebraska. Other photos shown here were taken by Mark Anstendig with a Polaroid camera borrowed from our artist friend Tom Phillips. I moved to San Francisco in August 1974 when I was 21 years old. Two years later, I was working in various coffee shops and restaurants, learning the trade in what would eventually become a life-long career. I was in my 20's during the time these photos were made.

Polaroid photo by anonymous tourist

Historic Ships Museum, Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco

June 12, 1978

 

Polaroid photo by anonymous tourist

Franciscan Restaurant, Pier 43 1/2 Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco

circa late 70's early to mid 80's

Polaroid photo by anonymous tourist

Franciscan Restaurant, Pier 43 1/2 Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco

circa late 70's early to mid 80's

Polaroid photo by anonymous tourist

photo by anonymous tourist

Franciscan Restaurant, Pier 43 1/2 Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco

circa late 70's early to mid 80's

Polaroid photo by anonymous tourist

Franciscan Restaurant, Pier 43 1/2 Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco

circa late 70's early to mid 80's

Polaroid photo by Mark Anstendig

Pier 43 1/2 Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco

circa late 70's early to mid 80's

Polaroid photo by Mark Anstendig

Pier 43 1/2 Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco

circa late 70's early to mid 80's

photo by anonymous tourist

Polaroid photo by anonymous tourist

Pier 43 1/2 Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco

circa late 70's early to mid 80's

Polaroid photo by Chef Bill Harper

Franciscan Restaurant, Pier 43 1/2 Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco

circa late 70's early to mid 80's

 

Polaroid photo by Mark Anstendig

Powell & Market Street

San Francisco

circa late 70's

 

Polaroid photo by Mark Anstendig

The Cannery, San Francisco

circa, early to mid 80's

 

Polaroid photo by Mark Anstendig

The Cannery, San Francisco

circa, early to mid 80's

Polaroid photo by anonymous tourist

Franciscan Restaurant, Pier 43 1/2 Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco

circa late 70's early to mid 80's

photo by anonymous tourist

Polaroid photo by Mark Anstendig

Aquatic Park, Historic Ships Museum, Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco

early 1980's

 

Polaroid photo by Mark Anstendig

Aquatic Park across from Ghirardelli Square, San Francisco

June 15,1978

photo by anonymous tourist

Jefferson Street Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco

 

Polaroid photo by Mark Anstendig

Historic Ships Museum, Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco

August 12, 1978

Polaroid photo by Mark Anstendig

Historic Ships Museum, Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco

August 12, 1978

Polaroid photo by anonymous tourist

Franciscan Restaurant, Pier 43 1/2 Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco

circa late 70's early to mid 80's

photo by anonymous tourist

aboard a Navy ship during Fleet Week

Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco

July 22, 1978

Polaroid photo by anonymous tourist

aboard a Navy ship during Fleet Week

Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco

July 22, 1978 ?

(Still wearing my black and whites, I'm probably on a 3 hour break between split shifts)

photo by anonymous tourist

taken at the Hyde Sreeet Pier

Historic Ships Museum San Francisco

(Still wearing my black and whites, I'm probably on a 3 hour break between split shifts)

 

photo by anonymous tourist

Pier 43 1/2 Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco

Polaroid photo by (?) circa 1978-79

taken at the Hyde Sreeet Pier

Historic Ships Museum San Francisco

Polaroid photo by Mark Anstendig

taken at the Hyde Sreeet Pier

Historic Ships Museum San Francisco

June 23, 1978

 

Polaroid photo by Mark Anstendig

taken on the roof of 3333 17th Street San Francisco

early 80's ?

 

Polaroid photo by Mark Anstendig

taken on the roof of 3333 17th Street San Francisco

early 80's ?

(That's Mark's finger in the frame on the right)

Tom Phillips later made a large oil portrait painting using this photo

 

Polaroid photo by Mark Anstendig

taken on the roof of 3333 17th Street San Francisco

early 80's ?

 

photo taken at Doro's Restaurant in San Francisco

circa 1981

 

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