Cow Palace
Unfinished History
Cow Palace, 1956, San Bruno Mountain to south.
Photo: San Mateo County History Museum
Cow Palace, 1950s.
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Cow Palace in Visitacion Valley, 2020.
Photo: Chris Carlsson
1964 Republic National Convention at the Cow Palace, where Barry Goldwater was nominated to run against incumbent Lyndon Johnson. Johnson won in a landslide.
Photo: Warren K. Leffler, U.S. News and World Report magazine
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Singer Ethel Merman on stage at the Republican National Convention, August 20, 1956, with the Republican centennial commemorative logo at stage left.
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San Francisco Mayor George Christopher addresses Republican National Convention at the Cow Palace, August 20, 1956.
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Delegates on floor of Republican National Convention at Cow Palace, August 20, 1956.
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