Cow Palace
Unfinished History
Cow Palace, 1956, San Bruno Mountain to south.
Photo: San Mateo County History Museum
Cow Palace, 1950s.
Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp25.6554
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
Singer Ethel Merman on stage at the Republican National Convention, August 20, 1956, with the Republican centennial commemorative logo at stage left.
Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp14.13296
San Francisco Mayor George Christopher addresses Republican National Convention at the Cow Palace, August 20, 1956.
Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp14.13300
Delegates on floor of Republican National Convention at Cow Palace, August 20, 1956.
Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp14.13291