Ron Rakow
Carrying a camera at all times while
working in the late 1960’s music industry
About Ron
Cadillac Ron Rakow was an inside member of the Grateful Dead family beginning in 1967 in the legendary Haight Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco.
While working in the music business he also carried a camera with him everywhere he went. Through his lens, we have 800 never before seen color slides and a few hundred B&W images of the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, and other cultural icons and events of the time.
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Turn On, Tune In, and Drop Out
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Neal Cassady in the living room of the legendary Grateful Dead house at 710 Ashbury in 1967, photo by Ron Rakow
Rakow’s collection features rare photographs like this one of Neal Cassady in San Francisco during the 60’s.
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