Grateful Dead, The { 20 images } Created 8 Aug 2023
Watkins Glen Music Festival, 1973
"The Summer Jam"
Images of The Grateful Dead and the crowd.
For The New York Times. Black & White negatives and contacts, 35mm color slides and original tearsheets.
Close ups of Bob Weir, Donna Godchaux (member from 1972-79) and Jerry Garcia.
The July 28, 1973, event long held the Guinness Book of World Records entry for "largest audience at a pop festival," with an estimated 600,000 fans in attendance at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Raceway. Approximately 150,000 tickets were purchased in advance, the rest being admitted in what became a "free concert".
"The Summer Jam"
Images of The Grateful Dead and the crowd.
For The New York Times. Black & White negatives and contacts, 35mm color slides and original tearsheets.
Close ups of Bob Weir, Donna Godchaux (member from 1972-79) and Jerry Garcia.
The July 28, 1973, event long held the Guinness Book of World Records entry for "largest audience at a pop festival," with an estimated 600,000 fans in attendance at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Raceway. Approximately 150,000 tickets were purchased in advance, the rest being admitted in what became a "free concert".
