GLBT History

Passionate Struggle
Dynamics of San Francisco's GLBT History

GLBT Historical Society helps make MILK
	The GLBT Historical Society was an invaluable resource for the MILK film. The film used photos and other materials from the historical society to help them recreate the 1970's in the Castro. Of particular interest were photos of the Castro from the 1970's, photos of Harvey Milk, flyers and posters from the No on 6 initiative, materials from Harvey Milk's run for supervisor, items from Castro bars and business, and the personal affects of Harvey Milk. They even took painstaking measures to replicated Harvey Milk's dining table and the suit he was assassinated in.
To read more Danny Glicker recreating the suit read Remaking the Castro Clone from Out Magazine. To read more about the archive and the production of the film read A full picture of Milk from the L.A. Times.

Images used in the MILK film

Photo from the Crawford Barton Collection.	Photo from the Crawford Barton Collection.	Photo from the Crawford Barton Collection.


Photo from the Crawford Barton Collection.	Photo from the Crawford Barton Collection.
Background materials used in the film

Photo of the front of Toad Hall from the Henri Leleu Collection.	No on 6 Poster from the GLBTHS poster collection.	Boycott Coors Beer poster from the GLBTHS poster collection.


Photo of Harvey Milk at 1978 Gay Day from the Marie Ueda Collection.	Poster from Harvey Milk's run for supervisor from the GLBTHS poster collection.	Harvey Milk's dining table. Replicated for the movie from the Harvey Milk Collection.