Handbill announcing “A Gathering of the Tribes for a Human Be-In.”
This item features a photograph of a holy man with a triangle superimposed over his face adding a “third-eye.” It lists Allen Ginsberg, Timothy Leary, Gary Snyder, Jerry Ruben, and others as participants. The location: in Golden Gate Park . When: January, 14 1967.
This watershed event linked the Beat and the ’60s subcultures, and catapulted the Haight-Ashbury hippie scene into national prominence.
Participants were asked to “Bring food to share, bring flowers, beads, costumes, feathers, bells, cymbals, and flags.”