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Title: Billy DeFrank performing at his Camp Awards Ball
Contributor: Sahl, Ted (photographer) (Creator)
Contributing Institution: San José State University, Special Collections and Archives
Collection: Ted Sahl Collection
Rights Information: For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact San Jose State University Special Collections & Archives Department. http://library.sjsu.edu/sjsu-special-collections/sjsu-special-collections-and-archives
Description: William Price dressed as Billy DeFrank performing at his Camp Awards Ball, wearing an animal skin patterned dress with a slit up the side.
The Camp Awards Ball, was held in Oakland, California to benefit local charities. The ball was produced by Billy DeFrank and associates and was the social event of the year in Oakland. William Price was also known by the name Billy DeFrank.
Scanned with Microtek Scanmaker 1000XL Pro; as a 600 dpi TIFF image in 8-bit Grayscale. Auto Level image processing and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS3.
Type: image
Format: image/jpeg
9.6 X 7.6 in.
Identifier: islandora:80_60
filename: sahl_de_frank_015
oclc: 601585151
islandora: 80_60
Language: English
Subject: Activists
Costumes
Evening gowns
Female impersonators
Gay culture
Gay bars
DeFrank, Billy
Place: Oakland
California
Relation: Ted Sahl Collection

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