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Title: Female impersonator parade participant on top of car float
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: Female impersonator parade participant on top of car float. Female impersonator is wearing a tiara and feathers in his hair, elbow length gloves, fishnet stockings and a feather boa. Beside him is a male companion.
The San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration, usually known as San Francisco Pride, is a parade and festival held in June each year in San Francisco to celebrate the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered people and their allies. It is one of the most famous and best-attended pride parades in the world. The name of the festival has changed over the years.
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
6.5 X 4.5 in.
Identifier: islandora:80_287
filename: sahl_freedom_parade_012
oclc: 601585117
islandora: 80_287
Language: English
Subject: Banners
Female impersonators
Floats (Parades)
Gay rights
Gays
Gay men
Lesbians
Gay activists
Gay communities
Gay culture
Place: San Francisco
California
Relation: Ted Sahl Collection

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