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Title
Billy DeFrank dresssed as a female impersonator
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
Photograph shows William Price dressed in his female persona Billy Defrank. DeFrank is wearing a one shoulder gown with lace sleeves and a fur-like stole hanging over wrist.
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
6 X 4 in.
Identifier
islandora:80_46
filename: sahl_de_frank_001
oclc: 601584924
islandora: 80_46
Language
English
Subject
Activists
Costumes
Evening gowns
Female impersonators
Gay culture
Gay bars
DeFrank, Billy
Place
San Jose
California
Relation
Ted Sahl Collection

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