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Title: Ray Aguilar on stage
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: Ray Aguilar in his female persona, Rachel, on stage.
Raymond Aguilar was also known by the name Rachel. Raymond P. Aguilar was a member of an informal association of female impersonators, later to become Casa de San Jose. He founded the first chapter of the International Imperial Court System (IICS) in San Jose. Its purpose was as a social community service organization that donated monies raised to various charities.
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
9.5 X 6.5 in.
Identifier: islandora:80_97
filename: sahl_bar_saint_john_016
oclc: 601588418
islandora: 80_97
Language: English
Subject: Clubs
Costumes
Entertainers
Female impersonators
Gays
Gay culture
Gay bars
Aguilar, Raymond P
Place: San Jose
California
Relation: Ted Sahl Collection

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