Rachel at the first San Jose Leather contest.

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Filename: sahl_casa_065
PID: islandora:80_457
Title: Rachel at the first San Jose Leather contest.
Creator: Sahl, Ted (photographer)
Date issued: 1982
Language: eng
Description: Ray Aguilar dressed as Rachel at the first Mr. San Jose Leather competition in San Jose, sponsored by the Lambda Association.
File Format: image/jpg
Extent: 9.5 X 7 in.
Object type: Photographic Prints
Tags: Beauty contestants
Subject, LCSH: Gay clubs
Gay culture
Subject, TGM: Beauty contestants
Female impersonators
Gay men
Subject, local: Aguilar, Raymond P.
Geographic coverage: San Jose -- California
Collection: Ted Sahl Archives
Repository: San José State University Special Collections & Archives
Relation - is part of: Series II Box 7 Folder 32
Rights: 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-collection...
Location: Series II Box 7 Folder 32
Note: 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.
Digital reproduction information: 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.