"Fat Fairy" court members

"Girlfriends" in Wizard of Oz costumes

"Uncle" Mike and two unidentified men

AIDS/KS fair booth

Activists in front of California State building in Sacramento

Activists read "Your Paper" in Billy Defrank Center lounge

Actor, John Wahl

Alex Mendizabel

Alfonso "Lucky" Guerrero

Allen Ginsberg

An announcer and two shirtless men on stage.

Announcer of the Casa de San Jose coronation contest.

Armistead Maupin

Arvis Prince.

Audience waiting for the show to start.

Band members.

Bartender smiling.

Bearded female impersonator

Belly dancer female impersonator

Bennet Marks and others.

Billy DeFrank Center Interim Board of Directors, 1981

Billy DeFrank Center group portrait

Billy DeFrank and friends

Billy DeFrank singing as a female impersonator

Bob Ross

Boot Rack float.

Bosomy man in sweatshirt

Carla La Mar H.I.M. Empress, is officially presented.

Carla La Mar and Bill Gates being crowned H.I.M. Empress and Emperor.

Carla La Mar in evening gown.

Carla La Mar in full H.I.M. Empress regalia.

Carla La Mar wearing a crown.

Carla La Mar, H.I.M. Empress being helped from the stage.

Carla La Mar, Miss Gay San Jose 1977 posing with Crescent Shalimar and Smokey.

Carla La Mar.

Carmelita and her king.

Casa de San Jose Inc. organizer.

Cave woman female impersonator

Cheri La Salle and Joey Colyer.

Cheri La Salle and Joey Colyer.

Cheri La Salle and other female impersonators.

Cheri La Salle doing a catwalk.

Cheri La Salle parading.

Cheri La Salle sitting.

Cherry Gow, Ms. Gay San Jose.

Chris Gow interviewing a male couple

Church members at a Christmas party

Church sign

City of San Jose's first gay pride proclamation.

Closet Ball Queen competition

Composer Dean Tomich

Contest participant.

Coronation participants on stage.

Councilwoman Susan Hammer listens to constituent concerns at the Billy DeFrank Center

Couple wearing fur.

Cowboy rides a bull gay rodeo

Crescent Shalimar, Miss Gay San Jose.

Crescent Shalimar, Mz. Gay San Jose and two other unknown individuals.

Crowd of people

Crowned Joey Colyer and friends.