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Volunteers hoist one of the two original rainbow flags created for the 1978 San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade. A segment cut from this flag was donated to the GLBT Historical Society in April 2021. Photograph by James McNamara, courtesy of Mick Hicks.
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Jiro Onuma (1904–1990, center) and friends in San Francisco, California, ca. 1935; photographer unknown, Jiro Onuma Papers (2000-27), GLBT Historical Society.
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A couple on a porch, ca. 1950; photographer unknown, Collection of Lesbian Photos (2008-01), GLBT Historical Society.
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Third World Gay Caucus contingent, San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade, 1977; photograph by Marie Ueda, Marie Ueda Collection (2006-12), GLBT Historical Society.
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Buttons: Two men at a bar, likely a Tavern Guild event, ca. 1970; photograph by Henri Leleu, Henri Leleu Papers (1997-13), GLBT Historical Society. Gilbert Baker with a rainbow flag, ca. 1980; photograph by Robert Pruzan, Robert Pruzan Collection (1998-36), GLBT Historical Society.