By using the rt tpic specials extensions command, strings and monochrome images can be rotated and drawn, as in

\special{rt 0 0 1.57080}RightSide\special{rt 0 0 0}

In addition, when the LaTex2e graphicx.sty is used for dvips output, the rotations and drawings such as the following are possible.

\rotatebox[origin=c]{270}{RightSide}