Retro gay men

This photo, like some others in the collection, was taken in a photo booth, eliminating the need for a photographer. Smart News October 29, When Texas couple Hugh Nini and Neal Treadwell stumbled onto a s-era photograph in a Dallas antiques shop some 20 years ago, they were startled to see a relationship that looked much like theirs: two men, embracing and clearly in love.

Check out a gallery of retro gaylenes after the jump! In a series of photographs, men from around the world kiss, hug, picnic and gaze into each others’ eyes. What began in the s as a simple collection of photos has become a treasure chest of queer history that includes house signs, playbills, and films that show the daily life and fabulous events of the Grove.

Many are from the earliest days of. We were intrigued that a photo like this could have survived into the [21st] century. Over time, the couple posits, jewelry like wedding rings and bracelets became more popular, peaking among sailors and soldiers during World War II.

Some of the earliest images in the collection are daguerreotypesthe first popular type of photographs, which were commonly used to create portraits in the midth century. Who were they? The result of their trips to flea markets, shops, estate sales and family archives across Europe, Canada and the United States is a tome titled Loving: A Photographic History of Men in Love s to s.

Other images in the collection were apparently taken by friends and family. When Nini and Treadwell found that first photo for the collection, they were unofficially married. Nini and Treadwell found photographs at flea sales and antique shops in the U.

The collectors say the photographs document the enduring presence of male romance across years. Tremendous changes in U. The collection as a gay contains more than 2, images, but just or so are included in the book. Featuring around photos spanning more than a century, the volume is available through Italian publisher 5 Continents Editions.

As Dee Swann writes for the Washington Postthe image spoke to the couple retro the history of love between men. In the decades that followed this initial discovery, the pair came across more than 2, photos of men in love—at first men and later on purpose.

Take a step back in time to the 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s with a queer throwback of decades past. Others are glass negatives, tin types and photo postcards. Jerry Portwood of Rolling Stone notes that some readers may question whether all the pictures really reflect same-sex romantic relationships.

These images from Walter Reuben Inc.'s collection depict same-sex couples and groups expressing affection, friendship, and other forms of intimacy. She is also a freelance journalist based in New Hampshire. CLICK TO ENLARGE!. Vice notes that some of the pictures were taken in photo booths, which first appeared in the U.

These devices allowed couples to capture their likenesses without exposing their relationship to anyone else. Livia Gershon is a daily correspondent for Smithsonian. So far, more than 4, such images—all taken between the s and s—have been found. Browse vintage gay men videos and clips available to use in your projects, or start a new search to explore more footage and b-roll video clips.

They suggest that between the s and s, posing under an umbrella symbolized a romantic union. But, Portwood adds, this is something the collectors have considered. Livia Gershon Read More. But they developed rules to exclude pictures depicting platonic relationships.

Inreports Vicethey married in Massachusetts—the first state to legalize same-sex marriage.