“‘Not married but willing to be!': men in love from the 1850s – in pictures. A new book collects photographs of male romance over the course of a century – with many images taken secretively so the lovers didn’t get caught.” By @mlestone https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2020/oct/16/men-in-love-from-the-1850s-nini-treadwell-in-pictures

“Loving: A Photographic History of Men in Love 1850s–1950s is a unique collection of photographs depicting romantic love between men in various contexts... The book is being released in celebration of LGBTQ History Month...

Photo strip: Circa 1900, 35 × 27mm. Provenance: US.”

“Undated 70 × 97mm. Note on back: ‘ice cream is good on a hot day, Smith & Wade still in love.’”

“1945, 57 × 81mm. Provenance: US/photo taken in Austria.”

“Circa 1900, 65 × 58mm. Note on back: ‘In the mirror.’”

“Photograph: 121 x 83mm. Note on back: ‘1951’ ‘Davis & JC.’”

For more information on “LOVING: A Photographic History” and these powerful photographs from the Nini-Treadwell Collection, please follow the link below.

“Photograph: Undated 179 × 130mm. Provenance: US.” https://www.loving1000.org/