Charles W Simpson, Winter in the Harbour, 1915 (source).

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Charles W Simpson, Winter in the Harbour, 1915 (source).
Herzog Maximilian Joseph von Wittelsbach Zweibrücken
George Henry Boughton, Winter Scene in Holland, 19th century (source).
Johann Wilhelm Preyer
Still Life with Champagne Flute and Fruit
1859
Antonio Petruccelli
January Cover, Fortune Magazine
1937
Franz Matsch. The Triumph of Light over Darkness, 1897.
Dear Dave, This is in memory of an anniversary — the anniversary of October 27th, 1943, when I first heard you singing in North Africa. That song brings memories of the happiest times I’ve ever known. Memories of a GI show troop — curtains made from barrage balloons — spotlights made from cocoa cans — rehearsals that ran late into the evenings — and a handsome boy with a wonderful tenor voice. Opening night at a theatre in Canastel — perhaps a bit too much muscatel, and someone who understood. Exciting days playing in the beautiful and stately Municipal Opera House in Oran — a misunderstanding — an understanding in the wings just before opening chorus. Drinks at “Coq d’or” — dinner at the “Auberge” — a ring and promise given. The show 1st Armoured — muscatel, scotch, wine — someone who had to be carried from the truck and put to bed in his tent. A night of pouring rain and two very soaked GIs beneath a solitary tree on an African plain. A borrowed French convertible — a warm sulphur spring, the cool Mediterranean, and a picnic of “rations” and hot cokes. Two lieutenants who were smart enough to know the score, but not smart enough to realize that we wanted to be alone. A screwball piano player — competition — miserable days and lonely nights. The cold, windy night we crawled through the window of a GI theatre and fell asleep on a cot backstage, locked in each other’s arms — the shock when we awoke and realized that miraculously we hadn’t been discovered. A fast drive to a cliff above the sea — pictures taken, and a stop amid the purple grapes and cool leaves of a vineyard. The happiness when told we were going home — and the misery when we learned that we would not be going together. Fond goodbyes on a secluded beach beneath the star-studded velvet of an African night, and the tears that would not be stopped as I stood atop the sea-wall and watched your convoy disappear over the horizon. We vowed we’d be together again “back home,” but fate knew better — you never got there. And so, Dave, I hope that wherever you are these memories are as precious to you as they are to me. Goodnight, sleep well my love. Brian Keith
Letter written by a World War II veteran named Brian Keith to another soldier, known only as “Dave.” The two began their romance in 1943 while stationed in North Africa together. This letter commemorated that anniversary.
It was first re-printed for wide distribution in 1961, by pioneering gay publication, ONE Magazine. But this love letter could very well have never seen the light of day. ONE put out their first issue in 1953, and brazenly sold on the streets of Los Angeles. In 1954 the magazine faced obscenity charges from the U.S. Post Office Department. They sued, and in 1958, won in a Supreme Court trial that set new legal precedent for First Amendment protections. ONE Magazine ran until 1967. (Source.)
Card no. 44 from the E-series of the so-called Mantegna Tarocchi, ca. 1465.
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P.G. Wodehouse, The Code of the Woosters (1938)
Illustration by Edward Gorey (American, 1925-2000) - © The Edward Gorey Charitable Trust - Pomegranate Communications, Inc., Pataluma, CA - Printed in Korea
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William Blake - Title page of Blair’s The Grave, 1808.
Fritz Thaulow, In the Elbank, Hamburg, 1886 (source).
Hunters trekking through a winter landscape, Isaak Levitan. Russian (1860 - 1900)
Mikalojus Ciurlionis - Sparks III, 1906
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