decay

[ghostbrarian]

on the set of flying circus, 1970

[manitat]

Tom Verlaine and Patti Smith, circa 1970… Tom and Patti were allegedly briefly involved in a relationship when they were both members of the budding New York punk scene. Over the years, they would work together frequently. Moreover, even Tom's passing was reported by Jesse Paris Smith, Patti Smith's daughter, who stated that he passed away after a brief illness... Patti Smith posted a message for Tom Verlaine on Instagram for his 69th birthday: "There is none like Tom, synthesizing Coltranesque improvisation, surf music and Sufi-like mysticism, to form his unique style, highlighted by masterful use of the tremolo bar on his Fender Jazzmaster…"

[bowiefashions]

[j0hnnymarrmite]

David Bowie

[joeinct]

Lafayette Theatre, Photo by Aaron Siskind, 1937

[colecciones]

David Bowie in his dressing room while filming “The Man Who Fell to Earth”, 1975. Photo by Steve Schapiro.

[mercerharlan]

MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE

Dineen Park neighborhood of Milwaukee, WI

August 2025

Pentax MX

Ilford Ortho Plus 80

[joeinct]

Photo by Bill Ray, 1960s

[chantssecrets]

James Baldwin and Bob Dylan, December 13, 1963, New York City, 📸 Ted Russell

[urbnite]

[henk-heijmans]

Housewife removing frozen laundry, Netherlands, 1950's - by Harry Pot (1929 - 1996), Dutch

[henk-heijmans]

Poland - by Marek Zürn (1942), Polish

[colonellickburger]

Gordon Parks. Rosie Fontenelle Cleans the Bathtub, Harlem, New York, 1967⁠

[henk-heijmans]

At the Cavour Gardens, Turin, Italy, ca. 1958 - by Stefano Robino (1922 - 2017), Italian

[thephotoregistry]

From Grapevine

Susan Lipper

[joeinct]

Chester with Hounds, Photo by Shelby Lee Adams, 1992

[joeinct]

New Rochelle, NY Photo © Elliott Erwitt, 1960

[kingchampion-blog]

untitled on Flickr.

[circus-sonata]

by Brett Walker