This Is Them Then

Nostalgia - Gay Men from the 20th Century and Before

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The spirit of Mulberry Street, 1897! 🇮🇹🇺🇸 Long before the days of modern cafes, the children of Little Italy were busy running these cobblestone streets, From We Are Italians

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Kicking Bear Sioux Indian Teaches Son Bow & Arrow, from Maria Evangeline via Columbia River Gorge Photography & History

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From Gay Buzzer via Facebook

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He had spent a lifetime outrunning danger… yet in this photograph, Wyatt Earp sits quietly while the woman who stayed beside him through it all stands just behind his shoulder.

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Coal miners crammed into an elevator, Belgium, 1920s. From Artly Snuff.

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Robert Mitchum

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Jeff Chandler, Iron Man, 1951

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George Nader

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In the 1880s, an entire town made it illegal to sell ice cream sodas on Sundays. So drugstore owners found a loophole, and accidentally invented one of the most popular desserts in the world - the sundae. From Eats History via Facebook.

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Artisan painting the features of the Kewpie dolls by hand, 1920

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