Danny-Darko

Timeless Beauty!

Len and Cub “The two men were both born in Havelock, New Brunswick, a little over seven years apart. Little is known about their lives, together or apart. Len had been born the son of Hilyard Atherton Keith, owner of the Havelock Mercantile Company and a prominent businessman. An owner of a garage in Havelock during the 1920s, Len had served in the army during World War I. Joseph “Cub” Coates was the son of Beverly Frederick Coates and is reported to have become a harness racing driver; he is said to have been in the military, as well, at some point. A large collection of photographs of the two men - most or nearly all taken by Len, an amateur photographer, from circa 1915 to the 1930s-1940 - were eventually donated to the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick by John Corey, a friend of the men. He referred to the couple as boyfriends and said that, because of his homosexuality, Len was eventually driven from town, circa the 1930s or ‘40s. It isn’t known when their relationship ended, but Cub married in 1940.”

Turkish military officer (1947)

Aww shucks.

King Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845-1886) Sometimes called the Swan King, his interests were in art, music, and architecture. It is known from his diary (which began in the 1860s), private letters, and other surviving personal documents that he had strong homosexual desires. He struggled all his life to suppress those desires and remain true to the teachings of the Catholic Church. Homosexuality had not been punishable in Bavaria since 1813, but the Unification of Germany in 1871 instated Paragraph 175, which criminalized homosexual acts between males under Prussian hegemony. He never married nor had any known mistresses. The king had affairs with the soldiers who guarded him, which were gossiped about but not reported in the mass media. He had a succession of close friendships with men, including his chief equerry and master of the horse, Richard Hornig, the Bavarian prince Paul von Thurn und Taxis, the Hungarian theater actor Josef Kainz, and his courtier Alfons Weber.

Buddies By The Beach?

Sailor

Unknown U.S. Soldier In Vietnam, 1965.

Sicilian fisherman. (By Karlheinz Weinberger)

Vintage Hustler

Young Sicilian men dancing by Konrad Helbig (1917 - 1986)

Pietro Mascagni (1863-1945) Mostly known for his operas.

California dreamin 1969.

"Swimming team 1966" was stated where I found the pic and no other information. The swimmer on the third row on the right is wear a Tokyo 1964 Olympics Shirt. I don't know if this was the US Team or a college team.