Category Archives: Collecting

Johnny Harden by Kabbaz at Tough Love!

Posted on August 10, 2012 by | Leave a comment

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This hot portrait of Johnny Harden is acrylic on shaped plywood. Circa 1983 by Kabbaz. From the collection of David Barnard, this big boy measures 37″ x 37″ and will be on display in September 2012 in San Francisco at Tough Love

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…at the valet. hey! (New from Dapperkink…)

Posted on July 2, 2012 by | Leave a comment

at the valet. hey!. New from fantastic art dandy Gryphon.

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Posted in Collecting, Drag, GAY GAZE: Visual Culture, Photos, Art, Comics, Film, Objects, etc..., Gryphon Van Der Hole, Kansas City, Leather, Men, Photography

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Jackhammer Bear

Posted on June 18, 2012 by | 3 comments

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Bear friend shot in Mendocino County. Vintage T-Shirt from the former Jackhammer bar in San Francisco.

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What happens in the Barn…

Posted on May 4, 2012 by | Leave a comment

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They say what happens in the barn stays in the barn. Haven’t seen this young man lately? Maybe could be that he’s…staying in the barn! Hah. It could even happen to you. Chore boy applications being taken now for summer work…and play!

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Leathers in Mozambique

Posted on April 13, 2012 by | Leave a comment

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From the small volume Scouts in Bondage and Other Violations of Literary Propriety. Edited by Michael Bell, a proprietor of secondhand books from the “ancient coastal town” of Lewes, England. Scouts is a collection of amusing covers, this one from 1959 is subtitled “An Adventure Story for Boys.” What? That’s what Neo-colonial crypto-homosexuality was called in the middle of the 20th century…

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Hot Homoerotic Mid-century Watersports

Posted on April 12, 2012 by | 1 comment

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The boy on the bottom certainly seems to be enjoying the view, and who can blame him?

Photo postcard in Colortone process. Published by Lakeland News Co., Lakeland Florida. Circa mid 20th century.

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Bucking Bronco, Whipping Cowboy

Posted on April 11, 2012 by | 1 comment

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Ride ’em, Cowboy! Throw ’em, Bronco!

Photo postcard published by Chas. E. Morris, Chinook Montana, 1906. Early color process. Collection of Gay Highwaymen.

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Big Boy: Bigger Gator!

Posted on April 11, 2012 by | Leave a comment

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And a big toothy grin on this giant reptile. Snap! Ouch. Watch out. Don’t let it do the spin. Can’t blame it for wanting a taste of this delicious looking boy, though.

Photo: Aquaglades. Murphy Bros. Press Inc. This 12 foot American Alligator was estimated to be 100 years old. Photo postcard circa mid 20th century. Collection Gay Highwaymen

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Auto-fellatio Neksuke Man

Posted on March 31, 2012 by | Leave a comment

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This trick requires both size and flexibility. Not all that rare, but not all that enjoyable, either. Most guys who can do this do it more as a parlor trick than a standard mode of masturbation. Small Japanese ivory sculpture in netsuke style.

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Big Gay History: Two Buck Fuck Night

Posted on March 27, 2012 by | 2 comments

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Woof! Bulldog Baths. From the exhibit Our Vast Queer Past. On display at the GLBT History Museum in San Francisco’s Castro District. Micro-exhibit on the history of the City’s bathhouses. More to cum…

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