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Women's LGBTQ Social Life. Mid Twentieth Century Photographs of Women Embracing, kissing and Dancing, 1950s to 1970s

Women's LGBTQ Social Life. Mid Twentieth Century Photographs of Women Embracing, kissing and Dancing, 1950s to 1970s by Lesbian Archive

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Title
Women's LGBTQ Social Life. Mid Twentieth Century Photographs of Women Embracing, kissing and Dancing, 1950s to 1970s
Author
Lesbian Archive
Seller
Max Rambod Inc. (United States)
Description
1950. Mid twentieth century photographs of women in intimate social settings documenting expressions of same sex affection during a period when lesbian relationships were widely stigmatized and frequently concealed from public view. The images provide visual evidence of everyday emotional and social life among women whose relationships existed largely outside official documentation during the decades following World War II. Photographs showing women embracing, kissing, dancing, and relaxing together illustrate the presence of private networks of companionship and intimacy that persisted despite legal and social hostility toward LGBTQ communities throughout the 1950s through the 1970s. Archive of 27 black and white silver gelatin photographs dating from approximately the 1950s through the 1970s. The photographs appear to originate from multiple sources in the United States and Eastern Europe and preserve informal snapshot documentation of women interacting in domestic interiors, outdoor leisure settings, and social gatherings. One photograph depicts two women standing outdoors in slacks and blouses locked in a close embrace, their expressions relaxed and affectionate. Another shows two women reclining together on lounge chairs with their heads touching. A domestic scene captures two women wrapped playfully in bedsheets, laughing together in a bedroom interior. Additional images include a couple seated closely in a dimly lit space sharing a drink while gazing toward one another, women dancing together at what appears to be a social gathering, and several outdoor photographs in which women sit intertwined on grassy fields in relaxed conversation and embrace. During the mid twentieth century, lesbian relationships often remained undocumented in official public records due to widespread legal restrictions and cultural stigma directed toward LGBTQ individuals. Informal personal photography therefore provides one of the few surviving visual records of private queer social life during this period. Snapshot archives such as this one reveal everyday forms of companionship, leisure, and affection among women that rarely appeared in mainstream media representations of the era. The photographs range in size from approximately 2.75 x 3.5 inches to 3.5 x 5.5 inches and are preserved as loose prints. Minor edge wear visible at corners and edges; images remain clear with strong contrast. Overall very good condition. The archive offers a rare visual record of lesbian intimacy and women's social networks during the mid twentieth century.
Third Annual Report of the Regents of the University, on the Condition of the State Cabinet of Natural History, and the Historical and Antiquarian Collection, Annexed Thereto. Revised Edition: Printed by order of the Assembly of the State of New-York

Third Annual Report of the Regents of the University, on the Condition of the State Cabinet of Natural History, and the Historical and Antiquarian Collection, Annexed Thereto. Revised Edition: Printed by order of the Assembly of the State of New-York by [LANSING, G.Y., Chancellor]

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Title
Third Annual Report of the Regents of the University, on the Condition of the State Cabinet of Natural History, and the Historical and Antiquarian Collection, Annexed Thereto. Revised Edition: Printed by order of the Assembly of the State of New-York
Author
[LANSING, G.Y., Chancellor]
Seller
Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
Albany [New York]: Weed, Parsons & Company, Public Printers, 1850. Cloth. Very good. [NATURAL HISTORY] [ILLUSTRATED] [NATIVE AMERICANS] [GOVERNMENT REPORT]. Spine title: New-York State Cabinet of Natural History 8vo (9 ¼" x 6"); 183pp; blue cloth over board, blind stamped decorative borders and cartouche to front and rear, gilt-stamped lettering and decorations and Native American figure with a bow on spine; pale yellow eps, gift inscription on ffep dated Feb. 22, 1887; foxing throughout with mineral staining on some hand-colored plates; front top hinge starting, light shelf wear; very good minus. An in-depth report on the natural history and peoples of the State of New York. Pages 65-95 comprise the "Report to the Regents of the University, Upon the Articles Furnished to The Indian Collection" by Lewis H. Morgan and is accompanied by 18 hand-colored illustrated plates including one fold-out. Pages 101-105 contain the report titled "Notice of Several Ancient Remains of Art, in Jefferson and St. Lawrence Counties" by Franklin B. Hough, M.D., and is accompanied by 5 maps. In the report on "Mineralogy of New-York; Comprising Notices of the Additions which have been made since 1842" by Lewis C. Beck, M.D., illustrations of minerals are included in the text. Pages 175-183 address the "Description of New Species of Fossils, and Observations Upon Some Other Species Previously Not Well Know, from the Trenton Limestone" by James Hall includes 5 hand-colored plates of fossils including one fold-out.
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Homage, Umbrage, Quibble & Chicane. Poems 1980. Drawings by John Furnival by WILLIAMS, Jonathan

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Seller: James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC
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Homage, Umbrage, Quibble & Chicane. Poems 1980. Drawings by John Furnival
Author
WILLIAMS, Jonathan
Seller
James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition
Offsetting from adhesive to front cover, front acetate wrapper detached, but still a very good copy.
Description
Roswell, NM: DBA Editions, 1981. First edition. One of 120 numbered copies inscribed by JW, "this copy for John and Astrid* with love from Jonathan, Highlands 1980, *Whistler's other Mother's Mother". Jaffe A129. Offsetting from adhesive to front cover, front acetate wrapper detached, but still a very good copy.. FURNIVAL, John. 4to, pictorial card covers by Furnival, acetate wrappers in white Velo binder. Offsetting from adhesive to front cover, front acetate wrapper detached, but still a very good copy.
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Flash Gordon: The Planet Mongo: Volume One. by (Alex Raymond) GELMAN, Woody (editor).

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Title
Flash Gordon: The Planet Mongo: Volume One.
Author
(Alex Raymond) GELMAN, Woody (editor).
Seller
Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition
Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Description
NY:: Nostalgia Press,. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1974. Hardcover. Color illustrations throughout. First edition thus. Very good in a very good (moderate edge wear with a few small chips) dust jacket. .