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spotted tail, brule lakota

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If the Panama Canal is where the oceans kiss, what are they up to off Cape Horn?

"The Kiss of the Oceans," US Postcard from around 1912-1915.

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Federal soldier & friends. Library of Congress.

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Gobble, Gobble! by National Library of Ireland on The Commons on Flickr.

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The lounging lad of Connemara. Betw 1860-1883. Details from NLI originals: here and here.

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Two unidentified Federal NCOs. Library of Congress.

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Unidentified sailors. Library of Congress.

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George W. Warth, of Ravenswood, WV, who enlisted in Capt. Bibbee’s Co. A, 141st West Virginia Militia, Jackson County Home Guard (US), in 1863. Source: USAHEC.

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I was doing my usual Sunday night search for miwackulous tyes when I found this charming c. 1850 daguerreotype (Met collection).

I am quite sure this has been shared on tumblr more than once—and the pose was even referenced for a James Clark Ross/Francis Crozier piece, if I recall correctly—but it can't hurt to share it again! These men are arranged in such an intimate manner, well beyond the usual physical contact that was the norm in 19th century male portraiture, even the Met has to speculate:

This portrait shows two young men in a tender embrace, their thighs entwined, sharing a suggestive moment before the camera. Are they lovers? Perhaps, but more likely this photograph is an example of the natural and unselfconscious intimacy and physical contact that men enjoyed in a pre-Freudian era.

Lovers or, as they say, very good friends? It's interesting that they felt comfortable enough to strike this pose in a photography studio! (As others have pointed out, quite a few 19th century men who were definitely queer avoided cosy portraits like this one... too revealing, perhaps). Either way, their neckwear is impressive.

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TATTOO DESIGN by SUTHERLAND MACDONALD | 1905

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La Chemise. 1860s. Credit line: David Hunter McAlpin Fund, 1975 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/261521

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Teampall Mac Duach, Inishmore, Galway (detail). Robert John Welch, ca 1906. National Museums NI.

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Cabinet card depicting a duel between two Dragoons from 2nd Cavalry Regiment “Piemonte Reale” by Pietro Masoero.

Date: between 1896 and 1898.

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My American Civil War novel, Year of Crows, now has a release date! It will be available both in ebook and paperback on Tuesday, May 14th, 2024.

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Boy soldiers of the American Civil War