{"product_id":"loving-ii-more-photographic-history-of-men-in-love-1850s-1950s-hardcover","title":"Loving II: More Photographic History of Men in Love, 1850s - 1950s - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHugh Nini\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNeal Treadwell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLaura Leonelli\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning new companion to \u003ci\u003eLoving: A Photographic History of Men in Love, 1850-1950\u003c\/i\u003e (2020), featuring all new photographs from the Nini-Treadwell collection. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLoving II\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, the sequel to\u003ci\u003e Loving: A Photographic History of Men in Love, 1850s - 1950s\u003c\/i\u003e, is a stunning collection of vintage vernacular photographs of romantic male couples. Drawn from the Nini-Treadwell Collection of over 4000 photos, some as much as 175 years old, the selection conveys the unadulterated joy - longed for by all of us and recognizable to anyone - of being in love. Starting from the earliest years of photography and continuing through the 1950s, this collection comprises daguerreotypes, silver gelatins, tintypes, ambrotypes, snap shots, and many more - a cross section of a century of photographic technique. The subjects come from all walks of life: soldiers, farmers, students, the young and the old, the poor and the affluent. These photographs were taken when being recognized as gay was to risk retribution, ridicule, banishment, imprisonment, and possibly death. They remained locked away during their subjects' lifetimes for their very survival. The journeys that eventually brought them to the attention of Hugh Nini and Neal Treadwell are mostly unknown, with only a few exceptions. Discovered in a variety of ways, sometimes tucked away in antique shops and flea markets, they had slipped into the cracks of photographic history before being added to the Nini-Treadwell Collection one at a time, over a 25-year period. These courageous couples, from so long ago, who took and protected these photos, could not have imagined that one day their mementos of love would appear in a book that has been embraced all over the world. So much so that a second volume was necessary. These couples sent a message to the future. The question now is, what message will we send?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNative Texans, collectors \u003cb\u003eHugh Nini\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eNeal Treadwell\u003c\/b\u003e are arts professionals currently living in New York City. Their collection has grown over a period of 25 years to include over 4000 images. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Leonelli\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist, photographer, and photography historian who writes for the cultural supplement of \u003ci\u003eIl Sole 24 Ore, Arte e AD\u003c\/i\u003e. She has authored several books and has extensively studied and collected anonymous, or 'vernacular', photography for many years.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.36 x 11.01 x 8.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 14, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53337016533357,"sku":"9788874394456","price":77.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/rg4u6WyBqQ9788874394456.webp?v=1778922867","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/loving-ii-more-photographic-history-of-men-in-love-1850s-1950s-hardcover","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}