Incredible historical photos show men in love 👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨

Incredible historical photographs show men - workers, soldiers and the upper crust - in love from the 1850s to 1950s when documenting their relationship left them at risk of being jailed
Twenty years ago, couple Hugh Nini and Neal Treadwell found a photograph of two men embracing from around 1920. They bought the picture, which they thought was one of a kind until they discovered another
They kept collecting: scouring online sites, searching at photography shows and connecting with sellers
Over 320 of those images are part of their new book, Loving: A Photographic History of Men in Love 1850s-1950s. It features men in love and showing affection when there was a significant risk in documenting it
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There is something that transcends time periods, nationalities and social standing: the look of love.

And it was these glances and gazes that led couple Hugh Nini and Neal Treadwell to amass a singular photographic trove of men in love that spans 100 years. Images that show bold men from the United States and around the world embracing, kissing and holding hands when documenting such affections were risky.
The main driving force of the collecting is the unmistakable look in the couple's eyes,' Hugh Nini told DailyMail.com.

'It's something that you can't hide,' Neal Treadwell added.

What started out 20 years ago, as Nini put it, 'killing time on a Sunday afternoon' has turned into a new book, Loving: A Photographic History of Men in Love 1850s-1950s, which features over 320 pictures that have never been published before. The images range from workers wearing overalls to members of the upper crust elegantly dressed in the late 1800s, to soldiers in uniform from World War II and the 1950s.
Hugh Nini and Neal Treadwell call it their accidental collection. In February 2000, the couple was 'killing time on a Sunday afternoon' after church at an antique mall in Texas. They found a photograph of two men embracing from around 1920 and were immediately drawn to it. 'We felt like we were looking at ourselves,' Treadwell told DailyMail.com. They bought the image. Above, a picture from their collection and their new book, Loving: A Photographic History of Men in Love 1850s-1950s, from circa 1910. Nini explained that it was a postcard that also had the pair's name, 'E. Thieniann & M. Hunter.' He said: 'This was an embrace that repeated often'
The couple thought the photograph they had purchased was one of a kind. But then, that November 2000, they bought another one that they found online. Soon, they connected with sellers when they traveled to Europe, and continued to look and search for images both online and at photography shows. However, while the couple was accumulating more and more photographs, they did not see themselves as collectors. Above, an image of two men that is likely from the 1930s or '40s

Nini pointed out they were busy professionals in Texas. He was running his own ballet school while Treadwell was working in corporate roles for cosmetics companies. 'It sort of happened in front of us,' Nini said of the collection. Above, a picture from 1951 of two soldiers that had 'Davis & J.C.' on it. Nini told DailyMail.com: 'Photographs of African American couples are extremely rare.' The couple said they have tried to buy every one they have come across

For years, Nini and Treadwell kept the collection to themselves because they didn't think others would be interested. In around 2012, the couple moved from Texas to New York City, where they currently reside. They then met up with a seller at a Starbucks and showed him two of their albums. After carefully flipping through the albums, the seller suggested that they publish a book of the images. Above, an image circa 1900 of a young couple with a sign, 'Not married but willing to be'
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