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This Isn’t Happiness: Mid-Century Romance Comic Books Updated Into Tales Of Shallow Lives And Empty Sex

This Isn’t Happiness: Mid-Century Romance Comic Books Updated Into Tales Of Shallow Lives And Empty Sex

"Love is a fog that burns with the first daylight of reality" - Charles Bukowski ...
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A Curious Collection of June Brides: Vintage Marriage Snapshots

A Curious Collection of June Brides: Vintage Marriage Snapshots

  The June Brides know the rhyme: "Marry in the month of May, and you'll ...
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Valerie and Colin’s Wedding Reception – Southampton, 1972

Valerie and Colin’s Wedding Reception – Southampton, 1972

In 1972, Wedding of Colin R Vokes and Valerie G Cousens married at Southampton's Church ...
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How to Louse Up a Date! A Guide from 1948

How to Louse Up a Date! A Guide from 1948

From 1948 comes this guide on how to royally screw-up on a date.  The rules ...
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Fear and Self-Loathing in Romance Comics

Fear and Self-Loathing in Romance Comics

  Romance comic books of the 1950s-1970s were nothing if not predictable.  You could be ...
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The Harmony of Courtship: Naughty Stereo Cards (1870-1907)

The Harmony of Courtship: Naughty Stereo Cards (1870-1907)

Those 3D stereoscopes so beloved by the late Victorians were loaded with humor and sex. It ...
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Sex Tips, Wonder Busts And Man Hunting Gay Widows: My Romance (Feb 1951)

Sex Tips, Wonder Busts And Man Hunting Gay Widows: My Romance (Feb 1951)

  So, I've scanned a stack of pages from a 1951 issue My Romance. As ...
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How A Man Should Undress In Front Of His Wife – And Vice-Versa (1937)

How A Man Should Undress In Front Of His Wife – And Vice-Versa (1937)

On February 15 1937, Life Magazine instructed a wife in the correct way to undress in front of her ...
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Found Photos: Mid-Century Couples

Found Photos: Mid-Century Couples

Found Photos: couples in the mid 20th Century. You can feel the love in these ...
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Bachelor Bigotries: A 1903 Book On Mastering Misogyny

Bachelor Bigotries: A 1903 Book On Mastering Misogyny

  "I know the thing that's most uncommon / (Envy be silent and attend) / ...
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Teen Romance Done Awkwardly: 1970s Couples Photographs

Teen Romance Done Awkwardly: 1970s Couples Photographs

Before the dance, before the date, there was always someone there snapping pictures – preserving ...
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Ice-breaking Acquaintance Cards From The 1870s and 1880s

Ice-breaking Acquaintance Cards From The 1870s and 1880s

Long before tweets and pokes, the way to instant message a dame and break the ...
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