History isn’t always written in textbooks. Sometimes it’s found in shoeboxes, flea markets, and old family albums. One remarkable collection sheds light on a side of the past too often left untold- loving relationships between men, captured on film long before it was safe or legal to live openly. This image is from the early 1900s, with two young men standing side by side holding a sign that reads "Not married but willing to be." It resembles the personal ads or matchmaking efforts of the era, single men seeking wives. But here, the meaning feels different. Their closeness and the pride with which they hold the sign suggest a quiet, defiant claim of love and partnership in a world where it was forbidden. This image is part of “Loving: A Photographic History of Men in Love, 1850-1950”, a beautiful collection curated by Hugh Nini and Neal Treadwell. Over decades, the pair gathered hundreds of intimates, everyday photographs of male partnerships. Together, they offer a moving, visual history of love that endured, even when it had to stay hidden. A reminder that love, in all its forms, has always found a way. #andsonsuk #momentinhistory #historicalphoto #amomentintime #pioneers #humanity