BLACK WHITE READ.

Love Poem via University of Virginia Library

WSOMRP? photo essay via Duke University Library

HARE KRISHNA 1967, SF.

Stills from this Hare Krishna video.

KALIFLOWER POWERS.

Mind officially blown care of A.H. findings. Kaliflower magazine was created by the Kaliflower commune of SF in the late 60’s. Kaliflower, inspired by the Diggers of England believed in shared property, labor and the liberation of culture from commercialism.

Sampling of article titles from the first issue, April 24, 1969 : People Get Ready for the Inter-Communal Picnic • Come chant the Maha Mantra • Notice to the 144,000 from the Messiah’s World Commune • SF Mime Troupe Puppet Show • Flaming Arab Sex Sought • Illus. Drawing of several naked bodies with one showing erection.

GAY LEATHER BADGE GRAPHICS.

Happy Gay Pride Week!
Thanks to B.S. for finding this most amazing archive of gay leather scene history, Colors-of-Leather! Spent some hours pouring over these choice badges. Collection of badges found via Gwen. Indulge!

ZEN BEAT HIPPIE DRUG BOOKS.

Richard Brautigan. Trout Fishing in America.

The more awkward the cover, the more I love. Cut and paste, black and white. Freewheelin’ trips! Richard Brautigan’s title-less cover is worth indeed, one thousand words. And check the Paul Bowles’ Alvin Lustig cover, wow.

via University of Virginia’s Library

OPEN ROADS. PART II.

Russia.

Savannah, Georgia.

Colorado.

Denver, Colorado.

Highway 12, Utah.

JAUNA GAITA.

What covers! Completely powerful, compelling colors, visuals, design.
Who cares what’s inside!

53 Years of Latvian magazine - Jauna Gaita.

FEATHERS PERU.

Beautiful feathers, patterns, textures, colors.
Radiance from the Rain Forest: Featherwork in Ancient Peru exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art until Sept 1.

via britta

1970s PARK SLOPE.

1970s Brooklyn apartments with plants.

via The Nooney Brooklyn Photos, NYPL

POLAROID DAY.

BS led me to this wonderfully moving site Some Photos of The Day. New York based photographer, film-maker, circus performer Jamie Livingston took a Polaroid a day from October 1979 until the day he died of cancer, March 31 1997. Here are some of the 6,000 something photos. It was so hard to choose! This site has been blogged about for awhile now, especially since the news of Polaroid film production will soon end. View them all, it’s love and heartbreak, beautiful works.

9.4.79

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11.2.79

1.26.80

3.30.80

8.29.80

2.11.81

10.30.82

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