My Grandfather's Photo Stash 1

[poliphilo]

My paternal grandfather suppressed his early history and there are no pictures of him as a child. We first encounter him as a young man- as here- at the very end of the Great War- in the uniform of an RAF warrant officer.

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[sorenr.livejournal.com]

I know a lot of it is in the image processing, but I still find it interesting that young men in those days are largely represented as unashamedly pretty in portrait photography. There is often an almost effeminate (to the modern eye), Valentino-esque quality, especially the lips and eyes.

Just goes to show that ideals of masculine beauty can change.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Interesting point. And as it happens I have a couple of photos that illustrate this perfectly. If I can find them again I'll post them...