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From Sep 2011 Roger and Frank is a collection of photos from the 1950's of a gay couple and their friends. "Although 'the boys' did not write their last names on the back of any of the snapshots they did frequently note dates, place names, and often the full names of friends pictured." Columnist Robert L. Pincus of the San Diego Tribune wrote about an exhibtion of the photos in 2005, "Roger and Frank, a persistently happy looking gay couple, prolifically documented their vacations, Christmas celebrations, parties and other events between 1947 and 1956." All quotations from boobob92's Flickr page (see link at end) Frank and Roger, Central Park, March 1951 Roger and Frank, Columbia, SC, November 24, 1951 Roger and Frank, New Year's Eve at Wally and Noel's, 1954 Roger and Frank: "Us - Spring, 1955" Roger and Frank, Brant Point, Nantucket, August 1955 Bill, Roger, Frank, Davey, and Kelly, Andover, October 1955...

J.J. Belanger military portrait at age 17 1/2 as a member of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps (RCA). June 1942. Block and J. J. Belanger cheek-to-cheek in a photo booth. The album caption reads: "PGE exhibition, Hastings Park." Circa 1953. Block and J. J. Belanger kissing in a photo booth. The album caption reads: "PGE exhibition, Hastings Park." Circa 1953. J. J. Belanger (left) and Daryl Mutz on the hood of a car in Stanley Park, Vancouver. September 1953. Images from the ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives Photograph Collection

Roger and Frank is a collection of photos from the 1950's of a gay couple and their friends. "Although 'the boys' did not write their last names on the back of any of the snapshots they did frequently note dates, place names, and often the full names of friends pictured." Columnist Robert L. Pincus of the San Diego Tribune wrote about an exhibtion of the photos in 2005, "Roger and Frank, a persistently happy looking gay couple, prolifically documented their vacations, Christmas celebrations, parties and other events between 1947 and 1956." All quotations from boobob92's Flickr page (see link at end) Frank and Roger, Central Park, March 1951 Roger and Frank, Columbia, SC, November 24, 1951 Roger and Frank, New Year's Eve at Wally and Noel's, 1954 Roger and Frank: "Us - Spring, 1955" Roger and Frank, Brant Point, Nantucket, August 1955 Bill, Roger, Frank, Davey, and Kelly, Andover, October 1955 For more photos a...