Miners Day

Our theme today is miners, and we start with some Mexicans on strike in 1985.

Nude protests would seem to have been a thing in Mexico for quite a while.

 

British Beef

For those of you who like your men bald and burly, here's some British beef.

 

Wardrobe Malfunction

This Sicilian sulfur miner's loincloth doesn't quite cover all the goods.

 

Documentary

This is a frame lifted from a 1980s documentary on the closing of an English mine.

 

Workers

There's something appealing about photos of proud working men together.

 

Austria 1965

My source says this is from Austria in 1965, but had nothing to say 

about the odd lines in the white patches on the man's abdomen.

 

More Beef

These two beefy guys are working on the business end of an enormous boring machine.

 

Cleaning up

In the days before mine showers, English miners cleaned up at home using metal tubs and water 

heated by their wives on coal fired stoves.  There's something noble about this man doing that.

 

1983

This group from 1983 looks like they would be fun to work with.

 

For Albert

The closing photo in today's series is a repeat from seven years ago, 

and I dedicate it to Albert the Belgian, a friend who will 

always have a special place in his heart for miners.

 

Brian Idol

Our subject today is Brian Idol, and we start with an artistic piece by Bruce of LA.

 

Bob Anthony

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AMG Shower

Although he's hamming it up a bit for the camera,

this shot from the AMG shower impresses.

 

Hayloft

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Chin Whiskers

Does anyone know if this photo of Brian Idol with chin whiskers was shot on location 

or on one of Bob Mizer's elaborate fake mountain sets?

 

Bob Anthony II

Here's another one by Bob Anthony.

 

Muscular AMG

The quality of this AMG photo is not great, but we see some nice musculature.

The blurb mentions half a dozen photographers who used Brian.

 

Seated

Here's another one for which I have no photographer's name.

 

AMG Classic Set

Although my source didn't say so, this looks like it was taken 

at a classically themed location or set used by AMG.

 

Bruce Again

Ending as we started with a Bruce of LA well lighted picture.

 

The 1920s

Today's photos are all said to be from the 1920s.

We start with a young man looking at his left hand.

 

Kristian Berge

Kristian Berge took this self portrait in 1921.

 

Boxer

This photo of a boxer is from 1928.

 

Unknown

No info on this one other than the decade.  That's a shame because I would 

love to see more photos of this handsome model.

 

1926

This 1926 photo by Adolf Brand appeared in the gay German magazine Der Eigene.

 

France

I wish I had a photographer's name for this 1920 French photograph.

 

Rhonrad

This is one of the better photos in my collection of a man on a rhonrad.

 

Jaan Kikkas

This is Jaan Kikkas, an Estonian weightlifter who took bronze at the 1924 Olympics.

 

Pose

This pose looks difficult to hold any amount of time.

 

1920

I have no info on our last photo other than the year, 1920.