Thursday, January 8, 2026
Bryan B's Denny Denfield Photos II - Unknowns
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3-D, Please
Of all the items from Denny Denfield's 3-D portfolio,
this may be the one I'd most like to see in format.
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Derriere Pair
Denny Denfield's amateur status kept him from the legal traps that many of his professional peers faced. Perhaps as a result, he didn't do all that many of the derriere photos that would pass the censors. This magnificent color shot is a noteworthy example of what he could do in that regard.
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Classic Hair
Closing the Denny Denfield series with a fellow wearing a classic early to mid-1950s hair style. When I go through my family albums of that period, which is often, I see it over and over.
Many thanks again to Bryan B for sharing today's photos!
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
PaJaMa Day
It's PaJaMa Collective day, and we start with a photo of Donald Windham
that ended up in the Smithsonian thanks to Margaret French's donation.
Jared French I
This Jared French drawing show his ability to depict
the back muscles of an ordinary male.
Hoboken
I wasn't able to find a date for this photo of Jared French
taken in a leaded glass window in Hoboken, New Jersey.
George Tooker and Jared French
Provincetown was the location for this 1943
photo of George Tooker and Jared French.
Smithsonian II
The model for this PaJaMa photo from the Smithsonian's collection is said to be John Butler.
Smithsonian IV
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Our final image is the fourth in today's series from Margaret Hoening French's donation to the Smithsonian. I have at least half a dozen pictures of this model, but no name.
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
The Roaring Twenties
All our photos today are from the 1920s, and we start
with a young man pulling on something.
Reaching
This gaggle of men from 1929 appears to be reaching for something. Maybe someone tossed a ball into the air. Like the previous photo, I have a feeling it's FKK, but I have no proof.
George Hoyningen-Huene
I find the composition and posing of this 1929 photo by George Hoyningen-Huene to be quite good
and bit ahead of its time. An original print sold at over four times the reserve auction price.
1928
All the info that came with this one was a year, 1928. It reminds me
of George Platt Lynes' work, but I know it isn't his.
Roi Partridge and John Butler
Imogen Cunningham took this 1925 photo of her husband Roi Partridge and John Butler, both artists. Despite what many have described as "chemistry" between the two men, there has never been any evidence that they were lovers. Both of the men's memoires, leters, and personal papers describe a close working relationship and friendship, but not even a hint of a sexual component. Oh,well.
"Nudity, Bodyculture, and Education."
These three naked Germans appeared in Adolf Koch's 1929 book, the title of which translates as "Nudity, Bodyculture, and Education." The models and photographer are unknown.
Oiled
This is a relatively rare 1920s male nude by a female photographer, Edith Boeck.
It predates the use of oil in physique photography, making it even more unusual.
Der Eigene
This 1921 photo by Adolf Brand appeared in Der Eigene, a publication
widely considered to be the first gay magazine.
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