PaJaMa Day, Part 1 - Assorted Photographs

Today's PaJaMa series will be a three parter, and part one consists of some assorted photos, starting with this unknown (at least to me) model sitting against a wall on a dropcloth.

 

John Butler

The pose is interesting in this picture of John Butler.

 

Jack Fontan

 I don't have an exact date for this PaJaMa photo of Jack Fontan, but it is probably late 1940s.  

I do, however, have a location, Fire Island.

Donald Windham

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PaJaMa Day, Part 2 - Ted and Chuck Reprise

A while back I posted a PaJaMa series of photos of star crossed lovers Ted Starkowski and Chuck Howard.  Since then I have found three more photos from what has become known as "The Stairwell Session," and the make up part two of today's set.  We start with Chuck Solo.

 

Through the spindles

This one brings some interesting thoughts to mind.

 

Together

And here are Ted and Chuck together.  I posted a similar photo of the two in the same spot in the stairwell a few years ago, but this one is different and more charming in a way.

 

PaJaMa Day, Part 3 - The Smithsonian Donation

After her husband Jared French's death Margaret Hoening French donated several boxes of PaJaMa Collective photographs to the Smithsonian Instution.  Many of these are either "down and dirty" proofs that were used as studies for art or quick snapshots of mediocre quality.  Some however, are either artistic or of important individuals.  Part three of our PaJaMa series features some of the latter, starting with this beautiful 1939 image of a man in a semi-outdoor shower.

 

George Platt Lynes

This is the great George Platt Lynes, a photographer 

of male nudes who was not afraid to pose nude himself.

 

Unknown

No model's name was given for this one.

 

Jared

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1969

It's time for another series based on a single year.  This time, it's 1969.

I don't know if this guy is preparing food or calling bingo.

 

Beach duo

These two guys seem to be playing a game of Bocce ball on a rocky beach.

 

What's his name . . .

Scott Masters took this 1969 photo of Brian Norton aka Don Landrum aka Don Kennedy.

I have a feeling that none of those might have been his real name.

 

Beach Bear

I really like this photo of a bear doing piggyback at the beach.

Or is he an otter?  Either way, he looks happy.

 

Woodstock

This photo is from Woodstock, but I don't have a photographer's name.

 

Peter

David Hockney did this drawing of Peter in 1969.

 

Jumper

This guy looks like he was running for his life.

 

Demetrius

I have seen this photo of Demetrius dated as 1969 and as 1971.

If he didn't work for Colt Studio, he should have.

 

That damned war

Although not as bad as the preceding year, 1969 saw some of the worst fighting in the Vietnam War.  Arriving at the University of Texas that year, I immediately joined the anti-war movement and was surprised to find many veterans on the picket lines and in the marches.  They knew better than anyone what a complete waste the whole thing was.  I hope the two men above made it home OK.

 

And finally, a wish granted

A few weeks ago, I posted a black and white version of this photo from the waist up in a Pat Rocco series.  Along with several commentators, I lamented that I didn't have a more complete version or  more photos.  Well, here is the more complete color version, but I am still looking for more.

 

Leftovers from Larry III

It's time for another series of odds and ends left over from posts featuring images sent to me by Larry K.  (Larry has a great blog, and there's a link in today's last post.)  We start with the first of at least two boxers in the set, Assane Diouf, a Senegalese who fought in France 1935-47.

 

Finn

Leave it to Larry to find an SA-Kuva photo that I had never seen before.  The note attached said:  "1941-06-20-Vilppula-Matti Niherjuuri."  I think his name was Matti Vilppula, but the last 

word in the note does not show up on Google.  Maybe it's in Russia now.  I have this 

bizarre fantasy that Matti is leading a Finnish Army Sunday service's hymn singing

 in the nude, but the cigarette in his hand makes me think otherwise.

 

Weigh-In

This is obviously a weigh-in of some sort, but it doesn't look 

like one of those official ones coverd by media.

 

1930

This young man was photographed with is barbells in 1930.

 

Sailors

These African-American sailors where photographed showering after work in 1945.  Wayne Miller took the photo on Guan where the men were used as laborers to unload suppy ships.

 

George Shuba

I'm pretty sure the black and white original 1957 photo of George Shuba is one of those great 

locker room shots from the LIFE Archive.  The card, of course, is fake, but I like it.

Model

This poorly cropped (not by Larry) photo is an unknown model who posed for a statue of Istvan Hegedus, a Hungarian athlete, sportsman, and minor national hero.  He was killed by a stray bullet during the uprising of 1956, but not before he posed as a model himself in 1949 for the 20 florint 

banknote shown below.  The note remained in circulation until 1989 when the 

new anti-communist government decided that it was time for a change.

And no, I couldn't find a nude photo of Mr. Hegedus.

 

Roy Richter

I was very pleased to find this George Platt Lynes photo of Roy Richter in an email from Larry K.  It was made in Los Angeles in 1947 during a brief period when Mr. Lynes went West to make money.

 

Luc van Dam

This dreamy number from 1949 is boxer Luc van Dam showering after a training session.

 

Beach Goer

Our last donation from Larry K was on a French website, and the backdrop is a type of wind shelter one sees quite often in the UK.  The origin of the photo and the man's deep all over tan make me think "South of France."  Thanks again to Larry for today's photos!

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