Eugen Sandow

Our subject for the day is the immortal Eugen Sandow.

 

White Marble

Mr. Sandow looks like a white marble statue in gladiator sandals in this 1894 photo.

I wonder if some artifice, photographic or makeup, was used for the effect?

Regardless, the proportions of his body approach perfection.

 

Rustic column

The photographer added a little atmosphere with a rustic column for this one.

 

Lighting

I find the lighting of this rear view to be quite effective.

 

Sixpack

We get a nice sixpack in this photo, and I think the object at left is a club.

 

Two Versions

I'm posting two versions of this photo.  I have removed the yellowing from the top photo, and you can see it in the bottom.  You may have noticed that I put notes on some pictures saying that I have done this for better viewing.  The one below is far from the worst I've come across, btw.

 

Cover Man

Eugen Sandow made the cover of The Strong Man in 1931,

but the photo was made may years earlier.

 

Clip

Here's short GIF of Mr. Sandow flexing.

 

Geometry and Power

Geometry and power.  'Nuff said.

 

Statue

The only known frontal nude photo of Eugen Sandow is a grainy shot taken when his body was cast in plaster to make the statue shown above.  This is the best picture I could find of the statue.  And with that, I will close another series on one of the greatest bodybuilders of all time.

 

Military Men Day

We start today's military theme with a group of World War II German inductees being examined.

 

Verdun

If my source is correct, these two lucky men were rotated out of the front lines at Verdun in 1916.

They appear to have just finished a bath or a swim, either of which would have been a treat.

 

Germans after a swim

The handwritten note says these Germans had just finished a swim near Arras, France in 1917.

 

Americans

This undated photo shows a cropped naked guy and a type of cot widely used 

by the U.S. military during World War II.  As a kid growing up, we had 

one from Army surplus that was very uncomfortable.

 

Barracks Hijinks

Our barracks hijinks photo of the day looks French.

 

German

My source says this is a German.  The wall behind the bunk looks like 

the concrete type they used for bunkers or coastal fortifications.

 

No information

I have no information on this one, but they look like they're having a good time.

 

Hazy

This one's a hazy mess, but I like the way the soldiers are looking back at us.

 

Upper right

If you haven't already done so, check out the guy at upper right.

Those caps make me think Tsarist Russian Navy.

 

103rd Field Artillery

Our last photo is the 103rd Field Artillery of the U.S. Army near Condetz, France in 1918.

A note on the verso says this was "decootie-izing" and not a simple shower.

 

Troy Saxon Quarterly

Time for the quarterly Troy Saxon series, and we start with the always impressive Rusty Steele.

 

Bob Foxx

Here we see a moderately oiled Bob Foxx.

 

Unknown

We have a better record of model identification with Troy Saxon than many 

other photographers of his era, but I have no name for this one.

 

Mike North

Mike North seems to think someone is following him.

 

Jimmy South

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Phil Allen

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Billy Moffit

This is Billy Moffit, aka Billy Moffitt, aka Billy the Kid.

 

Joe Litener

My source identified this model as Joe Litener.

 

Jim Lindsey

I never get tired of looking at Jim Lindsey (sometimes spelled Lindsay), 

a model Troy Saxon referred to as Sarge.

 

Donnie Kay

Ending the Troy SAxon set with Donnie Kay.