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Friday, November 8, 2024

Lesser Known Physique Photographers - The Occasional Series II


Today we have another installment of my occasional series on lesser known photographers.
We start the show with Larry Madden by Bobco, the studio of Bob Carr.

 

Frank Borck


Frank Borck of Canada worked mostly under the marque of Can-Art.
This 1965 photo of Gary Dinnie is a good example of his work.

 

Rod Crowther

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John Graham


I recently managed to find a few "new" male nudes by British photographer John Graham.  Most of them were of Clive Norman, shown above.  I'll post more in a future series.  I have to confess that Mr. Graham is probably better known in collectors' circles than most of the other photographers in this series.  It's the rarity of his full nudes that sets him apart.

 

Baron Horder


This picture of Festus Francis by Baron Horder probably doesn't qualify as a physique photo, but I'm including it anyway because it is well done and interesting.  Baron Mervyn Horder (1910-1997) was the second Lord Holder, and he was best known as an eccentric book publisher.  He was openly gay even when it was illegal in England.  He did, however, manage to get arrested for sending obscene material through the mail.  Those are the pictures I'm looking for, unsuccessfully so far.

 

Al McDuffie

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Rip Searby


We get a straight-at-us stare from Peter Mitchell in this picture by Rip Searby.

 

Maurice Seymour


Maurice Seymour was actually two brothers, Maurice and Seymour Zeldman.  
They were Russian immigrants who set up a photography business in Chicago 
in the late 1920s.  Best known for their celebrity photos of actors, musicians, 
and dancers, this picture of an unknown bodybuilder stands 
out in their collections shown online.

 

Jack Sidney

Kip Behar still lived in New York and went by "Sol" when Jack Sidney took this photo.
I think Kip was still in high school, and would you look at those muscles!

 

Spartan


Eric Pederson is probably the most prolific Spartan model
in terms of photos to be seen online.

 

Joe Weber


I borrowed this one from James over at Men From Back Then .
It's a beautiful Joe Weber photo of Bill Grant and some shag carpet.
Thanks, James!



 

Avery Willard


Our final photo of the day is Ralph Bernard by Avery Willard.

 

Thursday, November 7, 2024

G-Rated Shirtless Day


Today's G-Rated series is all over the place thematically, but they all have 
one thing in common, being shirtless.  We start with a guy who appears 
to have taken his skimpy competition bathing suit to war.



 

What you should know


I'd love to know what they had to say about sex.
Oh, and the tommy gun is missing its ammunition clip.

 

Something different


"And now for something completely different."

 

Row, row . . .


"Row, row, row your boat . . . "

 

Color pop


A big smile, a pop of color, and that hairy chest make this one a keeper.

 

Unknown Boxer


Arthur Griffing took this photo of an unknown boxer in 1940.

 

Friendly duo


Our only pair of the day look quite friendly.

 

Catalog


This is a page from a 1970s men's clothing catalog.

 

Praise the Lord


"Praise the Lord, and pass the ammunition."

 

And finally, Mickey Mantle


I kept thinking this young man looked familiar, so I tried Google Images.
It's a very young Mickey Mantle.

 

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Hairy Derriere Day


A comment a few weeks ago by Coquin, aka Albert the Gay Belgian, caused requests for a hairy derrier series, so here we go,  We start with a guy just standing in front of a curtain.  Motel room?

 

Bulldog I

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Who's the hairiest of all?


"Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the hairiest of all?
For today's purposes, this guy.

 

Ledermeister, for Joseph


I had a delightful exchange of emails a few weeks ago with Joseph from France, and he expressed his admiration for Paul Gerrior, aka Ledermeister.  Joseph, this is for you, mon amis!

 

Athletic shoes and socks


The athletic footwear and socks caught my eye,
but that's not what y'all are looking at.

Th

 

Bulldog II and triple tag


I get to tag this one as hairy, bulldog, and jockstrap.  The beefy model 
and his athletic socks make me think of Colt, but I have no proof of such.

 

Colt


Here we have two unknown Colt models.

 

Primping


The heading here is "primping," not pimping.  I'm sure this guy didn't need a pimp.

 

Bulldog III


Here's another one that could easily go into the bulldog category.

 

Back where we started


Sort of ending where we started by posting this photo I stole off Albert's blog at https://male4malesex.blogspot.com/