Odds and Ends

It's time for another round of leftovers, hard to categorize photos, and just plain misfits.  We start 

with a happy physique model cropped at an odd angle.  I think he's adorable.

 

Off for a swim

This one was left over from my last skinny dipping series.

 

Driftwood

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Kovert?

This trio looks very much like Kovert of Hollywood's style.

Note the foggy patch at lower right.

 

Grease

Was all that grease necessary for the model to contort himself like that?

I think it may be dribbling down the front of the block he's on.

 

Lifeguards?

Even though at least one guy's swim suit doesn't match the rest,

I think this is a group of 1970s California lifeguards.

 

Boots on the Beach

Those boots and the rope don't really go with the beach, but whatever.

 

Sports team?

I can't figure this one out.  Maybe a sports team?

 

W.F. Archer

It took some work, but once I decyphered the signature, I got the story on this photo. The gentleman 

is W.F. Archer winner of Britain's Best Developed Man contest.  Started by Eugen Sandow in 1901,

 it was the first and biggest physical culture contest in the UK in the early 20th Century.

 

Tan Lines

I really should have saved this last photo for a tan lines series, but it seemed just odd enough to go here.  The high waisted bathing suit that produced those lines was 1940s at latest.

 

Models Named Bob

Today we look at ten models named Bob, starting with Bob Lann by Jean Ferrero.

 

Bob Pistol

Frequent commentator Pat sent me this photo of Bob Pistol, which I believe was shot 

on one of the AMG roof terraces.  That would make it the first of several 

Bobs photographed by Bobs in today's series.  Thanks, Pat!

 

Bob Gibe

The amazing Doug Juleff, aka Douglas of Detroit, took this exceptional picture of Bob Gibe.

 

Bob Storm

 

We get a nice smile from Bob Storm in the backyark photo by Bruce of LA.

Bob Gentry

This Ralph Kelly photo of Bob Gentry was featured in a pre-liberalization magazine.

 

Bob Welk

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Bob Taylor

This is Bob Taylor by Bob Anthony.

 

Bob Brown

Bob Mizer of AMG used his mother's punch bowl to make this picture of Bob Brown.

 

Bob Delmonteque

Bob Delmonteque went on from modeling to become a competent photographer, but this isn't a selfie.  Most sources attribute it to Douglas of Detroit, while a few say photographer unknown.

 

Bob Meinhart

Our final Bob is Bob Meinhart as photographed by Bob Mizer early in his career.

 

Hippie Day

It's hippie day on the blog, and we begin the show with the first of several photos 

from rock festivals. This one is a group at Leon's Lake at Woodstock.

 

Body Art

Body painting was a fad for a while among hippies.

 

Slide?

I think this image is from a slide.

 

School Buses

A certain subgroup of sometimes nomadic hippies had a fondness for living in old school buses.  In the case of these guys, however, I suspect that they simply found some cheap housing in a junkyard.  Of course, there's always a chance that somebody just saw a great photo opportunity.

 

Horseman

Some of you find naked men on horses to be attractive.  You know who you are, lol.

 

Isle of Wight

Jean Paul Margnac took this picture at the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970.

 

Art

I think this might have been some sort of performance art.

 

Headstand

One of these guys took a break from skinny dipping to do a headstand.

 

Reminds me

This model reminds me of Rob Reiner.

 

Bull Island

Closing with a photo of some hippies at the Bull Island festival of 1972.  An organizational disaster,

several of the headline acts refused to perform due to squalid conditions, the crowd rioted 

the last day, and three people tragically drowned in the Wabash River.  

At leas they didn't hire the Hells Angels for security.