Lon of New York Day, Part 1 - Assorted

I'm posting a two part series of Lon of New York's work today.  

Part one is assorted, starting with this photo of Jan Gilbert.

You happy trail and bush fans have to like this one.

 

Arthur Mason

Englishman Arthur Mason appeared in a Roman themed costume

in a photo published under the Lon of Olympia marque.

 

Jack DeMarco

Our only derriere shot of the day is Jack DeMarco.

 

Marvin Eder

We get a fles in a sitting position in this shot of Marvin Eder.

 

Melvin Wells

I almost cropped this twofer of Melvin Wells into two images, but then 

I decided that it was the perfect seque into part two of today's Lon set.

 

Lon of New York Day, Part 2 - Columns

We are more likely to see Classical columns in the work of Lon of New York than just about any other physique photographer.  Although it was common motif in many settings at the time, some folks say that in Lon's case it was at least partly because he moved into Mae West's old apartment in NYC. The place held quite a few of them, along with a riot of Rococo cherubs and the like.  We start part two with the finely muscled Luis Santiago and the most frequently used of Lon's columns.

 

Jerry Rocco

I need to give Jerry Rocco a series of his own, even though most of them would be repeats.

This fine model was always comfortable being nude in front of a camera.

 

George Paine

The muscle definition is excellent in this shot of George Paine.

 

Vince Taffaro

We get a very nice smile from Vince Taffaro.

 

Felix Gedraites

Closing out the columnar half of our Lon set with Felix Gedraites.

 

FKK Standouts

I'm doing an FKK series today, and rather than finding a group with thematic consistency, I scrolled though my files looking for items which stood out from the crowd.  I suppose that's just another form of thematic consistency, but whatever.  We start with one up and one down model.

 

Die Schonheit

Although technically more Lebensreform than FKK, this 1912 art piece from the magazine Die Schonheit was featured in an early 20th amalgam on an FKK site.

 

Look familiar?

I posted a photo of this guy not too long ago, and I commented on how frequently he appeared in nudist publications of the 1960s.  Well, here he is again, only on an FKK website this time.

 

1929 Montage

In the first of two photos from 1929 in today's series, 

we have a montage featuring a nicely formed backside.

 

Mass Nudity

While there are a few females scattered about, this mostly male group caught my eye.

 

War Bond Appeal

This 1918 German war bond appeal poster is hands down the most unusual item I ever saw on an FKK website.  Things were getting very dire on both the battle front and the home front when this came out, and I can only imagine that the publisher was looking for an impactful piece.  It must have worked at least in terms of getting attention, but the war was already lost by that point.

 

Flying Kettles

Despite the crotch covers, I really like this shot of men tossing kettle bells.

The photo was taken by Hans Suren.

 

1957 Rhönradturnen

I've come across at least two dozen pictures of men using Rhönradturnen 

over the years, but this one is different from the usual.

 

1929 Farmers

Josef Bayer took this photo of men doing farming the right way.

 

Easy to see

It's easy to see why our final FKK website photo jumped off the page at me.

This is from one of their international articles on naturism in France.

 

Odds and Ends - G-Rated This Time

Time to clean out the bins with another Odds and Ends set.  This time they are all G-rated, 

starting with a football practice photo that looks professionally made.

 

Dancing Bear

I've dubbed this one "Dancing Bear."

Actually, I think he is a Bengali wrestler.

 

Med

This beach shot was labeled "Med."  Mediterranean?

 

Morning After

My source called this one "Morning After."

 

Boxers

These two boxers and what I presume to be their trainers are in an intersting pose.

 

Swimmers

The belted swim suits date this one to around 1940.

 

Taping

I think the two men in T-shirts are taping the other guy's shoulder before a football game.

 

Frog Man?

I think this handsome fellow may have been a Navy frog man.

 

Beer

These two are enjoying their beer after some sort of workout.

 

Snack Bar

These guys are checking out the snack bar menu.

Everyone else was probably checking them out.