Arax Day

Its Arax of Paris day, and we start with a photo of Paul Wynter, winner of Mr. Universe in 1960 and 1966.  Standing only 5'8" tall and weighing 180 lbs., he was long considered the best proportioned man in competitive bodybuilding.  He also made several Sword and Sandal movies.

 

Hubert Thomas

I have seen this models name given as both Hubert Thomas and Thomas Hubert.

Either way, I find his photos to be quite impressive.

 

Henri Moolenaar

Henri Moolenaar was a prize winning bodybuilder when he pose for Arax.

 

Unknown

The model for this Arax derriere photo is unknown, to me anyway.

 

Jean Merlier

Someone other than me cropped most of the Arax logo from this shot of Jean Merlier.

 

Unknown Duo

Posing strap photos are unusual for Arax, and this unknown duo is even more so.

 

Jean Millet

Jean Millet seems about to stride away in this one.

 

Robert Duranton

Here we see Robert Duranton in a relatively rare Arax outdoor nude.

 

Andre Drapp

I never get tired of looking at Andre Drapp, shown here in his wrestling days.

This image is from a group of contact sheets I found online.

 

Charles Kassapian

A 1955 photo of Charles Kassapian completes our Arax of Paris series.

 

Military Day

It's military day, and we start with a mobile shower.

 

Exam I

I didn't know they made recruits sign at induction medical exams.

 

Another bugle

When I first saw this picture, I thought I had already posted it because of the bugle.  Turns out, 

however, that this is completely different group, and even the bugle appears to be different.

 

Mass Exam

This looks like one of those mass outdoor VD exams.

 

Wipe Your Feet

Foot hygiene is very important when marching all the time, so the signage here is not surprise.  

Wartime mobile showers often had anti-fungal and/or antiseptic foot washes.

 

Exam II

Here's another medical exam.  This time the ears are the focus.

 

Trio

Here we have a trio of derriere showoffs, one of whom has a injured hand.

 

Swedes

These fellows are supposed to be Swedes at a 1980-ish chemical decontamination drill.

 

Germany 1941

All I know about this one is that it was shot in Germany in 1941.

Mr. Frontandcenter is not at all bashful.

 

U.S. Inductees

Our last photo is undated and shows some U.S. inductees getting their first showers as soldiers.

The crew cuts make me think it was post-World War II, but the plumbing looks older.

 

Duane Michals Day

It's Duane Michals day, and let's start with a man toweling off.

 

Candle

Despite the restrained nudity, this is my favorite of the day.

 

Back Talk

Here we see Back Talk from 1970.

 

No title

I couldn't find a title for this impressive photo.

 

Man to Man

I think this tryptich is from a larger series called Man to Man.

 

Any moment . . .

This item from the Leslie-Lohman Museum is called

"Any moment they might enter the room."

 

Man getting undressed

Man getting undressed.

 

Violent Men

Duane Michals used some interesting methods in Violent Men from 1982

 

Roger and Shelby

Portrait of Roger and Shelby was meant to be seen as a set of five images.

 

The Spirit

Finishing the Duane Michals set with the intentionally blurred "The spirit in ignorance."