Name That Photographer Day

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Bob Edna

I have about half a dozen photos of Bob Edna, none with photographer attribution.

 

Bob Kappel

Bob Kappel, who reminds me of Von Gloeden's model Il Serpente, was known to have posed

 for AMG, Bruce of LA, Falcon, and Pat Milo. This doesn't really look like any of those 

men's work, imho, so it might be by someone entirely different.

 

Hillgardner Brothers

Brothers Frank and Bill Hillgardner were known to have separately posed for Lon of New York and Lou Melan, aka Louis Melancon, but I'm not sure who took this duo shot.  I am sure that I like it a lot.

 

Gary Brandenburg

Gary Brandenburg is one of several models in today's set with Ed "Kookie" Byrnes hair.

 

Gary or Edward?

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Joe Dimassa

I've admired this photo of Joe Dimassa a long time, and only recently found his name.

I still don't know who the photographer was, however.

 

Joe Hill

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Joe Leitel

Joe Leitel at various times posed for AMG, Apollo, Bruce of LA, Pat Milo, and R.A. Enterprises, 

but I don't know which, if any, of them took this impressive photo.  If I had to guess, 

I would go with Pat Milo, but that's just a hunch.  Anyone know for sure?

 

Lucky Moore

Lucky Moore looks like he posed in a quarry for an unknown (to me) photographer.

 

Tore Lind

Tore Lind posed for Champion and at least one Swedish photographer of male nudes.  

This doesn't look Champion's style, so it must be the other guy whose name eludes me.

 

Yves Grangeat

When I saw that our final unattributed photo was Frenchman Yves Grangeat, I immediately thought of Jean Ferraro.  He does not, however, show up in any of the online Ferrero archives.

 

Hairy Wrestlers Day, Part 1 - Andre Drapp

I'm a few weeks late for our quarterly hairy wrestlers series, and this time it's a two parter.  

Before moving on to some assorted performers, we start with five shots of French 

bodybuilder turned wrestler Andre Drapp.  A single photo of him a few weeks 

ago got such a response that I decided to give him his own miniseries.  

The picture above is by Arax Studio of Paris.

 

Man of Steel

Here we see Mr. Drapp in a Superman pose.

 

Action

This is one of the better in the ring action shots of Andre Drapp that I was able to find.

 

Seated

 

Seated photos of professional wrestlers are not common,

but Mr. Drapp looks great that way.

Grainy

The last picture of our Andre Drapp series is a bit grainy,

but both his build and body hair shine through.

 

Hairy Wrestlers Day, Part 2 - Assorted

Part two of hairy wrestlers day kicks off with the 

tag team of Paul Jones and Nelson Royal.

 

Maniac Matt Borne

Matt Osborne, aka Maniac Matt Borne, was a headline wrestler from beginning in 1978.  

 

 

Don Curtis

We see Don Curtis solo above and with his tag team partner Mark Lewin below.

 

The Polish Hammer

Ivan Putski, aka The Polish Hammer, made the cover 

of Wrestling Training Illustrated in April of 1977.

 

Bill Melby

I've said it before, and I'll say it again.  I never get tired of looking at Bill Melby.

 

Big John Studd

This fierce looking guy is Big John Studd.  I'm sure that with the proper care 

and training he would make a fine pet.  Can I take him home, please?

 

Billy Wicks

Our final hairy wrestler of the day is Billy Wicks.

 

Early 20th Century

We visit the early 20th Century again today, and we start with another 

Arthur Schulz photo of an Italian  model I featured a few weeks ago.

 

1910 Duo

I wish I knew the story on these two.  As usual lately, Google was no help.

 

La Culture Physique

This handsome fellow appeared in La Culture Physique magazine around 1910.

I wish I knew who he was so I could acquire more photos of him.

 

Handstand

Larry over at The Unashamed Male sent me this photo of a guy doing a handstand.

                                                                        Thanks, Larry!
 

Kayak Men

Those of you who know me well will understand why I find this group so attractive. On the historical side, the men are Estonians who kayaked across the Baltic to Finland in 1912.  The man out front was Leopole Tonson, later a hero of the Estonian War of Independence.   

Academie

This came from Le Academie de Culture Physique, presumably a French or Belgian organization.

I find it interesting because when enlarged, we can see a hairy derriere.

 

Koch Freilicht

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Stable

These handsome fellows were part of a "stable" of early 20th Century wrestlers.

France and Russia were both known for these, and the Germans even got in a bit.

If I had to guess, I'd say these are French.  Google was no help at all.

 

Desbonnet or Richer?

Although the pose is reminiscent of Sandow, the model and photographic

 style make me think of Prof. Desbonnet and/or Paul Richer.

 

European

All I know about this one is that the photo is European.

 

Maurice Deriaz

This is Maurice Deriaz, perhaps the best known and most 

photographed of the seven Deriaz Brothers.

 

Favorite

I saved my favorite of the day for last.  It's from the sack of tumblr,

and unfortunately I have no information on it.