Wrestling Way Back When, Part 1 - Assorted

It's wrestling day and a two parter, with assorted photos in part one and Georg Hackenschimdt in part two.  We start with two guys going at each other more convincingly than some we will see.

 

Gouging?

I didn't think eye gouging was allowed in wrestling.

 

Muybridge

This is from one of Muybridge's motion studies.

 

Is that a hold?

I think this shot was arranged more for art than to display an actual wrestling hold.

 

C'mon!

The guy at left seems to be saying,  "C'mon, you know you can't take me."

 

Wrestling Way Back When, Part 2 - Georg Hackenschimdt

Part two of today's series features Georg Hackenschmidt, an Estonian strong man and wrestler 

who contended for the world wresting championship in the first decade and a half of the 

20th Century.  Many modern commentators have remarked on his well

 developed glutes, and I've chosen photos that show them off.

 

With Gruhn

This is the first of two photos in part two that feature pages from an instructional booklet for aspiring wrestlers by George Hackenschimdt and Ferdinand Gruhn.  Lots of muscles there!

 

Dark trunks

Although the dark trunks don't help, we still get an impression of those amazing glutes.

 

With Gruhn II

Here's another page from the Hackenschimdt-Gruhn instructional booklet.

 

Rear view repeat

Closing the Hackenschmidt portion of the series with a repeat of a rear view

 I posted over seven years ago.  My, how time flies.

 

Kovert of Hollywood Day

It's Kovert of Hollywood day, and most of the photos I'm posting are recent finds.

We start with David DeBorges, who's typically oiled and posed.

 

Pat Parris

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This photo of Tom Matthews appeared in a publication years after Freddie Kovert's suicide.  I'm not sure about this one, but I have found several instances where Mr. Kovert's work was posthumously 

pirated, i.e. published without credit, permission, or payment, after liberalization.

 

Wally Shillicut

Tha asymmetrical pose works well in this shot of Wally Shillicut.

 

Dale Curry

Dale Curry was in high demand as a model for obvious reasons.

Kovert of Hollywood was one of several studios he worked for.

 

Leonard Chambers

Although Leonard Chambers is perhaps best known for his work with Bob Mizer of AMG, 

he also modeled for other artists, including Kovert of Hollywood.  A tragic figure, his 

killing at the hands of Los Angeles area police was lamented in Physique Pictorial.  

Click his name at the bottom of this post for more information

 

Don Silvas and Andrew Marke

Our only Kover duo of the day is Don Silvas (left) and Andrew Marke.

The stilted posing was quite common in the 1940s,

and the chains add some interest.

 

Tabby Anderson

Here we have Tabby Anderson between two draped stands.

 

Freddie Shields

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Bob Mizer

In case you didn't know, Bob Mizer of AMG was a model for Freddie Kovert before he became 

a photographer himself.  This is one of two nudes I have from that time.

Mr. Mizer was quite good looking, wasn't he?

 

May Day

It's May Day, and for many of my European viewers, a holiday celebrating workers.  

So instead of people dancing around poles, I will post some labor themed photos.  

We start with the first of two Colt models in today's series, Butch Barnes.

 

Bucket Brigade

Here we have a group of nudist filling their wading pool 

from a stream using a bucket brigade.

 

Turning fork

A turning fork is put to work in this shot.

 

Push broom

I don't know what he's doing with a push broom on a lawn,

but he does seem to be contemplating some work.

 

Corn shucker

This is a repeat of a nudist shucking corn at a massive cookout.

 

Fence repairs

These two seem to be repairing a fence, and I don't know why only two are naked.

 

Colt

I think this is Colt model Dakota pretending to be a cowboy in a hayloft.

 

Geodesic

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This geodesic dome project was decades ago,

but they still build them here in Hawaii.

 

Pole carrier

I don't know what the project was here, but I like the photo.

 

Carpenter

Finishing with what I think is a stage carpentry session.

To those who celebrate it, Happy May Day!