We were due for an AMG series, so I decided to run ten pages from Physique Pictorial,
starting with this cover featuring Jerry Ross. Some of these will display some
of Bob Mizer's cryptic descriptive squiggle, so guides are below.
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Corey Snow
Corey Snow was described by Bob Mizer as "a pleasant agreeable fellow"who "unfortunately ran off with the automobile and jewels of the person with whom he was making his home in Hollywood."
Michael O'Shale
This spectacular photo of Michael O'Shale give some interesting biographical info.
At the end of the blurb, Bob Mizer has something interesting
to say about Perry Fuller, his artistic collaborator.
Ed Miller and Steve Baker
The Mexican blanket in this photo of Ed Miller and Steve Baker
reminds me of one used by George Quaintance.
Johnny Stumps
Bob Mizer did a repeat run of this picture of Johnny Stumps with the usual ordering opportunities
for more. Although I have run other photos from the same shoot, this one is a first for VMM.
Interestingly, the blurb under the photo is an appeal for movie scripts from readers.
He says not to worry if you think they aren't very good, and from what I've
seem of Mr. Mizer's films, it wouldn't take much to please him.
Bill Grant
Bob Mizer refers to this model as William Grant, despite the fact that he went by Bill
throughout most of his career. Perhaps that was so as to not confuse him with the white
model of the same name who also posed for Physique Pictorial some years earlier.
As many of you know, this Bill Grant was Mr. Universe.
Gable Boudreaux
Easy to see why Bob Mizer did some heavy promotion of Gable Boudreaux. He appeared
several times in Physique Pictorial, always with opportunies to by more of his material.
Tor Gustaf
Closing with a photo of Tor Gustaf. The lengthy blurb below the picture is a reader's complaint
about Bob Mizer's bondage images being too tame. Mr. Mizer was unapologetic.
Monday, March 23, 2026
Karlheinz Weinberger
Two and a half years ago I reorganized my photo file organizing system, and somehow my pictures by Swiss photographer Karlheinz Weinberger ended up in the wrong group of folders. Well, I accidentally rediscovered them the other day, so here's a new series of his work. We start with a guy in what appear to be a farmer's hat and motorcycle boots.
Leather
While I don't quite understand the headgear, the leather jacket is an
element that appears fairly often in Weinberger's photos.
Not Early 20th C.
When I first saw this photo, I thought it was an early 20th Century work.
Imagine my surprise to find out it was by Karlheinz Weinberger.
Longhair
I suppose they had hippies in Switzerland, and of course Karlheinz Weinberger photographed some.
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Wrestler
Mr. Weinberger had a sideline of photographing sports figures for Swiss magazines and newspapers. His usual subjects for this were wrestlers, weightlifters, and bicycle racers, and the example above is one of the less polished of the type. I chose this shot of a wrestler and his manager waiting in the wings at a match because of a certain bulge.
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Hairy
And last, but not least, we have a hairy biker. I know he's a biker because he appears
in other Weinberger photos in his motorcycle club leathers with insignia.
Sunday, March 22, 2026
Eugen Sandow
It's been years since I devoted and entire series to the great Eugen Sandow, so let's do it today.
We start with a grainy photo of him standing on a leopard skin working a dumbbell.
I promise you the quality gets much better going forward in the set.
Hercules Rear I
There are several hand-tinted color photos of Eugen Sandow circulating online.There are also
some fake modern re-dos, but I think this version of Hercules and his club is original.
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Movie
This movie is from the Library of Congress film collection.
Mr. Sandow looks simply magnificent.
Sarony
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New York photographer Napoleon Sarony is generally regarded as tops when it came to capturing images of Eugen Sandow. This isn't even the best example, but it is one I haven't yet posted.
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