Douglas of Detroit Day

It's Douglas of Detroit day, and we start with Dick Buckholtz,

a model whose name I have seen spelled at least four ways.

 

Bob Delmonteque

It was hard to go wrong with Bob Delmonteque as a model.

 

Mike Dubel

Although the oil on his shoulders is a bit much,

Mike Dubel's fantastic body more than makes up for it.

 

Ward Heath

From the neck up, Ward Heath looks like the boy next door.

 

Pete Jacobs

This imposing Midwest hunk is Pete Jacobs.

 

Keith Maynard

I call Keith Maynard's pose here the "modified man of steel."

I imagine him probing the skies for a meteor about to hit the earth.

 

Don Olsen

Don Olsen looks like he's holding one of those imaginary ropes.

 

Stan Stanczyk

 

No matter the pose, Stan Stanczyk always impresses.

Kurt Stanley

I was fortunate to recently come across this "new" photo of Kurt Stanley.

 

Tom Talbot

Finishing the Douglas of Detroig series with Tom Talbot,

whose chest and shoulders look almost sculpted in stone.

 

Fig Leaf Day

I know fig leaf photos always leave us wishing for more, but they can be fun, so here 

we go with ten.  First up is Bohemian strong man and wrestler K. Pospeschil.

 

Lunge

I'm left wondering if a knife or sword was off to the left in this lunging photo.

 

Desbonnet

A very reputable European website attributes this to Prof. Edmond Desbonnet.  

The composition and staging make me think of Von Gloeden, although it is a bit tidier.

 

French Bush

We get a bit of a look at the model's bush

in this French physical culture photo.

 

Interesting

I think this is the most interesting photo of the series.  We have mirrors giving us 

some derriere views, and I find the interplay of the models to be fascinating.

 

Constantine Stelanov

This handsome discus holder is Constantine Stelanov.

 

Modest wader

OK, it's really a lily pad, not a fig leaf, but I had to include this.

 

Slippage

Is it just me, or was there a bit of slippage of the fig leaf in this photo?

 

Rope pull

Pulling on a rope really shows off this model's upper body muscles.

 

Eugen Sandow

I can think of no better way to conclude a fig leaf series than

the immortal Eugen Sandow as photographed by Warwick Brookes.

 

Amateur Day

I recently stumbled into my amateur files, so here we go.  

My source says this first one is from a Polaroid session.

 

Cycle streaker

I recently came into some "new" streaker photos, 

and I especially liked this cowboy on a bicycle.

 

Sunbather

Looks like this guy was sunbathing in the brush.

 

Pleasant

I like the pleasant expression here.

 

Pleased

I suppose this fellow does have something to smile about.

 

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Wash day

This guy decided to wash all his clothes, including those he was wearing.

 

Military

I'm not sure, but Mr. Moose Toe looks military.

 

Interesting scene

This interesting little scene looks like the 1980s.

 

Blond

Our final amateur of the set is a blond with his arms crossed.