Our theme today is bulges, and we get things started with a happy guy in a boat.
Vintage Muscle Men
Showcasing vintage male photography, mostly nude. You must be 18 years of age or older to visit this blog! If you hold a copyright on any material shown on this blog, notify me, and it will be removed immediately.
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Thursday, July 17, 2025
Ernest Cadine
This is early 20th Century French bodybuilder Ernest Cadine.
A viewer once described a similar bulge as "moose toe."
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Cheating
I suspect that this guy cheated by having someone hold up his feet.
Still, it makes for an interesting photograph.
Streaky
This is a good (if that's the right word) example of the
streaking common in some low cost Polaroids.
Previous production
This fellow seems to be looking at some pictures that were probably taken earlier in the same session. Note how the photos are curled, a common occurrence with Polaroids.
Familiar Model
If our last Polaroid star looks familiar, it's because I've posted
other photos of him in different poses in the past.
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Honorable Mention
All-time Favorite Models - Honorable Mention
A few weeks ago, I posted my 15 favorite physique models of all time. Of course, there are a lot more worthy men than that, and several of you suggested I do a followup series on those who didn't quite make the cut. That's what I'm doing today, and I honestly have to say that there are plenty of worthy other choices besides the ten who follow. Suggestions for a future set will be appreciated and given full consideration.
Tom De Carlo
Starting off the Honorable Mentions with a hairy Tom De Carlo
in a photo for which I can't find a firm attribution.
Ed Fury
Sword and sandals movie actor Ed Fury had a fairly successful film career
despite having appeared nude in a large number of photos.
Here we see him in a photo by Bob Mizer of AMG.
Ken Steel
Ken Steel brought a bit of rugged maturity to the underappreciated work of photographer
Rod Crowther. Below, we see a very artistic rendering of this fine model.
This guy is one of those who leaves us wishing for more, a lot more.
Don Fuller
I've already posted all the full frontal nudes of Don Fuller that I have, so this mesh posing strap item by Pat Milo will have to do. Below, we see him in artistic color by Bruce of LA.
Chuck Miller
Chuck Miller is our second dark horse on the honorable mention list. A San Jose State athlete,
his modeling for Dave Martin in 1953was apparently his entire career. This guy also
makes my list of models I'd like to see a whole lot more of.
Jack Lalanne
Some people give Jack Lalanne a hard time for having tried unsuccessfully to round up and destroy
all his nude photos when he got his first TV deal. Fortunately, Russ Warner refused, and a few
photos by other photographers resurfaced decades later when private collections were sold.
I don't think we should judge Mr. Lalanne harshly, though. He would have been blacklisted
had his past become widely known, and he went on to introduce basic principals of fitness
and health to millions. And besides that, he was one fine looking and well built man.
So he closes out my "honorable mention" list.
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