Professor Desbonnet Day

Professor Edmond Desbonnet was a pioneer of French physical culture who practiced what he preached, as can be seen in the picture of him above.  Today we look at more of his handiwork.

 

Mustache

For me, the mustache is an important element in this handsome photo.

 

Impressive

Many of you will no doubt find this flexing model attractive.

 

Ordinary average guy

This might be an ordinary average guy,

but I think he is attractive.

 

Matter of fact

The matter of fact expression on this model makes me think he had posed before.

 

Odd pose

The pose here may seem odd, but it really shows off those muscles.

 

Album

Someone's album was the source for this, and it looks

 like it was scanned or photographed in situ.

The musculature is excellent.

 

Goatee

I think the goatee might have been unusual for the time.

Not that I'm complaining, mind you.

 

Beefy Behind

This is one of the beefier derrieres to be found in Prof. Desbonnet's portfolio.

 

Outdoor

Finishing with an outdoor shot in which I think we can see the photographer's shadow.

 

Men in Boats Day

Our theme today is men and boats.  I'm not sure what these two are doing.

 

Shadows

There are some shadows here, but not the kind a certain viewer likes.

 

Bored

These two may have been bored,with the horizontal 

guy only peeking up to see the cameraman.

 

Australians

Our only color picture of the day is of twq Australian nudists.

 

Trio

I wouldn't mind going on a Zodiac ride with these three guys.

 

David Kelp

This one was labeled as David Kelp.  I keep thinking I've heard that name somewhere,

but nothing useful came up on Google . . . as is usual these days.

 

Hired a rower?

Did these two skinny dippers hire a man to row them around,

or did they just pose for a picture with him?

 

Damaged

Too bad this photo appears to have been damaged.

The composition and reflection could be quite nice.

 

Hanging out

These two guys are letting it all hang out.

Maybe they were counselors at Camp Waggadong.

 

Rectangle

Our final boat is a rectangular one that must have had some special use.

Whatever that might have been, I can't guess.

 

Name that Model Day V - Butts by Bruce

I've made this particular episode of Name that Model Day particularly difficult by also making it a 

Day of the Derriere.  As a small help, the photos are all supposed to be by Bruce of LA,

and several of them show at least part of the model's face.  We start with a guy

standing on a plywood squre in the desert.  Maybe the sand was hot.

 

Fish net

Several of the classic era physique photographers went through a phase of usine fish net props 

in the 1950s, and Bruce was no exception.  I have to say that he did it quite well.

 

Corrugated Backdrop

You knew we weren't going to get through a Bruce set without the corrugated backdrop, 

and here it is.  Also, we get a profile view of the model's face to help you naming sleuths.

 

Desert Dudes, Derrieres

Bruce went all the way to saguaro country to photograph these two.

And no, saguaros do not grow near Los Angeles.

 

Ranchito I

The wagon wheel and barn wall make me think that this 

was made at Bruce's "ranchito" country place.

 

Plastic Ball

I've done entire sets on men playing with balls,

but this picture works better here.

 

Beach Bum

Here we have a nice beach bum with tan lines.

 

Ranchito II?

This may be another one taken at Bruce's rural property northeast of Los Angeles.

 

Double Derrier II

Our second derriere duo features Bruce's well worn tuffet.

 

Face II

Here's another one in which we get a partial look at the model's face.

 

Ball and Net

We've already seen the ball prop and a fishnet in two 

separate photos today, but this one has them both.

 

Outlier

This last one looks like either an outlier or something from early

 in Bruce's career . . . assuming that it is actually his.