Saturday, June 28, 2014

John Winship Photographed by the Athletic Model Guild

The Athletic Model Guild took this photograph of John Winship.

Mel Waskey Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

Bruce of Los Angeles took this photograph of Mel Waskey.

Jose Avila

I do not know who took this photograph of Jose Avila, who appears on the cover of the March, 1955 issue of Strength and Health magazine.

José Joaquín Ávila Portalatín, known to his friends as Yiye Ávila, won the titles Mr. Puerto Rico in 1952 and Mr. North America in 1954.

He was born in Camuy, Puerto Rico on September 12, 1925 and passed away in the same city one year ago today.

Thursday, June 26, 2014

Bob McCune Photographed by Russ Warner

Russ Warner took this photograph of Bob McCune.

Rod Folsom Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

Bruce of Los Angeles took this photograph of Rod Folsom.

Jack LaLanne

I hope to obtain a larger version of this photograph of Jack LaLanne on the cover of the July, 1954 issue of Strength and Health magazine.

It would be a good guess Russ Warner took this image, since he took nearly all of the physique photographs of LaLanne in the years before the bodybuilder found worldwide fame as a fitness guru.