Jack Conant Photographed by the Athletic Model Guild

The Athletic Model Guild took this photograph of Jack Conant.

Norman Tousley Photographed by Russ Warner

Russ Warner took this photograph of Norman Tousley.

Roy Hilligen

Here's another photograph in the fantastic series featuring Roy Hilligen in a barn.

I do not know who took the photographer was.

Jim Lassiter Photographed by the Athletic Model Guild

The Athletic Model Guild took this photograph of Jim Lassiter.

Bruce Schorb Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

Bruce of Los Angeles took these photographs of Bruce Schorb.

Billy Joe Carr Photographed by the Western Photography Guild

The Western Photography Guild took this photograph of Billy Joe Carr.

Jim Paris Photographed by the Athletic Model Guild

The Athletic Model Guild took this photograph of Jim Paris.

Unknown Model Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

I hope a reader of the blog can help me identify this unknown model photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles.

Bob Delmonteque and Andy Buck Photographed by Douglas of Detroit

Here's another exquisite photograph taken by Douglas of Detroit of Bob Delmonteque posing with Andy Buck.

John Manning Photographed by the Athletic Model Guild

The Athletic Model Guild took this photograph of John Manning.

John Davidson

I do not know who took these photographs of John Davidson.

Already on the blog is a more cropped version of the image of Davidson lying down.

Richard Sorkorum Photographed by Domenique

Domenique took these photographs of Richard Sorkorum.

Edmund Ariemma Photographed by Lon

Lon took this photograph of Edmund Ariemma.

Don Hawksley Photographed by Pat Milo

Pat Milo took this photograph of Don Hawksley.

Al Borge

I do not know who took this photograph of Al Borge.

Erman Cassamassa Photographed by Lon

Here's another photograph of Erman Cassamassa taken by Lon.

Cassamassa's sleepy gaze always intrigues me.

Bill Grant Photographed by the Athletic Model Guild

UPDATED June 7, 2015: The Athletic Model Guild took this photograph of Bill Grant.

Jerome Gallicier Photographed by Arax Studio

In 1948, Arax Studio took this photograph of Jerome Gallicier, whose abdomen is a masterpiece.

Richard Conrey Photographed by Lon

Lon took this photograph of Richard Conrey.

Drew Burton Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

Bruce of Los Angeles took this photograph of Drew Burton.

Raymond Everlet Photographed by Arax Studio

In 1964, Arax Studio took this photograph of Raymond Everlet.

Howard Hunter Photographed by Lon

Lon took this exquisite photograph of Howard Hunter.

When you jump to this post on the blog, you can read a behind-the-scenes detail about another great photograph of this bodybuilder taken by Lon.

Ray Anderson

I do not know who took this photograph of Ray Anderson.

However, after recently reviewing the photographs of unknown models on the blog, I was able to identify this bodybuilder photographed by Lon in this post.

Gerard Ferket and Unknown Model Photographed by Arax Studio

In 1951, Arax Studio took this photograph of Gerard Ferket and this unknown, blond bodybuilder, whose abdomen is spectacular.

Don Brown Photographed by Lon

Lon took this photograph of Don Brown.

Billy Hawkins Photographed by the Athletic Model Guild

Already on this blog is a more cropped version of this photograph of Billy Hawkins taken by the Athletic Model Guild.

James Mathe Photographed by Arax Studio

Arax Studio took this photograph of James Mathe.

Ray Rodney Photographed by Lon

Lon took this photograph of Ray Rodney.

Leonard Chambers Photographed by the Athletic Model Guild

The Athletic Model Guild took this photograph of Leonard Chambers.

Lionel Ravaute Photographed by Domenique

When I find a moment, I will update other posts on this blog featuring Lionel Ravaute, who was photographed by a business associate of Lon. This photographer went by the names, Domenique, Lon of London and Lon of Paris, while in Europe.

In his book with Reed Massengill, The Male Ideal: Lon of New York and the Masculine Physique, Lon says it was a disastrous relationship. It was the first and only time customers complained about the quality of the images, and Lon was obliged to refund purchases.

Nonetheless, the photographs of Ravaute on the blog were certainly one great success.

Art Ullrich Photographed by Your Model Service

Your Model Service took these photographs of Art Ullrich.

Larry Farrell Photographed by the Athletic Model Guild

I must thank a fan of this blog for this exquisite photograph of Larry Farrell taken by the Athletic Model Guild.

In fact, in the coming months, this generous fan and I look forward to sharing from his collection many, many images Bob Mizer created in the 1940's, 1950's and 1960's.

Unknown Model Photographed by Lon

Lon took this photograph of this unknown model.

John Knight Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

Bruce of Los Angeles took this photograph of John Knight.

Ed Fury

I do not know who took this photograph of Ed Fury.

When you jump to this post on the blog, you can see a great "fore" image of Fury from this series.

Eugene Meyer Photographed by the Athletic Model Guild

The Athletic Model Guild took this photograph of Eugene Meyer.

Bob Collier Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

Bruce of Los Angeles took this photograph of Bob Collier.

Five-Thousandth Post

To celebrate my five-thousandth post to the blog, I selected this self-portrait of Alonzo Hanagan aka Lon of New York posing with his photograph of John Grimek.

Of course, Lon is one of the great physique photographers, his images available for purchase in nascent bodybuilding magazines as early as the 1930's.

Because the possession and distribution of photographs of nude adults were illegal in the United States until about 1969, Lon was frequently harassed and prosecuted by law-enforcement officials. Most of his archival material was lost to him while he was still alive, as noted in this post on the blog.

John Grimek worked much of his life to popularize around the world bodybuilding as both a sport and healthy lifestyle.

Lon's spectacular photographs of Grimek certainly helped give rise to and propel the interest in beefcake: the widespread popularity of viewing male beauty purely for the pleasure of it.

Joe Dealer Photographed by Plato

Plato took this photograph of Joe Dealer.

When you jump to this post on the blog, you can read about George Haimsohn aka Plato–and why you might have immediately thought of Bernadette Peters when you read George Haimsohn's name.

Glen Campbell Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

Bruce of Los Angeles took these photographs of Glen Campbell.