Leonard Chambers Photographed by the Athletic Model Guild

The Athletic Model Guild took this sumptuous photograph of Leonard Chambers, who was shot dead in 1956 by two off-duty Los Angeles police officers, who had Chambers handcuffed in their car. His crime was failing to appear in court for traffic violations.

The Volume 6, Number 2 issue of Bob Mizer's magazine Physique Pictorial is dedicated to Chambers, about whom Mizer writes: "Kind and considerate, he was always anxious to help any new bodybuilder get started on the road to health and wholesome living.

"Energetic and a lover of outdoor life, his happiest moments were when roaring up the slope of some unfamiliar hill on his motorcycle. Of course he was injured often [....A]nd quite often he would come into the studio all done up in casts and bandages, but his physique was rugged and healed quickly.

"Through the many fine pictures which he posed for, Leonard will continue to be an inspiration for others for years to come."

Indeed.