Reed Phippen Photographed by the Athletic Model Guild

The Athletic Model Guild took this photograph of Reed Phippen.

Joe Sala Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

Bruce of Los Angeles took this photograph of Joe Sala, whose abdomen is an inspiration.

Unknown Model Photographed by Kovert of Hollywood

Kovert of Hollywood took this photograph of this unknown model.

When you jump to this post on the blog, you can see another image of this model.

Arlin Marshall Photographed by the Athletic Model Guild

The Athletic Model Guild took this photograph of Arlin Marshall.

Kurt Freeman Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

Bruce of Los Angeles took this color photograph of Kurt Freeman.

Helmut Riedmeier Photographed by John Barrington

John Barrington took this photograph of Helmut Riedmeier.

George White Photographed by the Athletic Model Guild

The Athletic Model Guild took this photograph of George White.

Bob Collier Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

Bruce of Los Angeles took this photograph of Bob Collier.

Renald and Rudy Photographed by Marvin of New York

Marvin of New York makes his premiere on this blog with this photograph of Renald and Rudy, who performed a hand-balancing act in the 1940's.

Monte Hansen Photographed by the Athletic Model Guild

The Athletic Model Guild took this photograph of Monte Hansen.

Don Hawksley Photographed by Pat Milo

Pat Milo took this photograph of Don Hawksley.

Ray Royal Photographed by the Western Photography Guild

The Western Photography Guild took this photograph of Ray Royal.

Dennis Lavia and Robby Robinson Photographed by the Athletic Model Guild

The Athletic Model Guild took this photograph of Dennis Lavia and Robby Robinson in the studio's shower.

Vince Perri Photographed by Al Urban

Al Urban took this photograph of Vince Perri.

I hope to find a version without the added posing pouch.

Roy Hilligen Photographed by Russ Warner

Russ Warner took this photograph of Roy Hilligen.

Victor Romano Photographed by the Athletic Model Guild

I must thank a generous fan of this blog for this photograph of Victor Romano taken by the Athletic Model Guild.

I had Romano in my "unknown models" pile, until I spotted him in the top, left corner of page 148 in Taschen’s AMG: 1000 Model Directory.

Unknown Model

I don't know who took this photograph of this handsome model.

Jim Plummer Photographed by the Western Photography Guild

The Western Photography Guild took this photograph of Jim Plummer.

Bill Watts Photographed by the Athletic Model Guild

The Athletic Model Guild took this photograph of Bill Watts.

Alan Albert, Alex Bernard and Don Scott

I don't know who took this photograph of Alan Albert, Alex Bernard and Don Scott.

Eddie Williams Photographed by the Western Photography Guild

The Western Photography Guild took this photograph of Eddie Williams.

Carl Thaler Photographed by the Athletic Model Guild

I must thank a generous fan of this blog for this excellent photograph of Carl Thaler taken by the Athletic Model Guild.

Elmer Matt and Ed Fury Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

When I obtained this photograph in the series of Elmer Matt battling Ed Fury taken by Bruce of Los Angeles, I realized I'd misidentified Matt as another physique model throughout the blog.

I've corrected those images, which you can see when you click on Matt's name label directly below this post.

Enrico Tomas Photographed by Lon

Lon took this photograph of Enrico Tomas.

John Krivos Photographed by the Athletic Model Guild

The Athletic Model Guild took this photograph of John Krivos.

Charles Foster Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

Bruce of Los Angeles took this photograph of Charles Foster.

Art Ullrich

I don't know who took this photograph of Art Ullrich.

Bud Counts Photographed by the Athletic Model Guild

The Athletic Model Guild took this photograph of Bud Counts.

Howard Hunter Photographed by Lon

Lon took this photograph of Howard Hunter.

Paul Labriola Photographed by the Western Photography Guild

Already on this blog is a different version of this photograph of Paul Labriola taken by the Western Photography Guild.

Robert Deckard Photographed by the Athletic Model Guild

The Athletic Model Guild took this photograph of Robert Deckard.

Bob Reeves Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

Bruce of Los Angeles took this photograph of Bob Reeves.

George Eiferman

I do not know who took this photograph of George Eiferman.

Jack Le Van Photographed by the Athletic Model Guild

Jack Le Van was removed from my "unknown model" pile this past weekend, while I was at the Bob Mizer Foundation and sorting through several negatives of him taken by Denny Denfield, who had written Le Van's name on many of the plastic sleeves protecting the negatives.

When you jump to this post on my Mike The Content Producer blog, you can read a bit about my on-going gig archiving Denny Denfield's negatives at the Foundation.

And when you click on Le Van's name label directly below this post, you can see more images of this handsome model.

Jack Harte Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

I must thank a fan of this blog who lives in South Africa for this photograph of Jack Harte.

Harpo Photographed by Denny Denfield

Perhaps, only other collectors can appreciate the delight I feel when I remove a model from the "unknown models" pile.

As you might already know, I'm sorting Denny Denfield's negatives. Written on the plastic sleeves of several negatives Denfield took of this spectacular model is his name, Harpo.

If you haven't yet and are interested, jump to this post on my Mike The Content Producer blog, where you can read a bit about my on-going gig archiving Denny Denfield's negatives at the Bob Mizer Foundation.

When you click on Harpo's name label directly below this post, you can see two more images of this bodybuilder. I have a few more that I'll add to the blog in due course.

Jack Conant Photographed by the Athletic Model Guild

Already on this blog is a slightly different version of this photograph of Jack Conant taken by the Athletic Model Guild.

Billy Stewart

I don't know who took this photograph of Billy Stewart.

Charles Kassapian Photographed by Arax Studio

In 1955, Arax Studio took this photograph of Charles Kassapian.

Gary Hammock and Bob Jackson Photographed by the Athletic Model Guild

I must thank a generous fan of this blog for this catalog of images taken by the Athletic Model Guild of Gary Hammock posing with Bob Jackson.

McQueen and Villahermosa Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

Bruce of Los Angeles took this photograph of McQueen and Villahermosa.

I hope a reader knows a bit more about these models.

I have more images from this series I'll add to the blog in due course.

Ludwig Shusterich Photographed by Al Urban

Al Urban took this photograph of Ludwig Shusterich.

I hope to locate a version without the inked-on posing pouch.

Herbert Hansen Photographed by the Athletic Model Guild

I must thank a generous fan of this blog for this catalog of photograph of Herbert Hansen taken by the Athletic Model Guild.

Bill Gregg Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

Bruce of Los Angeles took this photograph of Bill Gregg.

Raul Pacheco Photographed by Lon

Lon took this photograph of Raul Pacheco.

Jim Collette Photographed by the Athletic Model Guild

The Athletic Model Guild took this photograph of Jim Collette.

John Burke Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

Bruce of Los Angeles took this photograph of John Burke.

George Paine Photographed by Lon

Lon took this photograph of massive George Paine.

Armand Poe Photographed by the Athletic Model Guild

I must thank a generous friend of this blog for this photograph of Armand Poe taken by the Athletic Model Guild.