Bob McCune

These photographs feature Bob McCune, another famous beefcake model from the 1950's. He is one of my favorite bodybuilders; he is spectacularly massive.

He is wrestling Herb Lamm in one photograph. I do not know who took these photographs.

Ron Gregory by Pat Milo

These two photographs of Ron Gregory were taken by Pat Milo, whose beefcake photography spanned the 1950's to the late 1960's.

Bob Wainwright

Here's a very nice photograph of Bob Wainwright.

I do not know who the photographer was, but the lighting and the classical theme of its jailed, nearly nude model attempting to break his bonds make me think the photograph was taken in the early to mid-1950's by Bob Mizer of the Athletic Model Guild.

Rusty Steele

Here are nine photographs of Rusty Steele, who likely modeled during the 1960's.

Bud Counts

For obvious reasons, Bud Counts was one of the most photographed beefcake models of the 1950's.

I believe it was Bob Mizer of the Athletic Model Guild who photographed Bud seated on the draping.

I especially like the one of him with his fists on his hips, the water rippling behind him.

Jack Conant

Here are three nice photographs of Jack Conant.

I don't know who the photographer was.

Dale Curry Photographed by the Athletic Model Guild

The Athletic Model Guild took this photograph of Dale Curry, who certainly plays his part well in this overly ornate production.

Eugene Meyer by Kovert of Hollywood

Kovert of Hollywood was photographing male nudes almost as early as Bob Mizer of the Athletic Model Guild.

While most early physique photographers required their models to be meticulously groomed and posed them in classical settings, Kovert dispensed with the Roman columns, chest plates, bows and arrows, etc. to photograph his male nudes with their body hair unshaven and in settings that were plain or verging on the unusually theatrical.

Eugene Meyer is one of my favorite beefcake models.

Don Whitman, Western Photography Guild

Here are twenty photographs Don Whitman of the Western Photography Guild took of various models.

Mario Caselli and Bill Smithers by Bruce of Los Angeles

This is another outstanding photograph by Bruce of Los Angeles. Here you see Mario Caselli wrestling Bill Smithers.