Art Williams and Paul Bigelow Photographed by the Athletic Model Guild

The Athletic Model Guild took this photograph of Art Williams and Paul Bigelow.

Edgar Hayes Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

Bruce of Los Angeles took this photograph of Edgar Hayes.

George Paine Photographed by Lon

Lon took this photograph of massive George Paine, who never fails to be an inspiration.

Don Fuller Photographed by the Athletic Model Guild

What a thrill it was to stumble upon this photograph of Don Fuller taken by the Athletic Model Guild.

If you read what I write in these posts as you harvest these images for your Tumblr (Yes, I've noticed several of you are doing that with no attributions for "all your hard work."), you likely know Fuller is one of my favorite models posing in the 1950's.

What's especially great here are the shadows of the power lines behind Fuller, which are clues that this series (from which you can see many more images when you click on his name label directly beneath this post) was taken on the roof of one of the buildings at Bob Mizer's compound. That roof was the site for many photoshoots with various models.

There is a single photograph taken by Kris Studios of Fuller lying on the floor of a studio that seems to mislead viewers into thinking Kris Studios took this rooftop series, too.

James Schwertley Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

Bruce of Los Angeles took this photograph of James Schwertley.

Thomas Zysk Photographed by Dunhill Studios

Dunhill Studios makes its premiere on this blog with this photograph of Thomas Zysk.

The back of this photograph says Zysk was the winner of an unnamed competition and that this image was to be used on page 18 of the January, 1956 issue of Tomorrow's Man.

And, interestingly, the back is stamped "Photograph Personally by Eddie Zysk."

Robby Robinson and Dennis Lavia Photographed by the Athletic Model Guild

The Athletic Model Guild took this photograph of Robby Robinson and Dennis Lavia.

John Weidemann Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

Bruce of Los Angeles took this photograph of John Weidemann.

Reed Phippen Photographed by David Martin

David Martin took this photograph of Reed Phippen.

Ed Fury

I don't know who took this dramatic photograph of Ed Fury, but think the Athletic Model Guild would be a good guess.

Jim Pappa Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

Bruce of Los Angeles took this photograph of Jim Pappa.

Dale Gilbert and a Conklin Twin Photographed by the Western Photography Guild

Here's another photograph taken by the Western Photography Guild of Dale Gilbert battling one of the Conklin twins.

Bob Page and Spike Adams Photographed by the Athletic Model Guild

I must thank a generous fan of this blog for this photograph taken by the Athletic Model Guild of Bob Page astride Spike Adam's shoulders.

John Manning

I don't know who took this photograph of John Manning.

Unknown Model Photographed by Russ Warner

Russ Warner took this photograph of this unknown model.

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

Charles Whitlock Photographed by Al Urban

Already on this blog are different versions of this photograph of Charles Whitlock taken by Al Urban.

Roger Schaeffer and James Mathe Photographed by Arax Studio

In 1960, Arax Studio took this photograph of Roger Schaeffer posing with James Mathe.

John Grimek

Here's another photograph of massive John Grimek.

Forrester Millard Photographed by the Athletic Model Guild

I hope to find a larger version of this photograph of Forrester Millard taken by the Athletic Model Guild.

Mark Nixon Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

Bruce of Los Angeles took this photograph of Mark Nixon.

Arthur Robin Photographed by Arax Studio

In 1957, Arax Studio took this photograph of Arthur Robin.

Ray Cox Photographed by Ralph Kelly

Ralph Kelly took this photograph of Ray Cox.

Mike Bradburn Photographed by Kris Studios

Kris Studios took this photograph of Mike Bradburn.

Phil Lambert and Keith Lewin Photographed by the Western Photography Guild

The Western Photography Guild took this photograph of Phil Lambert and Keith Lewin.

Claude Olivès Photographed by Arax Studio

In 1961, Arax Studio took this photograph of Claude Olivès.

Bill Watts Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

Bruce of Los Angeles took this photograph of Bill Watts.

Irwin Horwitz Photographed by the Western Photography Guild

The Western Photography Guild took this photograph of Irwin Horwitz.

Renald and Rudy

I don't know who took this photograph of Renald and Rudy, who performed a hand-balancing act in the 1940's.

Brian Idol

Here's one more photograph in the series featuring Brian Idol in bed.

I suspect Bruce of Los Angeles is the photographer.

Walt Mince Photographed by David Martin

David Martin took this photograph of Walt Mince.

Bob McCune Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

Bruce of Los Angeles took this photograph of Bob McCune.

Rick Wayne

I don't know who took this photograph of Rick Wayne.

Gary Dexter Photographed by David Martin

David Martin took this photograph of Gary Dexter.

Bob Mann Photographed by the Athletic Model Guild

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

John Haley Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

Bruce of Los Angeles took this photograph of John Haley.

Pat Burnham Photographed by the Western Photography Guild

The Western Photography Guild took this photograph of Pat Burnham.

Bill Pask Photographed by Lon

Lon took this photograph of Bill Pask.

Jerry Roquemore Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

Bruce of Los Angeles took this photograph of Jerry Roquemore.

Brian Eastman Photographed by Arax Studio

Arax Studio took this photograph of Brian Eastman, who looks even more muscular than when he won the title, Jr. Mr. Great Britain, in 1963.

Bob Odom Photographed by the Athletic Model Guild

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

Unknown Model Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

I hope someone can help me identify this unknown bodybuilder photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles.

Gus Mayor Photographed by Lon

Lon took this photograph of Gus Mayor.

Raymond Everlet Photographed by Arax Studio

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

Roy Hilligen

Already on this blog is a smaller version of this photograph of massive Roy Hilligen.

I recall seeing a catalog of images that indicates this series of Hilligen posing by the car and barn was taken by Russ Warner, but I need to find that catalog for confirmation.

Norman Tousley Photographed by David Martin

David Martin took this photograph of Norman Tousley.

Helmut Riedmeier Photographed by Arax Studio

In 1969, Arax Studio took this photograph of Helmut Riedmeier.

Tommy Winn Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

I hope to find more photographs of Tommy Winn taken by Bruce of Los Angeles.

When you click on his name label directly beneath this post, you'll see the only other images I have of him to date.

Bill Hillgardner

I do not know who took this photograph of Bill Hillgardner.

Robert Deckard Photographed by the Athletic Model Guild

The Athletic Model Guild took this photograph of Robert Deckard.

Don Scott and Louis Phillips Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

Here's another photograph in the series by Bruce of Los Angeles of Don Scott posing with Louis Phillips.