Tabby Anderson

Bruce of Los Angeles took the two images of Tabby Anderson against the wavy wall, but I do not know who took the others of this lean, handsome model.

Bill Brinkley and Pepper Gomez Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

Here is another great photograph of Pepper Gomez fighting Bill Brinkley taken by Bruce of Los Angeles.

When you jump to this post on the blog, you can see a color photograph of this desert duel.

It is Bill who has the advantage in this photograph, as Pepper struggles to stand.

George Hughes

Here are two more photographs of George Hughes.

I suspect both of these images were taken by the Western Photography Guild, but am not yet certain.

I especially like the image of him in the studio, where you can clearly see how sinewy muscular he was.

Eddie Williams and Steve Wengryn

Here are four more photographs of Eddie Williams posing with Steve Wengryn, both of whom look like Titans in these images.

I especially like the two photographs of Eddie lying on the table: he appears to be in the midst of persuading a reluctant Steve to join him.

John Curtis Photographed by John Arnt

Here is a fantastic image of John Curtis taken by John Arnt sometime in the 1940's.

I think Curtis was matinee-idol handsome.

When you jump to this post on the blog, you will see another image of him taken by Arnt.

Kurt Lewis Photographed by Joe Weber

Today I updated this post on the blog after a reader sent me several images of Kurt Lewis.

I think Kurt has a fantastic, well-balanced physique.

The photograph of Kurt holding the draping against his body appeared in Volume 1, Number 2 of The Demi-Gods, while the image of him raising his arms overhead was in Volume 6, Number 3 of Young Physique, both issues published in the mid-1960's.

The photographer was Joe Weber.

Bob Mucci Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

Bruce of Los Angeles took this photograph of muscular Bob Mucci, of whom you can see in more images when you jump to this post and this one on the blog.

Wrestling Duo

In this image of two unknown models wrestling, my gaze is first drawn to the gorgeous eyes of the model on top, then to the tattoo on his upper arm.

Bill Seno Photographed by Kris Studios

These great photographs of Bill Seno were taken by Kris Studios.

The lighting especially showcases the massive model's spectacular abdomen in the photograph in which he raises his arms over his head.

Don Holmes and Rlee Brewer Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

In the mid-1950's, Bruce of Los Angeles took these fantastic photographs of Don Holmes and Robert Lee Brewer, who went by "Rlee."

In the image of the models wrestling, Rlee is the man on top. My favorite of these three photographs is the one of Don trying to pull Rlee's leg out from under him, as the image best highlights their outstanding physiques.

I have several photographs of Rlee solo that I will add to the blog in due course; and I've begun a search for more images of Don.

Dennis Lavia

Here are two more images of Dennis Lavia. One is the only frontal nude photograph of him I have ever seen.

Please jump to this post and this one to see more great images of this handsome model.

Don Peters Photographed by Pat Milo

Pat Milo took this image of Don Peters, of whom I am tracking down more images.

I think he has a great chest and shoulders.

Kim Fox and John Weidemann Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

Bruce of Los Angeles took this great photograph of Kim Fox and John Weidemann showcasing their backs.

When you jump to this post on the blog, you will see many more images of John and a nice photograph of these two dueling.

Frank Affrunti

UPDATED January 30, 2011: I had Frank Affrunti listed as an unknown model when I originally added this post to the blog. Almost immediately, a reader rightly identified him as Affrunti.

Please jump to this post on the blog to see two more photographs of this model.

Don Fuller

This amazing photograph demonstrates why I think Don Fuller looks like he could have been a matinee idol in the 1950's.

Steve Wengryn

Here are four great color photographs of Steve Wengryn. I especially like the one of him sitting on the draped podium and looking over one shoulder.

I do not know who took these images.

Dick Spero Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

If you are a regular reader of this blog, then you are likely recognizing the wagon wheels and fence featured prominently in the vintage beefcake photographs Bruce of Los Angeles shot on his property outside Los Angeles.

Bruce took these great photographs of Dick Spero. My favorite is the one of Dick flexing his arms overhead.

When you jump to this post on the blog, you will see another image of Dick by Bruce, this time fighting Hugh Pendleton in the studio.

Fred Bortnik

This is the first photograph I have found of Fred Bortnik outdoors.

He has a fantastic, well-balanced physique.

Larry Carr and Tom Mathews Photographed by Kovert of Hollywood

Kovert of Hollywood took these great images of Larry Carr, as well as the one of Larry with Tom Mathews.

It's astounding to see two male models holding hands in the 1950's, when circumventing the censors dictated models be fighting, if their bodies touched, a fine example of which you can see when you jump to this post on the blog.

Glen Hudson Photographed by the Western Photography Guild

Lucky me to have so many readers with great images of Glen Hudson. In this post on the blog, I said I wanted to see more images of this handsome man. You readers were quick to oblige.

All of the photographs I was given were taken by the Western Photography Guild, as was the image of Glen in the earlier post.

Charles Atlas

The origin of vintage beefcake has its multifarious roots in Mae West's popular burlesque show in the 1950's and 60's all the way back to the strongmen of the late 1800's. These massive men were considered freaks of nature, were typically semi-nude circus and sideshow performers, and dazzled audiences with their physical prowess across the United States, Australia and Europe.

Charles Atlas was born in 1892 as Angelo Siciliano and, during the first half of the twentieth century, was certainly a direct heir to the allure of the strongmen performers.

He was a massive, powerful man best remembered for his print ad campaigns that featured his fitness training regiments, the most memorable one promising to turn a ninety-seven-pound weakling into a hulk of a man no beach bully would dare kick sand into the face of.

I've included two versions of the same image of him and Anthony Sansone taken in the 1930's by Grace Selon of Art, titled "The Slave."