FKK Standouts

I'm doing an FKK series today, and rather than finding a group with thematic consistency, I scrolled though my files looking for items which stood out from the crowd.  I suppose that's just another form of thematic consistency, but whatever.  We start with one up and one down model.

 

Die Schonheit

Although technically more Lebensreform than FKK, this 1912 art piece from the magazine Die Schonheit was featured in an early 20th amalgam on an FKK site.

 

Look familiar?

I posted a photo of this guy not too long ago, and I commented on how frequently he appeared in nudist publications of the 1960s.  Well, here he is again, only on an FKK website this time.

 

1929 Montage

In the first of two photos from 1929 in today's series, 

we have a montage featuring a nicely formed backside.

 

Mass Nudity

While there are a few females scattered about, this mostly male group caught my eye.

 

War Bond Appeal

This 1918 German war bond appeal poster is hands down the most unusual item I ever saw on an FKK website.  Things were getting very dire on both the battle front and the home front when this came out, and I can only imagine that the publisher was looking for an impactful piece.  It must have worked at least in terms of getting attention, but the war was already lost by that point.

 

Flying Kettles

Despite the crotch covers, I really like this shot of men tossing kettle bells.

The photo was taken by Hans Suren.

 

1957 Rhönradturnen

I've come across at least two dozen pictures of men using Rhönradturnen 

over the years, but this one is different from the usual.

 

1929 Farmers

Josef Bayer took this photo of men doing farming the right way.

 

Easy to see

It's easy to see why our final FKK website photo jumped off the page at me.

This is from one of their international articles on naturism in France.

 

Odds and Ends - G-Rated This Time

Time to clean out the bins with another Odds and Ends set.  This time they are all G-rated, 

starting with a football practice photo that looks professionally made.

 

Dancing Bear

I've dubbed this one "Dancing Bear."

Actually, I think he is a Bengali wrestler.

 

Med

This beach shot was labeled "Med."  Mediterranean?

 

Morning After

My source called this one "Morning After."

 

Boxers

These two boxers and what I presume to be their trainers are in an intersting pose.

 

Swimmers

The belted swim suits date this one to around 1940.

 

Taping

I think the two men in T-shirts are taping the other guy's shoulder before a football game.

 

Frog Man?

I think this handsome fellow may have been a Navy frog man.

 

Beer

These two are enjoying their beer after some sort of workout.

 

Snack Bar

These guys are checking out the snack bar menu.

Everyone else was probably checking them out.

 

Russ Warner Day

It's Russ Warner day on the blog, and I can think of no better 

way to start than with this photo of Ray Liedtke.

 

Steve Reeves

It is a testament to Russ Warner's stature as a photographer of bodybuilders that he worked with some of the greats.  In this case he captured Steve Reeves at the start of his movie career.

 

Louis Venega

Russ Warner went a bit heavy on the oil in this photo of Louis Venega

 

Lou Marshall

The model in this one is Lou Marshall.

 

Ed Theriault

Muscles galore in this photo of Ed Theriault.

 

Jack Thomas

This shot of Jack Warner is among a group of photos of that fine model 

which recently showed up on a vintage resale website.

I never get tired of looking at this guy.

 

Bob Rome

The pose used in this Russ Warner photo of Bob Rome makes me think 

of a more masculine version of some modern ballet moves.

 

Armand Girroux

Armand Giroux posed for Mr. Warner with a rather menacing looking short sword.

 

Jerry Riskin

Russ Warner's skills as a photographer and his background as a competitive bodybuilder 

paved the way for numerous magazine covers.  This 1954 item features Jerry Riskin.

 

Roy Hilligen

Ending Russ Warner day with a picture from a memorable photo shoot with Roy Hilligen.