Friday, January 30, 2026

Blogger Favorites II - Early 20th Century

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For the second installment of my favorite photos by type, we look at the early 20th Century. We start with a French physical education photo...
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Leopold Mercier

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These two wrestlers were photographed by Leopold Mercier in 1900.  
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Swimmers

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I go goofy for vintage men in striped bathing suits, but I wouldn't mind seeing Mr. Left without his. Can I have it both ways, please?  
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Sturdy and Confident

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This isn't the best photo in any technical sense, but the sturdy  build of the man and his confidence come shining through.  
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Atelier 1910

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All I know about this one is that it came labeled "Atelier 1910."  
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Maurice Deriaz

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When I last posted this 1902 Hercules themed photo, I mentioned that it might have been one of the Deriaz Brothers.  Turns out that it was M...
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Two sides

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  This is one of those "best of both worlds" photos that gets front and back in one shot.
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Unexpected choice

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More than a few of you are probably looking at this and wondering how it made a blogger favorites series.  Well, there's something about...

Socks

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When I first saw a thumbnail of this one, I thought he was wearing gladiator sandals. On closer examination, however, I saw they were stripe...
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Tumblr Snag

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The last image in this round of early 19th Century favorites is from an long disappeared tumblr  blog called Antique Erotic.  It was a very ...
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Thursday, January 29, 2026

Models Named Tom

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Today's physique models have one thing in common besides being attractive and well built men.   They are all named Tom.  I'm posting...
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Bruce of LA

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Tom Mathews went on an outing to the California desert  for this photo by Bruce Bellas, aka Bruce of LA.  
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John Graham

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British photographer John Graham photographed Tom Knott (left) with an unknown model. I posted this six years ago and thought it was worth a...
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Kris Studio

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Chuck Renslow of Kris Studio photographed several  models named Tom, and this one is Tom Muscolino.  
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Dave Martin

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Tom West posed for Dave Martin in 1965 in a photo  that seems better each time I look at it.  
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Scott Masters

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Tom Darrin looks serious in this Scott Masters photo.  
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Metecue

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We get a nice happy trail and a smile in this Metecue photo of Tom Pryor.  
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Pat Milo

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Not that long ago, I posted a different Pat Milo photo of Tom Nevins. I wish I had more than just two images of him.  
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Troy Saxon

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Tom Pollack posed for Troy Saxon in the woods with a bamboo staff.  
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Unknown Photographer

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I couldn't do a series on models named Tom without including Tom De Carlo.  I'm using this unattributed photo for two reasons.  Firs...
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Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Men in Gym Shorts by Request

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Greg R. of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma sent in a request for more men in gym shorts, and I am happy to oblige.  This time, I am going with mostly...
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Klaus Wolfermann

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German Klaus Wolfermann won the Gold for the javelin throw at the 1972 Olympics. If you look closely, you'll see a peekaboo bulge coming...
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Kenneth Carpenter

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Kenneth Carpenter was an American discus thrower who appeared  in Leni Riefenstahl's 1936 movie, Olympia.  An NCAA and AAU  champion in ...

Football Team

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These eleven men appear to be an American football team,  but several searches failed to locate them.  
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Geoff Capes

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Englishman Geoff Capes was a celebrated shot putter, a sport which he won at the Commonwealth Games and placed in at the European championsh...
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Tom Petranoff

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American Javelin thrower Tom Petranoff set a world record in 1983 and won Silver at the World Championship that same year.  

Patrick Ryan

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As one of the Irish-American weight throwers known as the Irish Whales, Patrick Ryan was  phenomenal at the hammer throw.  He set a world re...

Hal Connolly

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American hammer throw champion Hal Connolly gets a congratulatory handshake as he leaves the field.  (A friendly pat on the bottom might hav...

Louis Hostin

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This is French weightlifter Louis Hostin, and he participated in the 1928, 1932, and 1936 Olympics. He won the Silver in '28 and Gold in...
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Danes

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These are Danish athletes doing a physical culture demonstration on a good will visit to Washington, D.C. in 1923.  
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Miguel de la Quadra-Salcedo

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Here we see Miguel de la Quadra-Salcedo winding up to throw the discus.  Although he was a highly regarded Spanish athlete, he never placed ...
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Bob Kuechenberg

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Closing the gym shorts set with a "new" photo of pro footballer Bob Kuechenberg.  When I posted  two other photos of this finely a...