The 1930s

Our theme this time is the 1930s, and we start with a fellow holding a short staff.

My source says that the photo is of that decade, but provided on other information.

 

Javelin

I really like this image of a man with a javelin.

 

Jump!

Nice stop action on this one.  Has to be German, but my source didn't say.

 

Elio Luxardo

I've posted about a dozen photos by Elio Luxardo, but only recently did I discover this book.

Do any of you have it, or scans from it?  If so, please let me know.

 

Odd

There's something off about this one that I just can't figure out.

Maybe it's simply that he seems so skinny.

 

Donald Sidney Herbert

My favorite photo of the day is Two Men on a Rope by Donald Sidney Herbert from 1938.

 

Tan Lines

The 1930s were a transitional time for men's bathing suits.  The decade began with nearly all suits having tops that resembled tank tops.  Later, the tops were ditched for high waisted trunks only.  Our model here appears to have worn trunks only most of the time, but if you look, you'll see his upper body has faint tank top tan lines.  Fortunately for us, he isn't wearing anything here.

 

Henri Viollet

This one is said to be by Henri Voillet, but the source was somewhat uncertain.

 

In the Forest

 

Air swim

Ending with a picture of a man who looks like he's trying to swim in the air.

 

1930s

No effort was made to conceal that nice bulge in this photo from the 1930s.

 

1930s Day

It's 1930s Day, and we start the show with a 1936 self portrait by Paul Outerbridge.

Mr. Outerbridge (1896-1958) was a very successful American photographer

who took dozens of female nudes, but only this selfie of a male.

 

Unknown Derriere I

Online vintage photo resellers often group images together, and this came 

from a group of pictures of all derrieres with the only designation being "1930s."

 

Hood ornament

This is another of those 1930s photographs that could have inspired a hood ornament.

 

Mystery Man

Try as I might, I haven't been able to find any more photos 

of this mystery man, never mind who he might be.

 

No info

I found this in a group of unattibuted 1930s photos with no additional information.

 

Elio Luxardo

This is a 1930s piece by Italian art photographer Elio Luxardo.

 

Lutz 1930

This may be Mark Lutz, a photographer in his own right 

who posed for and inspired Carl van Vechten.

 

Unknown Derriere II

Here's another from that uncurated group of 1930s derriere photos.

 

Clevio Massimo

Clevio Massimo and his muscles appeared on the cover of Strength and Health in September, 1935.