Vulcan Studio

Jack Bowen and Frank Ward posed here for Vulcan Studio.

 

A last bit of excellence

I've saved what may be the best for last, at least in a photographic aesthetic sense.

The lighting, the pose, the stance, and Kip's expression are priceless.

The photograph is by Vulcan Studio.

 

Vulcan

This Vulcan picture of Frank Ward and Jack Bowen appeared in Grecian Guild magazine.

 

Vulcan Studio Day

Today's Vulcan Studio series begins with Derek Dean emerging from his shower.

 

Jim Stryker I

In the first of two appearances today, we see jim Stryker in an apartment doorway.

 

Three Unknowns

I don't have names for any of these three Vulcan models.

 

Steve Wengryn I

Draping hides the goods in this shot of Steve Wengryn,

but we'll see him fully nude later in today's series.

 

Unknown

This unknown model posed in the same apartment doorway as several other Vulcan models.

 

Unknown

Vulcan took an artsy turn with this unknown model.

 

Photography Lessons

This is one of the opening pages for an instructional piece Anthony Guyther did.

 

Jim Stryker II

Jim Stryker did most of his work for Champion,

but my source says this one is by Vulcan.

I'm not at all sure about that.

 

Frank Lombardo

The conventional wisdom is that Frank Lombardo was a high

 end hustler when he started modeling for Vulcan.

 

Kip Behar

Kip Behar got his start with Vulcan at age 16 in New York,

but this photo looks like it was made when he was older.

 

Mark Nixon

This is Mark Nixon from a magazine page.

 

Steve Wengryn II

I'm not positive about the Vulcan attribution for our second picture of Steve Wengren tuday.

 

Wayne

Our final man named Sullivan is Wayne as photographed by Vulcan.

 

Unknown by Vulcan

I have to admit that I am quite taken with this new find unknown mature model by Vulcan.

 

Vulcan

It looks like Wayne Sullivan posed atop a Mid-Century Modern coffee table for this photo by Vulcan.

 

Vulcan

Anthony Guyther was the man behind Vulcan Studio, and his model here is the always amazing 

Kip Behar.  Both Mssrs. Guyther and Behar moved from New York to California in the early 1950s.

 

Frank Lombardo by Vulcan Studio

The magazine caption for this one credits it to Male Today, which was apparently a name used at one time by Vulcan Studio.  Mr. Lombardo is described as a New York telephone lineman.