Bob Mizer of AMG . . . just the men this time

Bob Mizer, the genius who founded the Athletic Model Guild or AMG, left us about a million images.  Well known for his staging, he used props ranging from Mexican sombreros to sledge hammers, fish nets, trampolines, Christmas trees, ropes, chains, swords, and axes.  He must have liked animals, too, because I have pictures he made using donkeys, monkeys, dogs, cats, snakes, and birds.  His LA rooftop and shower were legendary locations, but today I am featuring some of his simpler studio and indoor work.  We start with Jim Collette.

Brian Idol worked extensively for Bruce of LA, but it is this

 photo by Bob Mizer of AMG which is my favorite.

This image of Johnnie Stumpps is the most cluttered of today's indoor AMG photos, but at least there aren't any kitschy props . . . or live animals.

Bob Mizer took this studio shot of Jack Harris, and it is impressive, but it leaves me wishing for a full frontal photo, of which there appear to be none.

Norm Tousley posed for this impressive AMG photo, but he also worked for 

Dave Martin, Denny Denfield, and Russ Warner.  Busy man.

Random Beefcake from my mystery files

I've got hundreds (maybe thousands) of photos in my files with no information whatsoever.  So today I'm posting some of that random beefcake.  If any of you know anything about any of these, please don't be bashful.  I'd love to hear from you.  We start with a guy peering into a rather ordinary basket.

Today's treat for the Bum Brigade.
Edited to add:  Dougal informs us in the comments that this is Jim Johnston by Champion, probably taken at Sunshine Beach nudist resort.

This well built guy just does not look like the type who would go out in the bushes and drop his pants for a photo, even an apparently amateur one.

This guy is trying to look tough on that bar stool.  While I'm sure he had plenty of experience on bar stools, I'm not so sure about the tough part.

Sailor Day, Part 2 - Affectionate Real Navy Men

Our Wednesday lagniappe G-rated series features some 1940's U.S. Navy duos, one might even say couples in one or two.  We start with these two making goo-goos by the anchor chain.

OK, I know there's a lot more than two guys in this photos, but there are only two clasping hands like that.  These two had to have something going on below decks.

Living in Hawaii, I have a special interest in these 1940's Honolulu coconut palm backdrop photos.  I have literally dozens of them of various sorts in my G-rated collections.  

These two sailors seem quite pleased to be together.

I took a college course in the psychology of sex, and the professor 

said that wrestling was just a euphemism for it.  Here we have two sailors wrestling on deck who may or may not have something other than wrestling on their minds.

1940's photobooth shot of two affectionate Navy men.

Sailor Day, Part 1 - Faux Navy Men

It's sailors all day today, and my R-rated posts feature some physique models pretending (I think) to be Navy men.  This is one of those "best of both worlds" photos.

There's an outside chance that these two are real sailors, but I'm not counting on it.

"Here, let me help you out of that hot uniform."

This pair has a mixed set of uniforms, but I'm sure you don't mind.

The Mexican themed backdrop looks incongruous, given the sailor caps the models are wearing.  In fact, that background looks like the same one George Quaintance used in some of his erotic paintings.
Edited to add:  James IV says in the comments that these guys
are Ed Miller (left) and Steve Baker by AMG.

Denny Denfield in Black and White

Denny Denfield was a U.S Army accountant whose hobby was taking nude photographs of handsome men.  He avoided the usual legal problems experienced by most 1950's American photographers of male nudes because his photos were for private enjoyment and were never commercially distributed.  Known for his pioneering color physique work, Denfield was also excellent in black and white, and those photos are featured here on the blog today.  Johnnie Holden posed for this interesting image.