Vintage Beefcake

Here's a fantastic photograph of Keith Stephan taken in the 1950's.

I especially like this Strength and Health cover, as it is one of the few color images I have of this massive man.

When you jump to this post on my blog featured on the Sundance Channel's website, you will see many more images of this popular physique model.

Arax Studio took these photographs of André Drapp, who won the titles Mr. France and Le Plus Bel Athlete de France in 1947.

As you can read in the article from the October, 1947 issue of Health & Strength magazine, André had been entering bodybuilding contests since the late 1930's before he reached the top.

Like many bodybuilders in the 1950's, he became a very popular wrestler and entertained audiences well into the 1960's.

Here are two great photographs at bodybuilding competitions taken in the 1950's by Bruce of Los Angeles.

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Here are several photographs from an outstanding series taken by Bruce of Los Angeles featuring Bert Elliott fighting John Murphy.

The man lofted into the air in two of these images, Bert won the titles Iron Man in 1953 and Mr. Southern California in 1954. Read Now

I nearly fell out of my chair when I came across these exquisite photographs from the 1950's of Don Fuller posing outdoors with Kip Behar.

I especially like the image of Don pointing at something to the left, both men squinting into the sun.

I do not know who took these photographs.

In the early 1950's, Spartan of Hollywood took this great photograph of an unknown model.

Please jump to this post on my blog featured on the Sundance Channel's website to read a bit about Konstantine, the mysterious man behind this studio. 

I can't decide which of these photographs of John Tristram is my favorite.

He looks equally great selecting a record for a turntable as he does posing among massive rock walls.

David Martin took these outstanding photographs of Bill Derrick, who won the title Mr Fort Worth in 1952.

A reader recognized the location of the outdoors image as the Pulgas Water Temple near the Crystal Springs Reservoir in a hiking area south of San Francisco, California.

The Western Photography Guild took these nice images of Dale Gilbert, who won the titles Mr. Iowa, Mr. Mid-West, Iowa Middleweight Lifting Champion and Mid-West Middleweight Lifting Champion in 1956 and Mr. South West in 1957.

When you jump to this post on the blog, you will see what I think is one of the best photographs taken by Don Whitman of the Western Photography Guild.

I was thrilled to acquire these outstanding photographs of Jerry Albanese taken in the 1960's by the man only known as Les Demi Dieux.

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