Prince of Hesse

[Friedrich Wilhelm] Ludwig IV Karl, Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt (1837-1892), Queen Victoria’s son-in-law and the great-great-grandfather of King Charles III. 

CDV by Silvy, stamped at Silvy’s Crystal Palace stall.

Lord Clarendon

George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon (1800-1870), British Foreign Secretary 1853-58, 1865-66, and 1868-70, and the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland who tried and failed to rouse British support for the Irish during the famine years.

CDV by Camille Silvy, with a stamp from Silvy’s stall at the Crystal Palace.

Found Friday

Sharp-dressed men

Ralph Kleiner by Bruce of Los Angeles

Miscellaneous AMG

Mike Lubinsky

Jon Banger and Mike Anderson

Hal Price, John McCarthy, and Jim Powers

Seeing red?

Ron vs. Ron

Ron Cremers and Steven Charles appeared together in SOMETHING WORTH FIGHTING FOR.

Ron Taylor and Larry Murdoch were featured in FIGHTIN’ MAD.

This grainy page from PHYSIQUE PICTORIAL indicates that both Rons were … Guy Michols? 

Postcard stamped Dec 26 1941

Auckland, 1944

The Searcher

Bob Delmonteque by Douglas of Detroit

Photo by Dave Martin

Bob Delmonteque Day

Visiting Paris

August 1960

I think this is another photo of Charlie and friend at the Caribe Hilton in San Juan.

This might be a selfie

More Hollywood at home

Jane Withers entertains Rory Calhoun and friends.

Performing masculinity

Bob Shouse

Fire Island 1960

I have a collection of photos and negatives I call “Fire Island 1960” — probably not the correct date or place! They show an evolving group of men in a beach resort setting. This one shows the largest gathering.

Check out the fellow at left, smoking.

Photos by Ralph Kelly

Photo by Denny Denfield

Grab bag

Dusty Wood 

and Sal Gennaro

Johnny Virgin by Athletic Model Guild

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