Friday, May 31, 2024

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


Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Ralph Kleiner by Bruce of Los Angeles




Miscellaneous AMG

Mike Lubinsky


Jon Banger and Mike Anderson in NEW FISH & THE CON


Ed James 

and Don Wiseman in their own film


Hal Price, John McCarthy, and Jim Powers in MINER & THE BANDITS

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? 


Thursday, May 23, 2024

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.