Tattooed Miscreants of 30s Paris
Paris in the 1930s had a thriving tabloid magazine culture where rags like “Voila” would reveal the gang tattoos of hustlers and criminals for the entertainment of the respectable public.
Category: 1930s
Gay vintage physique photography from the 1930s
Tony Sansone Magazines 3
More stray images of Tony Sansone from the 1930s magazines, mostly by Edwin Townsend.
Tony Sansone Duos
Tony Sansone and Harry Paschall pose together as master and slave for Edwin Townsend in the 30s.
Edwin Townsend Nudes
Besides his extensive nude photography of Tony Sansone below, relatively few nudes are known from Edwin Townsend even fewer with a name like Leo DiCarra above. Most are anonymous.
Early Falcon Photography
1930s photos by bodybuilder turned photographer Dick Falcon.
Earl Forbes Models
Earl Forbes shot a lot of models in the 30s and 40s whose full shoots only survive in scattered stills like Benny Piekarsky (above) or Jack Monagino (below) for whom only a single image survives.
Tony Sansone by Earl Forbes
Anthony Sansone photographed nude by Earl Forbes in the late 1930s.
Dick Falcon, 30s bodybuilder
Dick Falcon was a fairly successfull bodybuilder in the mid to late 30s before he took up photography and founded the physique photography and later porn studio that continues to this day.
Earl Forbes
A salute to 1930s-40s physique photographer Earl Forbes and the many uncredited models he shot.