Clarence Ross Magazine Collection
Magazine covers from the late 1940s and early 1950s featuring Clarence Ross.
Category: 1940s
40s male physique and posing strap images
Clarence Ross, King of Bodybuilding
Clarence Ross was an avid paid promoter of anything bodybuilding and frequently appeared for Joe Weider’s weight system and magazines. From 1947-1951 he was almost inescapable in the bodybuilding scene, and still frequently appeared well into the mid 50s.
Clarence Ross by Russ Warner
Mr. America 1948 Clarence Ross photographed by Russ Warner.
Johnny Mango by Bruce
In the 1940s Bruce Belas photographed Johnny Mango in Nebraska for his book “The Naked Heartland”
Douglas of Detroit nudes
Random models posing nude for Douglas of Detroit in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
Bob McCune by Russ Warner
Bob McCune photographed by Russ Warner in the late 1940s.
Bob McCune by AMG
Bob McCune photographed by AMG for Strength and Health in the late 1940s and Physique Pictorial in the early 1950s.
Bobby Bales: Bruce’s First Model
Bobby Bales, 1946. Photos by Bruce of LA. Bobby Bales was Bruce Belas’ very first model back in Nebraska before he moved to Los Angeles.