Charlez Zumwalt posing strap
Charles Zumwalt posing strap collection by Bruce of LA, 1950s.
Tag: Bruce of LA
Bruce Belas, 1950s-60s physique photographer based out of Los Angeles, CA.
Dick Saley & Steve Lewis
Dick Saley poses with Steve Lewis for Bruce of LA in the early 1960s.
Bud Taylor
Bud Taylor photographed by Bruce of LA for Kensington Road in the early 1950s
Steve Lewis by Bruce of LA
Steve Lewis photographed for The Male Figure by Bruce of LA.
Johnny Mango by Bruce
In the 1940s Bruce Belas photographed Johnny Mango in Nebraska for his book “The Naked Heartland”
Pepper Gomez Wrestling Bill Brinkley
Pepper Gomez wrestling in the desert with Bill Brinkley in front of Bruce of LA’s camera in the 1950s.
Bruce in the Heartland
Bruce of LA toured the heartland in the mid 50s photographing hunks.
Joe D’Allesandro
Possibly history’s most famous hustler, Joe D’Allesandro went from selling his butt in New York in the 60s to being the stand-in dick model for the Rolling Stones album Sticky Fingers and having his own verse in Lou Reed’s “Wild Side”
George O’Mara
George O’Mara was a 1960s bodybuilder who posed with many photographers. This set appears to be by Bruce of LA.