Danny-Darko

Monty Glover in 1918 showing some of his homoerotic photographs to boyfriend of the time soldier Ernie.

width=504pxhttps://64.media.tumblr.com/01c73322faf3631ff918b37fabfebbc6/tumblr_ox3sliVkqd1wycayxo3_500.jpg[/img] width=504pxhttps://64.media.tumblr.com/59551eab379f3f2bbabfdbfd4043c175/tumblr_ox3sliVkqd1wycayxo2_500.jpg[/img] More Monty Glover Photographs Rent Boys, Rough Trade, Male Prostitutes photographed by Monty in London in the years 1920's following the First World War. The erect cock was to advertise to their potential client they were TBH (to be had).

Household Cavalry (The Blues and Royals) photographed by gay photographer Monty Glover in the 1930′s. Then, as in years gone by, these young guardsmen would supplement their salary by providing “services” for rich gentlemen clients, as described by Joe Ackerley in “My Father and Myself”.

width=546pxhttps://64.media.tumblr.com/30967ac85101666dfee0f3972bab495b/tumblr_pxh915BJ8R1wycayxo1_1280.jpg[/img] width=545pxhttps://64.media.tumblr.com/d227a6b8dc897875bc75090f49ab76e0/tumblr_oz067d2kJ21wycayxo2_1280.jpg[/img] width=545pxhttps://64.media.tumblr.com/57efac095ac2f968ba4118c65ebb9c6f/tumblr_oz067d2kJ21wycayxo3_1280.jpg[/img] Monty Glover’s (English Photographer of Gay Men) partner Ralph Hall. His letters to Monty are really touching.

width=476pxhttps://64.media.tumblr.com/5887fdff9b8b872a8f042a493b72c5e7/tumblr_owc6xnXgSY1wycayxo1_400.jpg[/img] width=474pxhttps://64.media.tumblr.com/bb66a86797249d8139832a5c7b7e7bc2/39cc8ba96c82214f-ed/s400x600/eef99c1308b798f471a48ccd84fb9dccfc62750c.jpg[/img] Ralph Hall, Monty Glover’s Lover Ralph Hall by Monty Glover Ralph was a lad from the docks in the East End of London. He met gay photographer Monty Glover before the Second World War, and they soon became life long lovers. Ralph’s letters to Monty, written during the war, are some of the most loving written between gay lovers. Ralph really did love the older Monty.

width=436pxhttps://64.media.tumblr.com/f88234c62d5e0c97109f759192758df7/3f916ec0df5e5856-2f/s500x750/1ae26583979b9d2c33da05ee50fe829a00dec67f.jpg[/img] width=439pxhttps://64.media.tumblr.com/4bcd5c9d6f6a54201ec1dd18a41b9ac0/3f916ec0df5e5856-b1/s500x750/159eed1a4ba142dcb28c7c0355c4f20e178015b2.jpg[/img] width=442pxhttps://64.media.tumblr.com/f69fb79e2027df11511be67fb5053283/3f916ec0df5e5856-8d/s1280x1920/50f7cffcabc6f884edbe87df7788c76981224047.jpg[/img] Pictures from 1920/30s London of Renters or Trade by Monty Glover

Early 20th century picture postcard for discerning gentlemen.

Jack Kerouac & Neal Cassidy, San Francisco,1952

width=554pxhttps://64.media.tumblr.com/947c6b96f1f2cea1fa53a2049f04e404/832cecc911452368-95/s640x960/747e1ebe8a0168ddc2df7ae75374d898257612d0.jpg[/img] Gay policeman, Harry Daley, and friend. Harry was a gay man who befriended E M Forster and Joe Ackerley. It was Harry who introduced fellow policeman Bob Buckingham to Forster. He was on the periphery of the Bloomsbury Set, and was also friendly with several of it’s members. He was painted by Duncan Grant, and wrote his autobiography, called “This Small Cloud”. The picture above was taken by Monty Glover.

width=550pxhttps://64.media.tumblr.com/172dd6a16ee5e3db8d0ef2b9ac256547/tumblr_p297zji6VA1wycayxo1_1280.jpg[/img] Two young men, could be travelers, or in the diplomatic service, photographed around 1900 in Kobe, Japan

Affectionate Workers

Two sailor lovers share the privacy and intimacy of the photo booth in the 1940s

width=477pxhttps://64.media.tumblr.com/deacea430ef9b068c3e5f15078a2ab4f/tumblr_p9gh4d0NXO1wycayxo1_1280.jpg[/img] width=475pxhttps://64.media.tumblr.com/00066649370e236d81b7a61fbfbe7627/tumblr_p9gh4d0NXO1wycayxo2_1280.jpg[/img] Buzz and Tommy (1949) Photo, with dedication written on reverse side.

width=626pxhttps://64.media.tumblr.com/b0dd190d21b4fac7f9b4d03f88bef58d/tumblr_p69pt4UU7B1wycayxo1_1280.jpg[/img] Kip Behar US Marine, Age 19 (1957) by Kris Studios (Chuck Renslow)

A Sad Reminder Of The Past - Seaman H. Baker of the United States Naval Reserve was convicted of sodomy, and sentenced to six years in prison in June 1908. ??

width=529pxhttps://64.media.tumblr.com/17ac6060cd965747fcf34cae2445ad30/tumblr_p4mfb5FYVh1wycayxo1_1280.jpg[/img] Soldier ‘Medicals’ during WW2

width=378pxhttps://64.media.tumblr.com/0a12a5554a0f50541bf2c701571e5db3/tumblr_p7nm0mliBh1wycayxo1_400.jpg[/img] Danny Maffia

Post WW2 man posing nude - he’s cute too.

width=558pxhttps://64.media.tumblr.com/e1231002d55de766e5561a37da7036db/tumblr_pf0g5stPxl1wycayxo1_400.jpg[/img] width=564pxhttps://64.media.tumblr.com/ea764aacda5c1f9a643d4c2470e99f53/tumblr_pf0g5stPxl1wycayxo2_500.jpg[/img] width=567pxhttps://64.media.tumblr.com/0928524d8e47ad20dda530ba5e7bfc89/tumblr_pf0g5stPxl1wycayxo3_1280.jpg[/img] width=569pxhttps://64.media.tumblr.com/9e0c51395f579f4fefdf995361628e4f/tumblr_pf0g5stPxl1wycayxo4_1280.jpg[/img] Four more pictures of vintage model Dennis Lavia (1962/3) What did Bob Mizer have to say about Dennis……. ——“Dennis Lavia at age 19 born on Christmas Day 1943 in Des Moines, Iowa 5′10″ 150. Did weight training since age of 13. Construction work. Lt. brown hair, blue eyes, 11 ½ D shoes.” That however was the official version, but in Bob’s symbol code we find the following additional, and revealing information: A. Orally Inclined B. Masculine Stud C. Hustler D. Dull E. Will Bottom

width=687pxhttps://64.media.tumblr.com/10a31a33d33f5512b0e88590c1426705/tumblr_p9x62qcy6T1wycayxo1_1280.jpg[/img] width=686pxhttps://64.media.tumblr.com/51455b3cece360b765c727a3b7451dd1/tumblr_p9x62qcy6T1wycayxo2_1280.jpg[/img] width=687pxhttps://64.media.tumblr.com/2734eafac5e02ddbab1b01ee7debcd09/tumblr_p9x62qcy6T1wycayxo3_1280.jpg[/img] John “Butchie” Davidson (1945-1965). One of Bob Mizer’s favourite models. “Butchie was one of the liveliest, most energetic models we have ever had here. He was intelligent beyond his years, without being arrogant.” He was born in Bronxville, NY in 1945 and grew up outside of Baltimore, Maryland. Butchie was already in the US Marine Corp when he started physique posing in 1965. Butchie first met Bob Mizer in March 1965. In only six weeks Bob Mizer photographed and filmed him about eight times – solo and with other models like Tony Martin, Pat White, Bill Deane, Blackie Preston and Al Emond, who was a close friend of Davidson. He was featured in six AMG films. Davidson first appeared in a five page spread in Physique Pictorial in June 1965 - which was printed and released only weeks after he left for the Vietnam Conflict. Butchie never made it to the war. He died from Encephalitis on the island of Okinawa on the 4th of July 1965, five months before his 20th birthday, and only a few weeks after these photographs were taken. Ironically, though he would never know it, John Davidson remains one of the most popular ever AMG models. Adaptation of AMG Article

width=561pxhttps://64.media.tumblr.com/cdc993e9a7c0769252c67e36435f3b37/tumblr_pbb0s6bg9y1wycayxo1_500.jpg[/img] Lovers or close friends? I think it must be the former. width=563pxhttps://64.media.tumblr.com/68599bc85542b5e8465dd3eeb6857f4b/tumblr_p8h6pac2Ov1wycayxo1_400.jpg[/img] Gay couple, Long Island - 1941 width=561pxhttps://64.media.tumblr.com/3ee5ba0acce984f186852d74e84af2b8/tumblr_pbeqa3w8Qs1wycayxo1_540.jpg[/img] College Military Students - saying good-night around 1900? Full photo below. width=565pxhttps://64.media.tumblr.com/41bbabbac6aed16ec8113d9e27f5add1/a27d236b14aaf2fb-42/s500x750/233ed909c0d99cd503d95d239862a7dc36bb0bc0.jpg[/img] Students at the military academy, around 100 years ago, all ready for bed. We can see at least one couple who are ready for “doubling up”

width=719pxhttps://64.media.tumblr.com/435f4ce77f1c496bf903186251ffdf51/tumblr_p7lsh6sRfE1wycayxo2_1280.jpg[/img] width=719pxhttps://64.media.tumblr.com/2c3b709a423bc7daa83af151911d42f3/tumblr_p7lsh6sRfE1wycayxo1_1280.jpg[/img] Marlon Brando, 1950 by John Engstead (National Portrait Gallery, London)

Marlon Brando with pants bursting open Marlon Brando in age 25 in 1949 width=506pxhttps://64.media.tumblr.com/26bbcace1f125b6805f7172ddfc2408e/tumblr_p6xodsIPWt1wycayxo1_640.jpg[/img] Tennessee Williams on the set of “A Streetcar named Desire” with Marlon Brando, who played Stanley.

width=478pxhttps://64.media.tumblr.com/d44fd51505cd94aa8156eee4fa75c5d2/tumblr_pfrs1u6aak1wycayxo1_500.jpg[/img] Forrester Millard (1929 - 2011) In 1946 he had the distinction of being Bob Mizer’s very first catalogued model for the Athletic Model Guild.

AMG Posing Beauty, by the poolside at the Mizer Compound.