Vintage men

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AMG Model Bob Jensen, Age 18 in 1966 - (I think he was older here in these pics)

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Five British Soldiers - World War 1

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Surfing Guys 1950's

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Handsome young man - Car registration 1957.

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A lovely young British Sailor, by gay photographer Monty Glover.

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Vintage Model that looks a bit unsure of himself, nice bulge, he had no need to worry.

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Sailor - 1880

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Tennessee Williams in 1943, by PaJaMa (Paul Cadmus, Jared French, and Margaret French)

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Good looking young Chicagoan about the time of the World Fair in 1893

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7 hours ago, Danny-Darko said:

The lovely Joe Hill, a favorite model, in a Royale Studios type pose.

a "Royale Studios type pose"??  gee, I need to look that up for other samples of their signature pose!!  Thanks for all your great finds here, @Danny-Darko

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11 hours ago, Danny-Darko said:

British and French Sailors chatting each other up.

French sailors on the ship. You can tell by the undershirts. The Russians wear them, too. Telnyashka.

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17 hours ago, Danny-Darko said:

Lifeguards from around 100 years ago

Although the lifeguards are wearing the old-style one piece suit, the guy climbing up to the diving board behind them is only wearing trunks, and mostly obscured in the background is a vehicle that is probably from the late 1930s, so the photo is less than a century old.

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9 minutes ago, Charlie said:

Although the lifeguards are wearing the old-style one piece suit, the guy climbing up to the diving board behind them is only wearing trunks, and mostly obscured in the background is a vehicle that is probably from the late 1930s, so the photo is less than a century old.

Good eye! Thanks for pointing those things out! Some of them I trust what's posted when found while others I do the research because the info doesn't seem right. Thanks, I'll correct the post! 

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Recruiting sergeants outside the Mitre & Dove, King Street, London in 1877. Soldier could also usually be depended upon to give a gentleman a good time for a couple of bob (£9.00 in todays money)

I also found this quote:

As well as recruiting the young men of the time into the British Army, it was common practice among soldiers to be bought by rich gents for a couple of bob (shillings)

Edited June 1, 2021 by Danny-Darko

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14 minutes ago, Danny-Darko said:

Recruiting sergeants outside the Mitre & Dove, King Street, London in 1877. Soldier could also usually be depended upon to give a gentleman a good time for a couple of bob (£9.00 in todays money)

I also found this quote:

As well as recruiting the young men of the time into the British Army, it was common practice among soldiers to be bought by rich gents for a couple of bob (shillings)

My Father and Myself by J.R. Ackerley is a wonderful book about this subject.

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19 hours ago, Danny-Darko said:

Singer and actor Pat Boone (born 1934) takes a shower, and a publicity still from 1955. - Life Magazine 

I grew up close to Pat Boone's house. My friends and I would sometimes drive slowly past it at night, in hopes that the living room drapes would be open and we would catch a glimpse of him. One Sunday night the room was brightly lit, and we saw Lesley Gore ("It's my party, and I'll cry if I want to..."), who we knew was visiting him that weekend.

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Early 20th century picture postcard for discerning gentlemen.

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German Athlete - Early 20th Century

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Handsome Sailor of the U.S. Navy - early 20th century

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114 rue d’Aboukir in the 2eme arrondissement of Paris, in 1895, was a male brothel. These two young Parisians prostitutes, were at risk of being beleaguered by the perils of Absinthe drinking, that could lead to euphoria, addiction, depression and madness. They look like they are smartly dressed to attract rich gentleman clients.

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Ruppert, a pimp in Paris in 1900. He would usually be on the look-out for men for his clients, the boys of Paris’s male brothels.

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THE RENT BOYS OF PARESIS HALL, NEW YORK CITY IN THE 1890s

The top picture shows the various ‘Renters’ (Sex Workers) in a group photograph. The tangle of implements, I suppose, are designed to give them an air of respectability. The pictures of individual boys are the calling cards to give to clients. The final picture shows Paresis or Columbia Hall in recent years.

The Hall served as a all male brothel and gay bar for some years. Due to it’s ever increasing popularity it was closed down by the city authorities.

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A photograph of a naked Tennessee Williams in the late 1940′s. Cruising was a pastime dear to his heart. Who can blame him, especially when you are young and successful.

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The New York Renaissance, also known as the Harlem Renaissance Big Five or the Rens, was an all-Black professional basketball team founded in 1923 by Robert “Bob” Douglas, a few years before the Harlem Globetrotters.

Photography by James van der Zee

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Photographer James Van Der Zee (1886 - 1983) was an African-American photographer best known for his portraits of black New Yorkers. He was a leading figure in the Harlem Renaissance.

Members of UNITY, a Athletic and Social Club, in New York