Ed Thierault by Russ Warner

Ed Thierault of Montreal Canada photographed by Russ Warner in the late 40s.

Jack Harris by AMG

Jack Harris photographed by Bob Mizer for AMG in 1949 and again the early 50s.

Tattooed hustler Jack Conant photographed nude in the 40s by Kovert of Hollywood.

Sandow, the Mighty Monarch of Muscle published on the 80th anniversary of his birth in 1947.

Tattooed and uncut model Jack Conant photographed by Bob Mizer for Athletic Model Guild in the late 40s or very early 50s.

Hall of fame boxer Rocky Graziano captured nude by Life magazine in the 40s And here he is posing with the legendary Rocky Marciano

Chuck Howard was the it boy of the fire island scene in the early 50s hanging out with George Platt Lynes and artist Paul Cadmus pictured below.

Late 40s champion bodybuilder Floyd Paige of Oakland, CA poses for Russ Warner in San Fransisco in 1949.

George Platt Lynes photographed Bob Bishop quite young in 1940 before WWII Then again in 1953 after he’d become a bodybuilder and porn star.

Mr. America 1948 Floyd Paige featured in the bodybuilding magazines of the time.