"vintage or when men had pubes"

A 1949 ad for Lon Hanagan. Lon was gay and was known to act quite camp or effeminate, however the bulk of his work involved men in highly masculine situations and poses. It’s not known how many of the models were gay vs. straight, but most were probably straight (or identified as such).
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DICK NORMAN was a Student and Jock at Stanford University who was on the Track and Swimming Team in 1952 when he posed for Dave Martin in his San Francisco Studio.!! Martin used a lot of Roman Columns for his Studio work in the 1950s and here it is pleasing to the eye.!
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BUD COUNTS was US ARMY from the Presidio and posed for Dave Martin standing Nude on rocks on the shore of San Francisco Bay in 1955.!!
BUD considered himself a Professional Model and posed for several Studios notably Bruce Bellas of Los Angeles.!!

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BILL DERRICK posed for Dave Martin in 1956.!! BILL was born in Dallas and lived in Los Angeles for 2 years before settling down in San Francisco.!! BILL had an amazing body and worked out daily.!! In this shot Martin has BILL wearing a Posing Pouch which is unusual for Dave Martin.
Martin has also lowered the lighting to the point where BILL is barely recognizable.!! Instead you see the outline of his body more than details.!

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ROBERT BAKER was a FootBall Player at Emory University in Atlanta when he posed Nude for Dave Martin in his San Francisco Studio in 1970.! ROBERT also played BaseBall and BasketBall for Emory University.
ROBERT had a massive sized Meat and Hairy Bush.!!

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