#vintage athletes

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French middleweight boxers Armand Vanucci (L) & Marcel Pigou (R), 1961 

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Gymnasts, Muscle Beach, Santa Monica, 1949

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Olympic medalist of the 1900 Paris games, Briton Thomas Burgess was the second man to swim across the English Channel, shown here after his successful feat of endurance on September 6, 1911.

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Etsy, MARKonPARK: Basketball players. 1960s vintage promotional photo of high school-aged athletes.

[lovelyangryheart]

US Water Polo, 1967

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Wisconsin Crew, Poughkeepsie NY, 22 June 1910

[markonpark]

1920s Athlete. Original vintage portrait of a handsome young man.

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[anthonysperkins]

Cadet Simmons (Arthur Storch) gives Cadet Sgt. Jocko de Paris (Ben Gazzara) a shoeshine in The Strange One (1957) dir. Jack Garfein

"Sailor's Dream" (1959) by Tom of Finland for Athletic Model Guild's Physique Pictorial magazine created by Bob Mizer

Bill Parritt and Jack Haworth for AMG in the Lazy Sailor (1961) dir. Bob Mizer:

"Anyone who has ever had to take orders from a superior he did not especially like will appreciate this film. The young sailor is pushed around and abused by the officer until he can take no more. That night, he dreams that he has the upper hand and makes the officer do all the menial tasks such as shining his shoes etc. They brawl—neither wins but both end up with a new respect for each other."

"Shoeshine" (1957) by Etienne (Dom Orejudos) for AMG's Physique Pictorial:

"'SHOESHINE' by Etienne po box 1251 90 Illinois is part of an armed services series he has created, in which he depicts the fine wholesome comradships which develop among the defenders of our liberties. Send him $1 for a general art catalog."

Josef (Clyde Cook) uses his hand to quickly rub Willi's (Ramon Novarro) shoes clean in Daybreak (1931) dir. Jacques Feyder

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[retropopcult]

Members of the Owls, a black women’s softball team in the 1930s

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Vintage athlete

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Joe Cyr and Al Beauchene Sissy and the Convict (1975) behind the scenes photographed by Bob Mizer

[anthonysperkins]

Tony Perry vs. Les Pollard (1967) dir. Bob Mizer

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Terry Spinks shakes hands with opponent Billy 'The Kid' Davis, UK 1962