Leslie Jones
Leslie Jones (1886-1967), above, was a photographer for the Boston Herald-Traveler newspaper from 1917 to 1956. He photographed anything and everything that happened in Boston. Because his work was news photography, it included almost no nudes, but he did manage to photograph a few.
This is called "Lifting weights in the buff." The photo was only dated in the range 1934 to 1956, presumably from an album with that date range.
This is called "Men in various stages of undress," also dated 1934 to 1956. It shows men enjoying drinks in a locker room. Note that two of the men are wearing suits and ties, and three are completely and casually naked. These guys are prime examples of my blog theme "the unashamed male", because they are not ashamed to be naked in a locker room, and why should they be?
This is heavyweight boxing champion Max Baer in 1935. The photo is called "Max Baer in the shower before he took a powder against Braddock," the fight where he lost his heavyweight championship.
Boston Red Sox players showering at Fenway Park in 1937.
Another view of the Red Sox players in the shower at Fenway Park in 1937.
We end with "Jockey being dressed," 1939.
4 comments:
love last one: the sitting guy is so nice!
OK...I can't be the only one who thought Leslie Jones the comedian upon seeing the name! LOL
Seven guys under four showerheads? Bet there was a lot of bumping into each other!
What's interesting is, showering together seems to be coming back, with young men even showering together at home.
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