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vintagehandsomemen: Eugene Sandow, 1894 - Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscope (VIDEO)It has

vintagehandsomemen:

Eugene Sandow, 1894 - Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscope (VIDEO)

It has been a while since I last showed a moving image on these pages (those seen thus far may all be seen together here), this makes a great addition to my collected still photographs of Sandow.


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A further photograph of the magnificently muscular body builder Eugen Sandow, by Napoleon Sarony of

A further photograph of the magnificently muscular body builder Eugen Sandow, by Napoleon Sarony of New York. 


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vintagehandsomemen:Sarony, Napoleon, 1821-1896, photographer. Bodybuilder Eugen Sandow as the Farn

vintagehandsomemen:

Sarony, Napoleon, 1821-1896, photographer. Bodybuilder Eugen Sandow as the Farnese Hercules. New York, 1893.

TCS 1 Houghton Library, Harvard University

A very welcome addition to my small collection of photographs showing Eugen Sandow, and such extremely thorough credits are a delight to see!


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Artistically photographed by George Steckel in 1894, with great clarity and perfect lighting : one o

Artistically photographed by George Steckel in 1894, with great clarity and perfect lighting : one of the most flattering shots of the famed Eugen Sandow


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The magnificent Eugen Sandow, photographed here in 1894 by George Steckel, his physique looking ever

The magnificent Eugen Sandow, photographed here in 1894 by George Steckel, his physique looking every bit as impressive to a modern eye as it would have to his contemporaries.


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A young Eugen Sandow, photographed here in the late 1880s, after leaving Prussia to embark on his ea

A young Eugen Sandow, photographed here in the late 1880s, after leaving Prussia to embark on his early career as a circus strongman. As befitting someone whose body would become his business, he reveals almost all to show those superbly defined flexed muscles for the admiration of his audience.


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