BRUCE OF LOS ANGELES [BRUCE H. BELLAS] (1909-1974)

Mini-collection of 59 classic photographs of buff California bodybuilders, including welcome brenner, dick dene, george eifferman, tom sansone, robert weitknecht, jack harte, and floyd page. Nearly all are posing singly in snug speedos or cod pieces; a few are nude. Silver prints, 52 are 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches (24x19 cm.), 2 are 5x7 inches (12.5 x 18 cm.), and 5 are 5 x 4 inches (12.5x10 cm.); most with Bruce's hand stamp and notations, in pencil, on verso. 1950s-early 1960s