halfnaked

2 photos tagged halfnaked, from 1 member of Flickr Commons.

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1910

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B-59 said:
Most likely Hermann Gässler (1889 - 1970), German weightlifter and wrestler (the "L" in the original caption is crossed out), see books.google.ch/books?id=9GkTAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Hermann+G%... He won the bronze medal in the 4th tournament, heavyweight of the 1911 World Weightlifting Championships and the fourth place in the Unofficial Wrestling World Championships 1911, Stuttgart in the category over 85 kg, according to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1911_World_Weightlifting_Championships de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inoffizielle_Ringer-Weltmeisterscha...
Anne (LOC P&P) said:
B-59: Thanks for the additional information here. We will add some of it to the description next time we update.
B-59 said:
See also www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2496403653/ and www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2990278826/

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Misty Morning said:
the finest of the fine this country has to offer, right? wonder whose sons they were.
Matt Fitzwater-Stevens said:
Currently, the sport of this "varsity line-up" is unlisted. Judging from the dock and what might be oars at bottom left, this might be Yale's crew team.
trumpete4u said:
Yes, this is the dock in front of the Yale boathouse in Gales Ferry, CT.
It's still there. I grew up there.
aware health said:
I take it that the jockstrap hadn't yet been invented...
swanq said:
See for another photo at same time and place.