The Mother Load A must have for any collector of the male nude image A RARE collection documenting numerous models and photographers during the late 1930s and 1940s. This scrap book was acquired back in 1994 from a Key West Florida dealer. The owner of these was a gentleman named Joe Ryan of 7 Woodland Street, Hartford CT. These Photo Catalogs also called Camera Studies were some of the only ways gentlemen from the 1930s and 1940s could see and acquire images of nude men. This lot also contains several ephemera items from postcards to typed letters to Joe Ryan from the models (see images). There are 66 sheets in total in this collection along with various ephemera shown. The pages are noted in white ink by Joe Ryan as of the Model/Photographer and when they were received – they were meticulously placed and cataloged on each sheet of heavy black paper. Here is a list of what is included. 10 sheets titled “Camera Studies”. 4 sheets (front and back). 5 sheets (front and back). Catalog #2 of Monroe Brown. 2 full page printed flyer. Each sheet catalog sheet was carefully place into this book using photo corners and each series is titled in white ink. The item “1940s Vintage Scrap book of gay male erotica photo sheets Schuler, Rolando” is in sale since Friday, May 21, 2021. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Photographic Images\Risqué\Contemporary (1940-Now)”. The seller is “2chic.com” and is located in New York, New York. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Color: Black & White
• Subject: Nudes