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June 18th, 1886 is the birthday of English mountaineer George Mallory. His disappearance on that mountain in 1924 became one of the most celebrated mysteries of the 20th century. Mallory's body was discovered in 1999, though it is unknown if he reached the summit of Everest before dying. Thanks to tar-mairo1986 for posting these on the ClassicMale subreddit.
All photos taken by Vanessa Bell circa 1912 when Mallory would have been be 26. This is how he was described by Lytton Strachey (George had ...
In the second picture, the young man is really enjoying this. It does seem to me to be more enjoyable for another person to dress me when I am naked like this fellow is.
ReplyDeleteThat first guy looks suspiciously dry! Or is he just good at towelling off!
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure just what sport that the second fellow is being prepared for, but it is very evident that the bottom photo is of horse racing jockeys. I still really like the young man's enthusiasm in the second picture.
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