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Gustave “Pig” Dittmar Scrapbooks

Gustave “Pig” Dittmar Scrapbooks

Dittmar’s Time at UT (1913 – 1917) In 1917, when Gustav Charles Dittmar graduated from UT and entered the First Officer’s Training Camp in San Antonio, he left behind four years of fascinating memories.   There were the tough games against Notre Dame and A&M, the intense training camps in San Marcos, the relaxation of Barton...

Physiques of All Nations as the Camera Sees Them, Volume 1

Physiques of All Nations as the Camera Sees Them, Volume 1

A photograph catalog of famous bodybuilders compiled by Paul Putnam. Distributed with the intent of selling copies of the photos, as well as to encourage unknown bodybuilders to submit posing photographs for awards. Visit the Strongman Project to view the Physiques of All Nations as the Camera Sees Them, Volume 1 as single pages or...

The Boys of Yore

The Boys of Yore

Yessir, it’s football season again and I have the pleasure of living in FOOTBALL COUNTRY, a.k.a. TEXAS. Friday night lights are in full swing in the high schools—you can’t drive down any highway or back road in the state of Texas on a Friday night and not see the stadium lights somewhere ahead of you...

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