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In a smoky backstage moment from the golden age of bodybuilding, Steve Reeves stands tall during a physique competition in the late 1940s or early 1950s.
Fresh off his 1947 Mr. America victory and on his way to claiming Mr. Universe in 1950, the future Hercules of the silver screen embodies the era’s ideal of sculpted, natural perfection.
This is bodybuilding at its most classic.