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A black and white photograph mounted on card, showing an unidentified male body-buyilder posing to show the muscles of his back and arms. Photograph taklen from behind the man, who has his arms raised and fists clenched to flex his muscles.
One of a collection of photographs collected by Richard Jarrett, a well-known exponent of the breathing and exercise regime developed by Eugene Sandow. He was appointed by the Wanganui Education Board as an Honorary Instructor, and was employed to teach breathing exercises to schools within the district. He also ran the Wanganui School of Physical Culture at Sandow Hall in lower St Hill Street in the early 20th century and was employed as the Physical Education Instructor at the Winter School in 1904.
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