Royale Studio

Naval Flogging by Royale Studio

  

'mitchmen' sponsors an Open Archive of photographs taken in the 50s and 60s by the British 'Royale Studio' and it's off-shoot 'Dolphin Photography' later called 'Hussar'.

 

Soldier-Sailor by Royale Studio

  Royale was renowned for its military and sporting, photo storyettes, which typically featured authentic military uniforms, tight sailor pants and shorts. Plot lines frequently involved undressing, captivity and disciplinary situations.

 

Terry Nott by Royale

They also published photo sets of the models. 

This archive is the first to name the models and link them to their photo sets and storyettes. It also sets them in the historical context

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The images are organised at two separate sites, 

• The Royale blog (royale-hussar-studio-by-mitchmen) has as an index, listing the storyettes and models with links to all their photos in the Gallery. This blog also hosts general articles about Royale and the people and places associated with it.

• The Royale Gallery (royale-studio-gallery-by-mitchmen) houses all the images, grouped by set and model. The images are supported by commentary.

 

You can bookmark these addresses to avoid returning here.

 

There is also a permanent link in the mitchmen blog sidebar. On this page it's immediately to the right of the Soldier-Sailor image above. Below it, in a separate box, are listed the most recent articles at the blog with clickable links. From there you can link onwards to the gallery.