Alonzo "Lon" Hanagan was an American physique photographer during the 1940s and 1950s. He produced erotic images of men under the alias "Lon of New York", or simply "Lon".
31-475: (Redirected from LON ) Lon or LON may refer to: People [ edit ] Lon (photographer) , pseudonym of Alonzo Hanagan, also known as "Lon of New York" Lon (name) , a list of people with the given name, nickname or surname Fictional characters [ edit ] Lon Cohen , a character in the Nero Wolfe novels by Rex Stout Lon Suder ,
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124-504: A local boy Ralph Ehmke, who became his first boyfriend. Lon developed an interest in photography while a teenage boy, with his parents buying him a Kodak Box camera. He learned a darkroom skills in a boy scout camp in New Hampshire. His early photographs were images of his family, friends, and endless snapshots of Ralph Ehmke. In camp he also made his first series of male nudes, photographing one of his adult camp counselors fresh from
155-620: A musical, performed by "Good Fellows" group. He started to play piano and organ on a weekly radio program in Lexington at the age of sixteen. He also performed in local churches and events. He moved with his family in 1928 to Lockport, New York , when his father was transferred to the Jefferson Union Plant. Lon graduated from high school in Lockport in 1929. In Lockport he worked as an organist at movie theaters. He befriended
186-923: A number of properties on the National Register of Historic Places . They include the Bacon-Merchant-Moss House , Col. William M. and Nancy Ralston Bond House , Chase-Crowley-Keep House , Chase-Hubbard-Williams House , Nathan Comstock Jr. House , Conkey House , Day Peckinpaugh , Dole House , Gibbs House , High and Locust Streets Historic District , Hopkins House , House at 8 Berkley Drive , Lockport Industrial District , Lowertown Historic District , Maloney House , Benjamin C. Moore Mill , Niagara County Courthouse and County Clerk's Office , Thomas Oliver House , Pound–Hitchins House , Stickney House , Union Station , United States Post Office , Peter D. Walter House , Watson House , and White-Pound House . Lockport's largest employer
217-475: A public park using a sound truck . In Saia v. New York , the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the city ordinance as a violation of the First Amendment . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 8.6 square miles (22.4 km ), of which 8.5 square miles (22.1 km ) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km ) (1.39%) is water. The Erie Canal passes through
248-414: A very strict family environment. The family had a piano and Lon played on it, imitating an organist at the church, which the family attended every Sunday. He started to work as a teen boy, with his first job delivering fish from a local seller. In addition to playing music, he wrote and published some songs himself as a teenager. His first published composition was "A Bunch of Good Fellows Are We", written for
279-524: Is General Motors Components, the former Harrison Radiator Corporation , which was founded locally in 1912 and which became a division of General Motors Corporation in 1918. After 10 years of ownership by Delphi Corporation as Delphi Thermal Systems, it returned to General Motors in October 2009. In 1948, the Lockport Chief of Police denied a permit for a Jehovah's Witnesses minister to preach in
310-622: Is also in the permanent collection of Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art and in Harry Weintraub Collection Of Gay-Related Photography And Historical Documentation of Cornell University Library . Despite Hanagan being inactive in photography in the latter part of his life, his photographs were distributed in exhibitions in the United States. Some of his images were exhibited as part of
341-547: Is both a city and the town that surrounds it in Niagara County, New York , United States. The city is the Niagara county seat, with a population of 21,165 according to 2010 census figures, and an estimated population of 20,305 as of 2019. Its name derives from a set of Erie Canal locks (Lock Numbers 34 and 35) within the city that were built to allow canal barges to traverse the 60-foot natural drop (18 m) of
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#1732791498415372-457: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Lon (photographer) Alonzo James "Lon" Hanagan was born in 1911 in Lexington, Massachusetts , the oldest child and only son of Frank and Lizzie Hanagan's three children. He had two younger sisters, Marry and Betty. The Hannagan's were a very religious family and although very close, it was
403-745: Is largely to be considered one of the pioneers of physique photography. He was a contemporary of, and many would argue also inspired, several other photographers in different regions of the country including Bruce Bellas (Bruce of Los Angeles), Bob Mizer ( Athletic Model Guild or AMG) Douglas Juleff (Douglas of Detroit), Don Whitman of Western Photography Guild in Denver, and, in Northern California, Russ Warner in Oakland and Dave Martin in San Francisco. Hanagan's health declined in
434-577: Is the bell tower at 452 High Street, with the street itself being the highest street as measured by frontage above the 650 feet elevation. Lockport lies in area code 716 . At the 2010 census, there were 21,165 people, 9,153 households and 5,172 families residing in the city. There were 10,092 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was 87.5% White , 7.2% Black or African American , 0.5% Native American , 0.5% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.8% from other races , and 3.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 3.2% of
465-654: The Niagara Escarpment . It is part of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area . The New York State Legislature authorized the Erie Canal 's construction in April 1816. The route proposed by surveyors was to traverse an area in central Niagara County, New York, which was then "uncivilized" and free of White settlers. At the time, the nearest settlers were in nearby Cold Springs, New York . Following
496-670: The Canal Discovery Center, the Lockport Cave and Underground Boat Ride tour, and the Lockport Locks and Erie Canal Cruises. Local officials are seeking state grants to reconstruct the historic "Flight of Five" and make it a living history site complete with boat rides and reenactors. Published reports state that such a living history site in Lockport, marketed as a day trip from Niagara Falls, could draw thousands of tourists to Lockport each year. The city has
527-456: The announcement, land speculators began to buy large plots along and near the proposed route of the canal. By December 1820, when the exact location of the step locks had been determined, the area that would become Lockport was owned by only fifteen men, many of whom were Quakers . The canal reached Lockport in 1824, but the Flight of Five Locks were not completed until 1825. By 1829, Lockport
558-496: The center of the city, turning south toward Tonawanda Creek . It climbs the Niagara Escarpment through a series of two modern locks. Originally, a double set of five smaller combined locks were used. Lockport is at the junction of several major truck routes, including NY Route 78 (Transit Road), NY Route 31 , NY Route 77 and NY Route 93 . It is 17 miles north of Interstate 90 via NY Route 78 . The highest point
589-558: The city, resulting in five aldermen plus one alderman-at-large, who is elected by the entire city. In 2003, Michael W. Tucker was elected mayor of the city of Lockport; he was reelected in 2007 and 2011. However, he resigned in 2014 during an investigation into his scandal. Nothing became of the scandal after multiple council members reached out to the governor to launch the investigation. instead of serving his third four-year term. City of Lockport Common Council President and 2nd Ward Alderwoman Anne McCaffrey replaced Tucker as interim mayor and
620-534: The early nineties. He died in Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City on December 4, 1999, after a brief hospitalization. His body was cremated and ashes were scattered at his mother's grave in Lockport. Most of Lon of New York works were considered too "dirty" to be included in public collections during his career. Robert Mapplethorpe had some of Lon's works in his personal archive. His work
651-917: The group exhibition "Photoflexion" in Los Angeles Centre for Photographic studies in 1981 with images of Muybridge and Mapplethorpe. The exhibition attracted the attention of St. Martin's Press , which published its catalog as a book in 1984. Lon's work was also exhibited in several exhibitions in the nineties, including "L'homme at Home: Male Nudes – 19th century to Present" in Throckmorton Fine Art gallery in New York City; "Male", curated by Vince Aletti in Wessel+O'Connor Gallery; "Bonding" in David Allen Gallery in Venice, California . Lockport, New York Lockport
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#1732791498415682-404: The population. At the 2000 census, there were 9,459 households; 30.5% of households included children under the age of 18, 41.4% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.7% were non-families. 34.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
713-516: The pseudonym "Gebbé"). In 1942, Lon released his first catalogue of physique photography, and had a series of photographs of bodybuilder John Grimek published in Strength & Health magazine. After the second world war, Lon devoted himself entirely to physique photography, abandoning his music career. He was known for using Greco-Roman esthetic in his photographic work. He mostly worked with Mediterranean, Latino and African American models, which
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775-518: The shower. Lon moved to New York City in 1936. He studied music in Juilliard School and for some time worked as an organist at Radio City Music Hall . He rented his first apartment at 617 Weat 113th Street. He also continued to write and publish music during those years. In New York City, Lon met a number of physique photographers, and in the late 1930s was taught the basics of physique photography by Robert Gebhart (who worked under
806-414: Was $ 44,614. Males had a median income of $ 35,197 and females $ 23,944. The per capita income was $ 19,620. About 11.7% of families and 13.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 18.9% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over. The city is governed by a mayor and a city council. The mayor is elected to a four-year term, the aldermen to two-year terms. There are five wards in
837-416: Was 2.33 and the average family size was 3.03. 25.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males. The median household income was $ 35,228, and the median family income
868-407: Was an established village. The community was centered on the locks, and consisted mainly of immigrant Scottish and Irish canal workers brought in as labor. The workers remained in Lockport after the completion of the locks, giving the city a heavy Celtic influence still discernible today, especially in the central and northern areas. The city of Lockport was incorporated in 1865. The Erie Canal
899-416: Was supplanted by the larger New York State Barge Canal in 1918, and the famous south "Flight of Five" locks was replaced by two much larger locks E34 and E35. The north "Flight of Five" lock chambers still remain as a spillway. In recent years, public officials and private businesses have made an effort to promote Lockport history as a regional or national tourist attraction. This includes the completion of
930-466: Was sworn in on February 24, 2014. She was later elected to a full four-year term that began in January 2016. She resigned and accepted the position as president and CEO of Eastern Niagara Hospital. Lockport City School District oversees all local public schools. The district includes all of Lockport city and most of Lockport town. DeSales Catholic School is a local private elementary school within
961-565: Was unusual in the 1940s, when most photographers preferred white models. His physique and beefcake photography was credited to his creative pseudonym, Lon of New York. Though Lon was known for a camp demeanour in private, and sometimes photographed drag queens, his physique photography was serious rather than campy, featuring highly masculine models and poses. Lon's photos were widely featured in popular physique magazines , and he published several magazines of his own: Men and Art , Male Pix , Star Models , and Male Model Parade . His work