Andrew Johnson, the first American president to be impeached, though he was acquitted in the Senate by one vote.
Original B&W photo.
Thursday, 31 October 2013
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson, the first American president to be impeached, though he was acquitted in the Senate by one vote.
Original B&W photo.
Ambrose Burnside
Ambrose Burnside, seen here around 1880, was, by his own frequent admission, an indifferent military commander, at best, and his successes in the American Civil War were matched by his defeats.
His main legacy is the name given to the spectacular whiskers he sported, burnsides, at first, then sideburns. The syllables were transposed, it is sometimes claimed, as a reference to his tactical ineptitude, as he supposedly didn't know which way he was supposed to send his troops, but it is more likely that his name had been largely forgotten, and the word just evolved to make some kind of sense, as the "side" part clearly referred to the position of the whiskers on the head, especially when fashions changed and the moustache was dispensed with. The word evolved further, becoming sideboard, with "board" simply meaning "border" or "edge".
Original B&W photo.
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt, probably in 1902, the year he became the first president to be seen riding in an automobile in public.
Original B&W photo.
Wednesday, 30 October 2013
Tom Baker
Tom Baker aged 22, just prior to joining the army for National Service.
Original B&W photo.
Jon Pertwee
Jon Pertwee in 1955. At this time, he was known mainly as a radio actor, although he had already appeared in several films. It would be another 15 years before he would become a household name in television, as the third Doctor in Doctor Who.
Original B&W photo.
Tuesday, 29 October 2013
Nazi Loot Recovered
US soldiers with a painting by the French Impressionist Edouard Manet, titled "Wintergarden", discovered in the vault at Merkers.
Original B&W photo.
Colour reference for the painting.
Monday, 28 October 2013
Sunday, 27 October 2013
Oklahoma Charlie
The Wikimedia caption for this photo reads: "Arvin, Kern County, California. Portrait of Oklahoma Charlie. A single man now living in California., shacktown. He is first in line for his relief check. He receives $5.88 every two weeks. He pays $3 a month rent." The date given is 11 April 1940.
I did this one for a competition, of sorts, on the Colourise History Facebook page. There were no declared winners or losers, we just did the best we could, and got ideas from the other versions. For example, I originally made the shirt blue, but found out from John Winner that red was a common colour for denim shirts, so changed it accordingly.
Original B&W photo.
John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier
John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier on June 27, 1953, just three days after their engagement.
Original B&W photo.
Saturday, 26 October 2013
Marion Davies
Marion Davies, seen here in 1930, was primarily a comic actress but, when her lover, William Randolph Hearst, took over the management of her career, he pressured her into more serious roles, for which she was unsuited. Her career suffered and she retired from acting in 1937.
Original B&W photo.
Roger Delgado
Roger Delgado, better known for his later portrayal of the first incarnation of the Master in Doctor Who, in a 1962 episode of the TV series "The Saint".
Original B&W photo.
Friday, 25 October 2013
Peggy Shannon
Peggy Shannon was an actress who appeared on the stage and screen of the 1920s and 1930s. This photo is from her time with the Ziegfeld Follies Revue,before her movie career started in 1927.
Original B&W photo.
Thursday, 24 October 2013
Brian Blessed
Brian Blessed as PC "Fancy" Smith in the BBC television series Z-Cars, a character he played from 1962 to 1965.
Original B&W photo.
Kirk Alyn
Kirk Alyn in a publicity shot for the 1948 movie serial "Superman", in the man of steel's first screen appearance.
Original B&W photo.
John Davis
This particular John Davis was an American lawyer, businessman and politician from Massachusetts. At the time of this Mathew Brady photo, 1849, he was serving his second term as Senator, having also been in the House of Representatives, and Governor of Massachusetts.
He was known as "Honest John" Davis, because of his reputation for personal integrity but, as far as I can tell, he wasn't a particularly successful politician, despite his many years in various offices.
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Original daguerreotype.
George Bush
Distantly related to the U S Presidents of the same name, this George Bush (1796-1859) was a prominent biblical scholar and preacher. He was also a committed advocate for the immediate abolition of slavery, though he didn't live to see that happen. He is pictured here in 1844.
Original daguerreotype.
Wednesday, 23 October 2013
Theda Bara
Theda Bara, in a publicity still for the 1917 movie "Cleopatra", in which she played the title role.
Original B&W photo.
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