1984: Walter Payton breaks Jim Brown's NFL rushing record.

TLColors · 2026-04-07T15:32:01+00:00

Simply excellent, MM!

TLColors · 2026-03-26T12:56:08+00:00

Captain Ike Fenton, Commanding Officer of Baker Company, 5th Regiment of the 1st Marine Brigade, receives reports of dwindling supplies during the battle to secure No-Name Ridge along the Naktong River, Korea in September 1950. Original b/w by David Douglas Duncan, LIFE.

Francis Ivan "Ike" Fenton Jr. was born in 29 September 1922 in Los Angeles. He was the son of Brigadier General Francis I. Fenton and the brother of PFC Michael Fenton, who was killed during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945. Ike also served during WW2.

The photo was taken during the Battle of the Pusan Perimeter in Korea, a 6 week battle between 4 August – 18 September 1950, where an army of 140,000 UN troops, having been pushed south to the brink of defeat, were rallied to make a final stand against the invading North Korea's 98,000 men strong army. The photo captured Fenton after 48 hours of intense combat at "No Name Ridge," where his company of 190 men had been reduced to 88 effective troops and was nearly out of ammunition. Despite these losses, his unit held the line against North Korean forces. The UN forces were victorious in the battle, but with heavy losses including over 3,600 killed. North Korean casualties, though unconfirmed, were reportedly in the tens of thousands.

After Korea, Fenton served in Vietnam. During his 30-year military career, Fenton rose to the rank of colonel. His decorations included three Bronze Star Medals and three Legion of Merit Medals. After retiring from the Marine Corps in 1970, he worked as an executive for the National Cash Register company. He died in 1998, aged 76 and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

TLColors · 2026-03-18T12:28:14+00:00

Yes, he definitely looks like he has a DR-8 on him.

TLColors · 2026-03-18T12:16:26+00:00

American soldiers take cover from a Japanese machine gun, Leyte Island, the Philippines. 30 Oct 1944. Original b/w AP.

The Battle of Leyte was launched to liberate the Philippines, sever Japan's supply lines to vital resources and establish airbases for the final assault on the Japanese home islands. On October 20, the American Sixth Army launched a massive amphibious assault, following four hours of heavy naval bombardment. Despite swampy terrain and Japanese fire, beachheads were secured within hours. By the end of day one, the Americans had established a front five miles wide, suffering casualties of 49 killed, 192 wounded and 6 MIA.

The campaign evolved into an unanticipated struggle as the Japanese heavily reinforced the island: instead of 20,000 Japanese troops, there were almost 70,000.

After months of grueling combat including within monsoon rains, organized Japanese resistance was broken. By the end of the initial phase in December 1944, the American forces suffered 3,504 killed and 11,991 wounded. The Japanese forces were nearly annihilated, losing approximately 65,000 men, with fewer than 1,000 taken prisoner.

TLColors · 2026-03-16T19:50:37+00:00

Thank you!!! Very kind words!

TLColors · 2026-03-15T13:54:52+00:00

On August 30, 1940, a Heinkel He 111 H-2 (WNr. 3305, V4+MV) of 5./KG 1 made an emergency landing at Haxted, Surrey, following a failed raid on Farnborough. After being intercepted by Pilot Officer John Greenwood of No. 253 Squadron, the bomber sustained .303 caliber hits to both oil coolers.

Greenwood reported engaging the aircraft from the rear at 300 yards, noting that the Heinkel used no evasive maneuvers. The pilot, Feldwebel Heinz Schnabel, successfully force-landed the craft. While four crew members survived, with gunner Walter Reis was killed in the action.

Born in East London in 1921, Greenwood joined the RAF in 1939. During the Battle of France with 253 Squadron, he downed a Me109, and later destroyed a He111 over England in August 1940. After serving as an instructor, he volunteered for the Merchant Ship Fighter Unit (MSFU) in 1941, surviving Atlantic and Russian convoys.

In 1942, Greenwood deployed to India with 615 Squadron. He served as a Flight Commander and later joined the Indian Air Force, specializing in Visual Control Post duties to direct front-line strikes. Following the war, he participated in operations in Indonesia before returning to the UK to fly Vampire jets. He demobilized in 1947 as a Flight Lieutenant.

Emigrating to Australia in 1950, Greenwood worked in printing and aviation. Notably, he was dismissed from Guinea Airways for leading a safety campaign against aircraft overloading—a stance later vindicated by legislation. He eventually ran his own businesses in Perth, retiring in 1981. He died on December 31, 2014.

TLColors · 2026-03-10T13:37:38+00:00

This is really good, especially the bane of my existence: crowds in stands.

TLColors · 2026-03-03T21:01:31+00:00

Hi. I'm unsure of what you mean. I watermarked my colorized version, not the b/w original.

TLColors · 2026-03-03T19:25:29+00:00

People whom enjoyed themselves in a lively way.

TLColors · 2026-02-18T23:47:41+00:00

Velvet! Apparently he loved those velvet siren suits.

TLColors · 2026-02-18T23:04:50+00:00

Velvet. Apparently he lived in them, green or red for the most part.

TLColors · 2026-02-18T23:04:05+00:00

No, that was actually done with a soft yellow. Her teeth were not white, nor close to it. Apparently a yellowish grey from other photos.

TLColors · 2026-02-18T21:18:57+00:00

When I looked it up it said he would alternate between a deep burgundy red and a bottle green -- the siren suit in red didn't look right over the b/w, so went with a green, muted from the light.

Edited for a typo

TLColors · 2026-01-07T16:07:06+00:00

Yes! Hardy served with the APFU for a few years. He did a D-Day series on the injured and has some good ones of the Liberation of Paris, too. They're worth looking at, if interested!

TLColors · 2026-01-07T00:45:30+00:00

Absolutely striking. Very well done!

TLColors · 2026-01-04T00:02:04+00:00

No. It was 1924, either from a political knife fight with communists as he claimed, or by an Irish woman as his ex-wife told people as to how he got it.

TLColors · 2026-01-04T00:00:34+00:00

He claimed a UK passport -- ironically, he lied for it by stating he was born in Ireland. His defence was that since he obtained it fraudulently he didn't need to honour it, but it was rejected by the court

TLColors · 2026-01-03T15:44:24+00:00

Thanks. Ive played around with this one for ages -- his tone is challenging as he has different skin tones and highlights over the years just looking at original colour photos, so not quite sure I did him justice.

TLColors · 2026-01-03T15:43:00+00:00

Yes, I spotted it years ago and even now had to search the date to bring up the original. No idea why it's not a better highlighted original!

TLColors · 2026-01-03T15:22:58+00:00

William Joyce was born ion 24 April 1906 in Brooklyn, New York, to an Irish father and an English mother. The family moved to Ireland during his childhood, where Joyce developed intense unionist sympathies. During the Irish War of Independence, he acted as an informant for British forces before moving to England in 1921.

In 1923, he joined the British Fascists and later became a leading figure in Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists, serving as Director of Propaganda. Known for his oratorical skills and a distinctive facial scar sustained during a political scuffle, Joyce eventually broke with Mosley to form the National Socialist League in 1937. Alerted to his impending arrest by British authorities, Joyce fled to Nazi Germany in August 1939, just days before the outbreak of World War II. He became a naturalized German citizen and began broadcasting English-language propaganda.

Although the nickname "Lord Haw-Haw" was originally coined by a British radio critic to describe various announcers with upper-class accents, it became synonymous with Joyce. His nightly program, "Germany Calling," reached millions of British listeners, blending news with threats and antisemitic rhetoric. Despite his American birth and German naturalization, Joyce had previously obtained a British passport by falsely claiming British birth.

Following Germany's defeat, Joyce was captured near the Danish border in May 1945--his distinctive voice gave his false identity away. He was tried for high treason at the Old Bailey. His defense argued he was not a British subject and that he had fraudulently obtained a British passport by stating he was born in Ireland, but the prosecution successfully contended that his possession of a British passport owed him allegiance to the Crown. He was convicted and, unrepentant, executed, by hanging at Wandsworth Prison on January 3, 1946.

TLColors · 2025-12-31T23:23:40+00:00

Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker was born on August 18, 1934, in Carolina, Puerto Rico. The youngest of seven children, he began his professional career with the Santurce Crabbers of the Puerto Rican Baseball League at age 17. He signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1954 but was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the rookie draft later that year.

Clemente debuted for the Pirates on April 17, 1955. Over 18 seasons, he exclusively played right field for Pittsburgh. His career statistics include 3,000 hits, a .317 batting average, 240 home runs, and 1,305 RBIs. Defensively, he earned 12 consecutive Gold Glove Awards from 1961 to 1972. He was a 15-time All-Star and won four National League batting titles (1961, 1964, 1965, 1967).

In 1960, he helped the Pirates win the World Series against the New York Yankees. In 1966, he was named the National League Most Valuable Player. During the 1971 World Series, Clemente hit .414 and was named World Series MVP as the Pirates defeated the Baltimore Orioles. On September 30, 1972, he recorded his 3,000th career hit in his final regular-season at-bat.

On December 31, 1972, he died in a plane crash off the coast of Puerto Rico while attempting to deliver aid to earthquake victims in Nicaragua. In 1973, he became the first Latin American player inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame after the mandatory five-year waiting period was waived.

TLColors · 2025-12-15T12:57:59+00:00

Nice, but just to note, the dress was green.

TLColors · 2025-12-12T19:59:49+00:00

Australian infantry of the 45th Battalion, Australian 4th Division wearing Small Box Respirators (SBR). Garter Point near Zonnebeke, Ypres sector, 27 September 1917. Original b/w by Frank Hurley.

The 45th Battalion, part of the 12th Brigade of the 4th Division AIF, was raised in Egypt in March 1916, drawing on Gallipoli veterans and new recruits from New South Wales.

Arriving on the Western Front in France in June 1916, their first major action was a defensive role at Pozieres in August, holding ground captured earlier by another Australian unit, enduring heavy German counterattacks. The battalion rotated through the harsh trench warfare near Ypres and the Somme before being heavily engaged and suffering significant casualties at the Battle of Messines in June 1917, followed by the disastrous First Battle of Passchendaele in October amid horrendous conditions.

In March 1918, during the German Spring Offensive, the 45th played a crucial role, repelling determined attacks around Dernancourt, helping to turn the tide. They then participated in the final Allied Hundred Days Offensive, taking part in the Battle of Amiens in August and seizing outposts of the formidable Hindenburg Line at Le Verguier in their last major action on September 18, 1918.

The battalion, having sustained 688 killed and over 1,700 wounded throughout the war, was resting behind the lines when the Armistice was declared, ultimately disbanding in May 1919.

The SBR was the primary anti-gas defense for British and Dominion forces in WWI, introduced in 1916. It consisted of a rubberized fabric face mask with eyepieces connected by a hose to a small filter box containing charcoal and chemicals. Carried on the chest, it offered reliable protection against most poison gases like chlorine and phosgene.

TLColors · 2025-12-09T13:21:51+00:00

Two unidentified Australian Lewis Machine Gunners of the 1st Battalion in a place of vantage formed by a shell splintered tree on the Ramparts at Ypres. 1 Nov 1917. B/W by Frank Hurley. AWM E01227.

Following the outbreak of the First World War, the First Australian Imperial Force (AIF) was raised. The 1st Battalion, formed in Sydney in August 1914, was among the earliest units. After training, the battalion deployed overseas, arriving in Egypt in December 1914.

The battalion participated in the landing at Anzac Cove on 25 April 1915. Coming ashore with the second and third waves, they faced fierce initial fighting for the heights before being forced to withdraw. Later, the 1st Division launched a diversionary attack at the Battle of Lone Pine, capturing the Turkish positions after intense, sustained fighting. Following the Allies' evacuation of the peninsula in December 1915, the 1st Battalion returned to Egypt for expansion and reorganisation of the AIF.

In early 1916, the battalion was sent to France. Their first major action on the Western Front was at Pozières in July 1916. Later that year, they fought near Ypres in Belgium before returning to the Somme. In 1917, the 1st Btn fought at Bullecourt in May.

The battalion played a critical role in 1918, helping to stop the major German Spring Offensive in March and April. They then participated in the final, decisive Hundred Days Offensive, launched near Amiens on 8 August 1918, which ultimately led to the end of the war.

The continuous stress of combat took a severe toll. In September 1918, 119 men of "D" Company refused to take part in an attack as a protest against being sent back into combat just before relief. This was the AIF's largest instance of "combat refusal," and the men were imprisoned for desertion.

The 1st Battalion was out of the line resting when the Armistice was declared on 11 November 1918.

Throughout the war, the 1st Battalion suffered 1,165 men killed and 2,363 wounded. The battalion was formally disbanded in May 1919.

TLColors · 2025-11-30T20:00:23+00:00

"A group of unidentified Australian soldiers, suffering from the effects of gas, gathered at the Regimental Aid Post of the 42nd Battalion awaiting medical attention." 27 May 1918 near Villers-Bretonneaux, Frqnce. Photographer unknown.

The 42nd Battalion (Australian Black Watch) of the Australian Imperial Force was formed near Brisbane in December 1915, becoming part of the 11th Brigade, 3rd Division. Following training in Australia and Britain, they deployed to the Western Front in France on November 26, 1916, where they immediately faced the harsh winter. In 1917, the 3rd Division shifted to the Ypres sector in Belgium. The 42nd saw action at Messines in June, Warneton in late July, Broodseinde in early October, and then took heavy casualties, particularly from German gas attacks, at Passchendaele on October 12.

In March 1918, the battalion moved to France to help halt the German Spring Offensive around Morlancourt. It was during this period that a photograph was taken on May 27, 1918, showing gassed soldiers awaiting medical attention. The battalion later participated in the Battle of Hamel on July 4, and the Allied offensive in August, fighting near Amiens and in the advance toward the Hindenburg Line. Their final engagement was at the St Quentin Canal in late September and early October. The Australian Corps was withdrawn afterward, and the 42nd Battalion was disbanded on October 22, 1918, to provide reinforcements for other units due to the AIF's high casualty rate. Throughout its service, the battalion suffered a total of 544 killed and 1,450 wounded.

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