An original period image restored and tinted by internationally known color artist and author of "Restoring and Tinting Vintage Images", David Richardson.  This is an exclusive listing of his work.

Each image is taken from a high resolution negative and then cleaned of blemishes, damage, scratches, and whatever the decades have caused.  Then the image is carefully brought back to life by adding color to the black and white image.  By using these techniques the hands of time are turned back and for the first time you can see the images in color as they might have been on the day they were taken.  

You have your choice of size and finish for the photo.   Note that the size you choose may require cropping and the finished image may appear slightly different than the one shown.  If preferred a white border can be added above/below or left/right to allow all of the original image to print.  If not requested when placing your order your image may be cropped.  If you would like to see how a specific image will look for the size you have chosen, please contact us and indicate the size you are interested in.

Matte Finish:
E-Surface Photo Paper is by far our most popular photographic paper. As a professional paper, it boasts rich, sharp color that won't fade or yellow, creating beautiful prints that will last for years to come. 

Glossy (Metallic) finish:
Our Metallic Photo Paper features a unique pearlescent surface. It offers highly saturated colors, ultra-bright backgrounds, and will last a lifetime with typical home storage.

Jim Thorpe - New York Giants 1913 

Jim Thorpe is “the greatest athlete of all time. Still. To me, it’s not even a question.” Olympic historian Bill Mallon

Over 100 years ago, Jim Thorpe competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.  His crushed the competition.  In his first event, the pentathlon, consisted of five events in one day.  Thorpe won four out of the five events.  The 1,500 meter race he ran almost 5 seconds faster than the competition. 

Thorpe's second event, the three day decathlon, was held in a pouring rain.  He began by running the 100-meter dash in 11.2 seconds. It was another 36 years before another Olympian would equal his time.

The next day Thorpe's shoes went missing.  His coach scrounged the trash for a pair of mismatched shoes.  The shoes may have slowed him down but did not impact his performance.  Thrope ran his favorite event, the 110-meter hurdles in 15.6 seconds.  Bob Mathias in the 1948 Olympics was unable to match it.

On the third day, still wearing mismatched shoes, Thorpe ended the event by running the 1,500 meter run in 4 minutes 40.1 seconds.  It wasn't until 1972 that an Olympian beat his record.  As Neely Tucker of the Washington Post pointed out, the 2008 Olympic Decathlon Champion, Bryan Clay, would beat Thorpe's 1,500 by only one second.

His fantastic performance can be attributed to natural ability and unlike most athletes of his generation, Thorpe trained hard, year around.  “I may have had an aversion for work,” Thorpe said, “but I also had an aversion for getting beat.” 

Thorpe became a professional athlete after the Olympics.  He would play professionally baseball and football until he was 41 years old.