Bringing the past to life with colour
Publicity photos taken on January 19th 1967, to mark the return of the Cybermen in the Doctor Who story “The Moonbase”.
This story saw the uncredited debut of John Levine (later to play series regular Sergeant Benton), as a Cyberman, so it’s possible he’s in this picture.
Tom Baker, for many the definitive Doctor, with Daleks at BBC Television Centre, in a publicity shot for his first season of Doctor Who, which included the story “Genesis of the Daleks”, around 1975.
Original B&W photo.
Louis Armstrong, near the end of his career, on a visit to West Yorkshire, England, in June 1968.
Original B&W photo.
Marion Davies in a publicity photo for the 1928 film “Show People”.
Original B&W photo.
Buster Keaton and friends, sometime in the 1920s.
Original B&W photo.
William Gillette, an American actor/manager, was the first actor to play Sherlock Holmes. He is seen here in a publicity shot for the 1899 play “Sherlock Holmes”, written by Gillette, with elements from several Conan Doyle stories.
Original B&W photo.
16 year old Brian May, in 1963, with the new “Red Special” guitar he and his father made with wood from an 18th century fireplace.
Original B&W photo.
Daleks from their second story, “Dalek Invasion of Earth”, outside the London Planetarium, 20th August 1964.
Original B&W photo.
Lillian Russell (1860 or 1861 – 1922), one of the most famous actresses of her time, appearing on stage and the big screen. Hers was the voice chosen, for publicity purposes, to be the first heard over long distance telephone.
Original sepia photo.
One of the first professional photos of The Rolling Stones, taken by Philip Townsend, probably in 1963, after pianist Ian Stewart was removed from the regular line-up by manager Andrew Loog Oldham. Oldham also, initially, dressed the band in uniform suits, some remnants of which can be seen here, before they gained a reputation as “bad boys”, a reputation promoted enthusiastically by Oldham.
The photo was taken in Edith Grove, where Brian Jones, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards shared a flat, at number 102.
Original B&W photo.
Tinting History 