Gold Rush in Florida
A group of white ibises searching for a their snack food in the water is a typical view in Florida. The textbooks say that the diet of the ibis usually consists of crabs, crayfish,...
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In Black and White: The Time Has Come,’ the Walrus Said…
The time has come,’ the Walrus said, To talk of many things: Of shoes — and ships — and sealing-wax — Of cabbages — and kings — Lewis Carroll, The Walrus and the Carpenter...
Zygmunt Smalcerz in Budapest (1978)
History in Color: Budapest, Hungary, 1978 – Olympic champion Zygmunt Smalcerz of Team Poland competes at the Danube Cup in Budapest. Nicknamed as “Polish Gulliver” by his teammates, legendary Polish flyweight Zygmunt Smalcerz (b....
Toronto 2 Florida 1
– Go Canada! Happy bunch of Canada Geese send their greetings to the local Little Blue Heron of Florida on the side of the pond. – Ya ya ya, – says little fella. He...
Beach Season for Heavyweights in 1973
Blast from the past… 50 years ago, Olympic weightlifting heavyweights (left to right) Karl Usar, Toivo Kurg (both of Estonia) and Sultan Rakhmanov of Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine are enjoying the beach season in Alushta, Crimea...
Friendly Faces of Florida
These are my latest photos of birds of Florida. For the most part you have to earn their trust and interest. Once you become friends with them, these guys get really excited about photos...
Yanko Rusev Wins His 1st European Title
History in Color @LiftUp: June 13, 1978, Havirov, Czechoslovakia – 19-year old junior lightweight Yanko Rusev of Bulgaria performs a cj lift in the 67.5kg weight class on his way to his first career...
Rudolf Plukfelder in Warsaw (1959)
History in Color @LiftUp: October 3, 1959, Warsaw, Poland – 32-year old rookie weightlifter of the national Team USSR, Rudolf Plukfelder competes in the 82.5kg weight class at his first World Championships in Warsaw...
John Davis in Paris (1950)
History in Color: October 15, 1950, Paris, France – Legendary American heavyweight, 2x Olympic Champion, 6x World Champion John Davis competes at the 1950 World Championship in Paris, France. John Davis (1921-1984) definitely deserves...
Featherweights Berger and Minaev in 1958
History in Color: May 12, 1958, Chicago, IL, USA – Soviet and U.S Olympic weightlifters are waiting for the opening call of the first match of the 1958 USA vs. USSR match in Chicago....
The 1st World Record by Yevgeny Minaev
History in Color: August 20, 1956, Moscow, Russia – 23-year old featherweight of the Soviet Army team Evgeny Minaev sets up a new world record in the press lift at the 1st USSR Spartakiade...
