Thread of beautiful colorized photos you've (probably) never seen before 🧵
1. "A few seconds before happiness"
2. The Kiss of Life
Randall Champion accidentally touched a live wire, causing a fatal electric shock that stopped his heart. Fellow lineman J.D. Thompson gave CPR until paramedics arrived. Champion survived and lived until 2002. The photo won the Pulitzer Prize in 1968.
3. British soldier playing with a kitten in the snow, in Neulette, Northern France. December 17, 1917.