AUTHENTIC ARCHIVE

Image credits & rights.

Era Theory uses authentic photography for real people and historical moments. These source records document creator, license, permitted treatment and the local archived derivative used by the site. No AI-generated person substitutes are part of this archive.

Bill Polian at the RCA Dome before an Indianapolis Colts game.

Bill Polian at the RCA Dome before a Colts game in 2007.

Credit: Senior Airman Carl Berry / U.S. Air Force

License: Public Domain

Changes: Narrative cutout hides background pixels with a segmentation-derived silhouette; photographed person pixels are not generated, redrawn or reconstructed. Responsive sizing and color grade only.

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Peyton Manning in an Indianapolis Colts uniform preparing to pass during a 2010 game.

Peyton Manning passing for Indianapolis during the 2010 Colts season.

Credit: Mike Morbeck

License: CC BY-SA 2.0

Changes: Narrative cutout hides background pixels with a segmentation-derived silhouette; photographed player pixels are not generated, redrawn or reconstructed. Responsive sizing/color grade disclosed; derivative treatment remains CC BY-SA 2.0.

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Andrew Luck in an Indianapolis Colts uniform during a September 2014 game.

Andrew Luck with Indianapolis during the 2014 Colts season.

Credit: Jeffrey Beall

License: CC BY 3.0

Changes: Narrative cutout hides background pixels with a segmentation-derived silhouette; photographed player pixels are not generated, redrawn or reconstructed. Responsive sizing and color grade only.

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Anthony Richardson in an Indianapolis Colts uniform during the 2023 season.

Anthony Richardson during the Colts' 2023 season.

Credit: Tennessee Titans

License: CC BY 3.0

Changes: Responsive crop and color grade only; photographed player remains unaltered. This asset remains in the authentic evidence archive and QB evidence strip rather than the main cutout hero.

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Jonathan Taylor in an Indianapolis Colts uniform in 2022.

Jonathan Taylor with Indianapolis in 2022.

Credit: All-Pro Reels

License: CC BY-SA 2.0

Changes: Narrative cutout hides background pixels with a segmentation-derived silhouette; photographed player pixels are not generated, redrawn or reconstructed. Responsive sizing/color grade disclosed; derivative treatment remains CC BY-SA 2.0.

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REPORT 002 · DETROIT LIONS

Detroit authentic archive.

Calvin Johnson in a Detroit Lions uniform in 2007.

Calvin Johnson with the Detroit Lions in 2007.

Credit: Dave Hogg

License: CC BY 2.0

Changes: Responsive crop, authentic-pixel subject mask, color grade and edge treatment; photographed player remains unaltered.

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Matthew Stafford in a Detroit Lions uniform in 2015.

Matthew Stafford with Detroit during the 2015 preseason.

Credit: Keith Allison

License: CC BY-SA 2.0

Changes: Responsive crop, authentic-pixel subject mask, color grade and edge treatment; derivative treatment remains CC BY-SA 2.0.

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Jared Goff in a Detroit Lions uniform during a 2022 home game.

Jared Goff with the Detroit Lions on September 18, 2022.

Credit: All-Pro Reels

License: CC BY-SA 2.0

Changes: Responsive crop, authentic-pixel subject mask, color grade and edge treatment; derivative treatment remains CC BY-SA 2.0.

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Penei Sewell in a Detroit Lions uniform entering the field in 2022.

Penei Sewell leading Detroit onto the field at Ford Field on September 18, 2022.

Credit: All-Pro Reels

License: CC BY-SA 2.0

Changes: Responsive crop, authentic-pixel subject mask, color grade and edge treatment; derivative treatment remains CC BY-SA 2.0.

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REPORT 003 · INDIANA PACERS

Pacers authentic archive.

Paul George in an Indiana Pacers uniform during the 2013-14 season.

Paul George with the Indiana Pacers in March 2014.

Credit: Joshua S. Kelly / joshuak8; Commons derivative by Chrishmt0423

License: CC BY-SA 3.0

Changes: Responsive crop, authentic-pixel subject clipping, color grade and soft edge treatment; photographed player remains source pixels. Derivative treatment remains CC BY-SA 3.0.

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Victor Oladipo in an Indiana Pacers uniform in 2018.

Victor Oladipo with Indiana in March 2018.

Credit: Keith Allison

License: CC BY-SA 2.0

Changes: Responsive crop, authentic-pixel subject clipping, color grade and edge treatment; photographed player remains source pixels. Derivative treatment remains CC BY-SA 2.0.

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Domantas Sabonis in an Indiana Pacers uniform in 2018.

Domantas Sabonis with Indiana in December 2018.

Credit: Taphazardly

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

Changes: Responsive crop, authentic-pixel subject clipping, color grade and edge treatment; photographed player remains source pixels. Derivative treatment remains CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Tyrese Haliburton in an Indiana Pacers uniform in 2025.

Tyrese Haliburton with Indiana in March 2025.

Credit: Chensiyuan

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

Changes: Responsive crop, authentic-pixel subject clipping, color grade and soft edge treatment; photographed player remains source pixels. Derivative treatment remains CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Pascal Siakam in an Indiana Pacers uniform in 2025.

Pascal Siakam with Indiana in March 2025.

Credit: Chensiyuan

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

Changes: Responsive crop, authentic-pixel subject clipping, color grade and soft edge treatment; photographed player remains source pixels. Derivative treatment remains CC BY-SA 4.0.

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REPORT 004 · CHICAGO CUBS

Cubs authentic archive.

Theo Epstein speaking to reporters at Wrigley Field in 2016.

Theo Epstein at Wrigley Field before 2016 NLCS Game 6

Credit: Arturo Pardavila III

License: CC BY 2.0

Changes: Responsive crop, tonal/color treatment, edge fade and layout masking only.

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Kris Bryant during the Chicago Cubs' 2016 championship season.

Kris Bryant during 2016 All-Star Game availability

Credit: Arturo Pardavila III

License: CC BY 2.0

Changes: Responsive crop, tonal/color treatment and background-edge fade only.

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Anthony Rizzo on base for the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in 2016.

Anthony Rizzo at Wrigley Field on July 16, 2016

Credit: Julie Fennell; Commons crop by UCinternational

License: CC BY 2.0

Changes: Responsive crop, tonal/color treatment and edge fade only.

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Jake Arrieta pitching for the Chicago Cubs in Game 6 of the 2016 World Series.

Jake Arrieta pitching in 2016 World Series Game 6

Credit: Arturo Pardavila III

License: CC BY 2.0

Changes: Responsive crop, tonal/color treatment and edge fade only.

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Chicago Cubs players celebrating the 2016 World Series championship.

Chicago Cubs celebrate after winning the 2016 World Series

Credit: Arturo Pardavila III

License: CC BY 2.0

Changes: Responsive editorial crop, tonal/color treatment and edge fade only.

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Pete Crow-Armstrong sliding during a South Bend Cubs game in 2022.

Pete Crow-Armstrong with the South Bend Cubs in 2022

Credit: Erik Drost

License: CC BY 2.0

Changes: Responsive crop, tonal/color treatment and edge fade only.

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