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25 Historical Moments Brought To Life With Color

Two images from /r/colorizedhistory
Two images from /r/colorizedhistory

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Published 2 months ago

Published 2 months ago

It's cool to look back at old photos from the past to see what life was like back then. While the first commercially successful color process came out around 1907, color photography was not common until the '60s and '70s. This means that there are a whole lot of historical photos in black and white. While it's cool to see the original black-and-white photos of events and people, it's interesting to think about how color would change it. With advanced technology and skilled people, there are now tons of historical photos being colorized. It's fun to see things from back in time in color. It makes it feel more real and personal, somehow.

Reddit's /r/colorizedhistory is a subreddit filled with historical, traditionally black-and-white photos made colorful. There are photos from all time periods, all places, and all events in this subreddit. Take a deep dive into the past and rediscover some icons and moments in color.

October 29th, 1929, black Tuesday

(Source: Reddit)

Participants of the 5th Solvay Conference on quantum mechanics, Including Einstein and Marie Curie,1927

(Source: Reddit)

Henry Behrens, the smallest man in the world, 1956

(Source: Reddit)

Albert Einstein, 1879

(Source: Reddit)

Charlie Chaplin, 1916

(Source: Reddit)

Princess Elizabeth driving an ambulance during WWII, 1945

(Source: Reddit)

The Titanic orphans, 1912

(Source: Reddit)

Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King

(Source: Reddit)

Unpacking Mona Lisa, 1945

(Source: Reddit)

Tolstoy, 1908

(Source: Reddit)

Charlie Chaplin and Albert Einstein, 1931

(Source: Reddit)

Two brothers separated by the Berlin Wall meet again, 1963

(Source: Reddit)

A. A. Milne, Christopher Robin, and the real Winnie the Pooh

(Source: Reddit)

Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe, 1954

(Source: Reddit)

Nikola Tesla in his office, 1916

(Source: Reddit)

Claude Monet

(Source: Reddit)

Three surviving crew members from the Titanic, 1912

(Source: Reddit)

New York City, 1933

(Source: Reddit)

Orville Wright flying over North Carolina dunes, 1902

(Source: Reddit)

Abraham Lincoln, 1860

(Source: Reddit)

The Star Wars cast, 1977

(Source: Reddit)

Rasputin

(Source: Reddit)

Soccer team of British WWI soldiers, 1916

(Source: Reddit)

Robin Williams, 1974

(Source: Reddit)

Queen Victoria and her servants

(Source: Reddit)

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