NeophobiA 1,503 Report post Posted April 24, 2014 43 Historic Black and White Photos ColorizedOne of the greatest components of reddit are the thriving subreddits, niche communitiesof people who share a passion for a specific topic. One of the My personal favouritesis r/ColorizedHistory. The principal contributors are a mix of professional and amateurcolorizers and restorers that bring historic photos to life through color. All of themare highly skilled digital artists that use a combination of historical referencematerial and a natural eye for colour.When we see old photos in black and white, we sometimes forget that life back then wasexperienced in the same vibrant colours that surround us today. This gallery of talentedartists helps us remember just that.Below you will find a collection of some of the highest rated colorized images to dateon r/ColorizedHistory.1. Flippin’ BurgersCrowley, Louisiana, USA – October 19282. Women Delivering Ice, 1918Girls deliver ice. Heavy work that formerly belonged to men only is being done by girls.The ice girls are delivering ice on a route and their work requires brawn as well as thepartriotic ambition to help., 09/16/19183. Times Square, 19474. Easter Eggs for Hitler, c 1944-19455. Mug shot of William Stanley Moore, 1 May 1925 Central Police Station, Sydney.Special Photograph no. 1399. this picture appears in the Photo Supplement to theNSW Police Gazette, 28 July, 1926 captioned: ‘Opium dealer./ Operates with largequantities of faked opium and cocaine./ A wharf labourer; associates with waterfront thieves and drug traders.’6. Painting WWII Propaganda Posters Port Washington, New York – 8 July 1942The art assembly line of female students busily engaged in copying World War IIpropaganda posters in Port Washington, New York, on July 8, 1942. The masterposter is hanging in the background.7. Two survivors of the Battle of Gettysburg at the 50th anniversary reunion, July 19138. Titanic sinks April 15, 1912. Newspaper boy Ned Parfettsells copies of the evening paper bearing news of the disaster. (April 16, 1912)9. “The Red Baron”, Manfred von Richthofe – ca 191710. Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge ca 193511. Marilyn Monroe, 195712. Cab stand in Madison Square Park, New York – ca 190013. Louis Armstrong practicing in his dressing room, ca 194614. Portrait Used to Design the Penny. President Lincoln Meets General McClellan– Antietam, Maryland ca September 186215. Theodore Roosevelt in his Rough Rider uniform, ca 189816. Babe Ruth the Year He Joined the New York Yankees, 192017. Norman Rockwell Entering his Stockbridge Studio Massachusetts, 196618. “The Tall Cowboy”, Ralph E. Madsen with Senator Morris Sheppard, 191919. Sergeant George Camblair practicing with a gas mask in a smokescreen – Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 194220. Lou Gehrig’s Farewell Speech – 4 July 193921. Otto Frank, Anne Frank’s father and the only surviving member of the Frank familyrevisiting the attic they spent the war in, 3 May 196022. Young Woman with Umbrella – Louisiana, 193723. Broadway at the United States Hotel Saratoga Springs, N.Y. ca 1900-191524. Ruth Malcomson, Miss America 192425. Abandoned boy holding a stuffed toy animal. London 1945“I was told he had come back from playing and found his house a shambles—his mother,father and brother dead under the rubble…he was looking up at the sky, his face anexpression of both confusion and defiance. The defiance made him look like a youngWinston Churchill. This photograph was used by IBM to publicize a show in London.The boy grew up to become a truck driver after the war, and walking past the IBMoffices, he recognized his picture.” – Toni Frissell26. Hindenburg Disaster – May 6, 193727. Japanese Archers circa 186028. View from Capitol in Nashville, Tennessee During the Civil War, 186428. Unemployed lumber worker, circa 193929. Auto Wreck in Washington D.C, 192130. Big Jay McNeely driving the crowd at the Olympic Auditorium into a frenzy, Los Angeles, 195331. Albert Einstein, Summer 1939 Nassau Point, Long Island, NY32. Audrey Hepburn33. ‘Old Gold’, Country store, 193934. Joseph Goebbels scowling at photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt after finding out he’s Jewish, 193335. Nikola Tesla, 189336. W.H. Murphy and his associate demonstrating their bulletproof vest on October 13, 192337. Young boy in Baltimore slum area, July 193838. British troops cheerfully board their train for the first stage of their trip to the western front – England, September 20, 193939. Oscar II, King of Sweden and Norway, 188040. Walt Whitman, 188741. Mark Twain in the garden, circa 190042. Charlie Chaplin at the age of 27, 191643. Elizabeth Taylor – Giant (1956 film) 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
inhiway 48 Report post Posted July 1, 2014 These are some amazing colorizations. I've tried coloring b&w photos and it takes a very steady hand and a good eye for color, neither of which I have. Thanks for the post. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShAmmY1989 984 Report post Posted July 8, 2014 Great nice 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Half Monk 697 Report post Posted July 20, 2014 superb work 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevinmichal 16 Report post Posted July 20, 2014 many thanks for those, look great 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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