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40 Stunning Colorized Historical Photos That Offer A New Perspective On History, As Shared On This Twitter Page
Have you ever seen your grandparents’ wedding photos? How about your great-grandparents’ baby pictures? If you’ve got an album full of ancient, black and white family photos just collecting dust in your attic, wouldn’t you like to see those same images in vibrant colors?
Allow me to introduce you to the Colorized Twitter account, which is dedicated to “breathing a second life into black and white photos”. This page features a wide variety of colorized, historical photos, including anything from a picture of Black Sabbath in the 70s to a portrait of Vincent van Gogh’s sister from 1874.
Below, we’ve gathered some of Colorized’s most captivating images to share with you all, so be sure to upvote all of the pictures you find most stunning. Keep reading to also find conversations we were lucky enough to have with photo colorizing experts Peter Shafron, founder and owner of PhotoFixRestore, and Jennifer Cohen, Founder of Facsimile Photo. Let us know in the comments what photos you’d like to have colorized yourself, and then if you’re interested in checking out a few more Bored Panda articles featuring vintage, black and white pics that have been brought to life with color, you can those right here and here!
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norabest321 3 years ago
He really was that small. He weighed 32lbs and was only 30inches tall. There are also accompanying photos that show the cat again. It was a magazine spread I think?
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CouchChihuahua 3 years ago
If only all humans could live as in sync with nature as these guys (and most other tribal people)
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Heather Nemanic 3 years ago
Martin Luther King. a great Man who died because he stood up and proclaimed all people no matter their Color had rights given to them by our founding Fathers. He died by the Hands of those who believed he was a threat to their way of life…..
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Colin Matthews 3 years ago
Custer was a complete thug who planned to massacre all of the Lakota tribal people, he underestimated them and got what he deserved
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Katy McMouse 3 years ago
I'm not sure these kids were too terribly afraid. From the looks on their faces, they are either seeing a dog fight for the first time, and are in awe, or they were so accustomed to it, they watch like it's an afternoon matinee. Children of that era fascinate me with their ability to cope from day to day.
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Michael Largey 3 years ago
This didn't end until it was made illegal. So when some people whine about "government restrictions on business", remember these kids.
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BlueEyesWhiteDragon 3 years ago
For just the barest of seconds I thought Jane Russell was holding a cell phone.
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ConstantConstance 3 years ago (edited)
And then there's the men looking straight at the camera
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Hugh Cookson 3 years ago
A very sad fact is that many of the liberated prisoners were given too much food by the allies and died because their bodies couldn't cope with the shock of having enough food after years of being systematically starved, not the allied soldiers fault as they though they were doing good and had no points of reference and mostly, no guidance. Damn shame.
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François Carré 3 years ago
So his adult life started with the Revolutionary war and ended with the Civil war. Not sure he was very happy with such outcome.
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2WheelTravlr 3 years ago (edited)
Not just a camper, a motorhome! This was called the Deluxe Motor Yacht, manufactured by A.E. Poultney in the UK and sold for $985.
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Shelby Sorrells 3 years ago
Beautiful. These Santa images are painting such a picture of the truth behind why we've created a Santa figure. To keep hope and human connection going through the hard times.. through the cold... and hatred... the hope in human connection maintains.
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Katy McMouse 3 years ago
She was so gorgeous. She almost looks like a Disney princess, in this image.
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Mariele Scherzinger 3 years ago
The green feathers take the cake. Literally. Whoever coloured this: are you sure that was the original colour?
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Katy McMouse 3 years ago
Does anyone know if that statue is still standing? It looks familiar, but an image search didn't find what I'm looking for.
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araT Backwards 3 years ago
Santa Claus Indiana is about 3 hrs from my home. We go every couple years. Beautiful little place!
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Olive Harper 3 years ago
I think this picture was used in one of the episodes when Lucy is looking through old photos.
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Katy McMouse 3 years ago
For as often as this image has been posted, I wonder if they were ever identified?
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Marie Dahme 3 years ago
Famous quote as he surrendered in 1877: "Hear me, my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever." They got their name from the French which means pierced nose.
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2WheelTravlr 3 years ago
So easy to see here that he was not a healthy man, he looks almost emaciated.
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Kim Lorton 3 years ago
God bless every single combat medic past present and future. To perform under the conditions of combat, save lives, help the ones that will not make it and give hope to the living and uninjured as well as the ones that know they will not leave the battlefield and live. Your bravery and dedication to being there and helping our soldiers is beyond the pale. Thank you.
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François Carré 3 years ago
So you thought it was interesting to colorize these old pictures from 1977 and now I feel like a dinosaur.
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BlueEyesWhiteDragon 3 years ago
It's weird that this photo was in black and white to begin with.
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Mariele Scherzinger 3 years ago
I've always wondered why they became such legends. If you read about the details of their story, it's not all that fascinating.
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2WheelTravlr 3 years ago
Not unknown, a well known shot of Jefferson Street, Passaic, New Jersey.
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Marie Dahme 3 years ago
I wonder if all those artifacts got repatriated to wherever they rightfully belonged.
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Marie Dahme 3 years ago
She was also very brilliant. In the middle of the war, she invented signal hopping…which lead to modern day wi-fi.
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Fluffy mommy panda 3 years ago
Poor boy he looks like he seen some hard times and he looks hungry
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2WheelTravlr 3 years ago
It's amazing how well they made these tiny sound stages work on film.
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Jacques-Olivier NICOLAS 3 years ago
1914, before french realized red pants were not ideal for battle…
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Michelle Carlson 3 years ago
This is in my state! Lots of immigrant Cornish folks and people from Scandanavia did this work. You can take tours of the closed mines now - it's pretty fascinating.Interesting article here on its prehistoric origins: https://eos.org/articles/miners-left-pollution-trail-great-lakes-6000-years-ago
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Katy McMouse 3 years ago
This man was insanely fearless or maybe just insane, but he was definitely one hell of a character.
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Federico Guerrero-Isaza 3 years ago
🎶 The Jester sang for the king and queen, with a coat he borrowed from James Dean🎶
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William J Dougherty 3 years ago (edited)
Before he disregarded orders and got his boat wrecked.
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Dash Junior 3 years ago
This is not the movie Frankentstein. This photo is from the movie House of Frankenstein which was released in 1944.
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Marie Dahme 3 years ago
Wow, look how open those sidewalks are. Bet they aren’t like that anymore.
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Marie Dahme 3 years ago
Odd. This whole film was in color, so strange that this photo was shot in black and white
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LazyPandaTiredPanda.Z.Z.Z. 3 years ago
It's amazing how just coloring a photo can make it feel modern and give one a connection with the past
LazyPandaTiredPanda.Z.Z.Z. 3 years ago
It's amazing how just coloring a photo can make it feel modern and give one a connection with the past
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