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Article created by: Viktorija Ošikaitė
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!

More info: Colorized.com | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram

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Two US 1st Army medics in World War II Normandy giving first aid to an injured French dog in colorized historical photo.

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    Henry Behrens, the smallest man, dancing with his pet cat in a colorized historical photo offering new perspective.

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    British soldier in snow shaking hands with a kitten in a colorized historical photo from 1917 offering new perspective on history.

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    Freed slaves gathered for a group portrait in 1865, shown in one of the stunning colorized historical photos offering new perspectives.

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    Colorized historical photo of a smiling woman in a floral blouse offering a new perspective on history through colorization.

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    Colorized historical photo of Two Whistles from the Crow People, showcasing stunning colorized images offering a new perspective on history.

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    Colorized historical photo of a 5-year-old Albert Einstein in Munich, 1884, offering a new perspective on history.

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    Martin Luther King Jr. and Ralph Abernathy riding the first desegregated bus in a stunning colorized historical photo.

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    Colorized historical photo of Sitting Bull, Lakota leader, offering a new perspective on history with vivid details.

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    Colorized historical photo of a Tasmanian Tiger before extinction, showcasing stunning colorized history perspective.

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    Children hiding in a slit trench during Battle of Britain, a stunning colorized historical photo offering a new perspective on history.

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    Colorized historical photo of a Victorian era woman from the Civil War period, offering a new perspective on history.

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    Colorized historical photo of an Apache man from 1900 offering a new perspective on history.

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    Colorized historical photo of Queen Elizabeth II wearing a jeweled tiara on her 21st birthday, offering new perspective.

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    Colorized historical photo of children laboring in 1911, showing perspective on history through their harsh working conditions.

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    Colorized historical photo of photographer Per Elis Edhlund hugging his daughter in Sweden, 1910, showcasing stunning colorized history.

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    Colorized historical photo of the 1895 Montparnasse train wreck in Paris showing the locomotive crashing through the building.

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    Colorized historical photo of Santa Claus wearing a tin helmet carrying presents on a busy London street in 1940.

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    Two Apsaroke Native Americans on horseback near a tipi in a snow-covered forest, colorized historical photo from 1908.

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    Mobsters hiding their faces in colorized historical photo at Al Capone’s 1931 trial, offering a new perspective on history.

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    A colorized historical photo of a maid using one of the first domestic vacuum cleaners from 1906.

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    Two girls outside a snow fort in 1910, shown in one of 34 stunning colorized historical photos offering new perspective.

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    Canadian soldiers resting during World War II in a stunning colorized historical photo from Normandy, France, 1944.

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    Colorized historical photo of Haruo Nakajima in Godzilla costume walking with Momoko Kōchi, offering a new perspective on history.

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    Colorized historical photo of William Hutchings, American Revolutionary War veteran, at age 100 in 1864 holding a cane.

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    Colorized historical photo of Second Lieutenant Ibrahim Dinah Salifou from French Guinea in military uniform, 1916.

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    Colorized 1930s camper with a woman stepping out and a man tipping his hat, showcasing stunning historical photos.

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    Father and daughter at Central Park Zoo in 1959, captured in one of 34 stunning colorized historical photos.

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    Santa Claus talking with a little girl in the snow, a stunning colorized historical photo offering a new perspective on history.

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    Colorized historical photo of Marilyn Monroe sitting in the snow in 1945, showcasing stunning colorized history images.

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    Colorized historical photo of people unpacking the Mona Lisa painting at the end of World War II in 1945.

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    Colorized historical photo of Mott Street New York City in 1900 showing street life and architecture.

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    Two colorized historical photos of maikos in traditional kimonos holding parrots, showcasing stunning colorized historical photos.

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