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40 Old Colorized Photos That Might Change The Way You Perceive History By Sebastien De Oliveira (New Pics)
Interview With Artist
Looking at old black-and-white photos, have you ever wondered what people and things were really like back then? Well, of course, nowadays we have a lot of easily accessible sources providing us with all the information we need. However, it is probably impossible to fully understand a period in which we didn't exist yet.
To give you a better idea of the reality back in the day, we want to show you some works of Sebastien de Oliveira. He is an illustrator and a photographer who can resurrect the past in new colors. Literally. With the help of Photoshop, the artist colorizes old photos, giving them more life.
For more of Sebastien's colorized pictures, check out our previous post here.
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#1
A Woman Driving A Sports Car Around Hollywood With Thor The Great Dane Riding Shotgun, 1961. Photographed By Ralph Crane
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Frida Kahlo On A Small Boat At Xochimilco, Mexico, Photographed In 1936
#3
Amelia Earhart, Photographed In 1932
#4
Photographer Harry Adams Stands With A Young Woman In Front Of His Barbershop. Los Angeles, 1956
#5
Brigitte Bardot In A Boat, 1959
#6
Manis The Orangutan And Clint Eastwood, Behind The Scenes Of The Film "Every Which Way But Loose " By James Fargo (1978)
#7
Hal And Betty Takier, Jitterbug Dancing 1938
#8
February 9, 1927. Washington, D.c. Miss Grace Wagner, Central High School
#9
Marilyn Monroe In The Henry Hathaway's Film "Niagara", 1953
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! 3 years ago
"You've got to start laying plans for a dress like that when you're thirteen."
#10
James Dean Signs Autographs In His Car In Marfa, Texas, Photographed By Richard C. Miller, In July 1955
#11
Actress Cathy O'donnell, 1945. Photographed By Martha Holmes For Life And Time Pictures
#12
Parisians On A Bus, Photographed In 1951
#13
Anonymous Couple Photographed In 1942
#14
Richmond, Virginia, Circa 1908
#15
Actress Katharine Hepburn, 1907-2003. Photographed By Alfred Eisenstaedt In 1937
#16
Veteran Soldier Of Napoleon With His Old Uniform On The Anniversary Of Napoleon's Death. Photographed In 1858
#17
Diane Keaton And Al Pacino On The Set Of The Godfather By Francis Ford Coppola In 1972
#18
Couple Kissing In The Front Seat Of A Convertible Car At A Drive-In Movie. Photographed In 1945
#19
Soldier And His Girlfriend Waiting For A Train At Chicago Union Station, Photographed By Jack Delano In February 1943
Grace Dominguez 3 years ago
Wow, I didn't know those types of cute boots have been around for a long time!
#20
Marlon Brando Photographed By Ed Clark In 1949
#21
Students Of The University Of Maryland Photographed In 1923
#22
Model Wearing Suse Dannenburg 'Jezebel' Sweater, Photographed By Nina Leen For Life Magazine, 1947
#23
Drought Refugees, California, Photographed By Dorothea Lange In February 1936
#24
Taxi Driver, Place Pigalle, 1958. Photographed By Paul Almasy
Fabian Bernard 3 years ago
Folies Pigalle was still open 15 years ago, as a night club somewhat trash ( lot of drugs fond behind the bar led to its closing by justice) It was a crazy place though by the time ( Miss Trans contest, with candidates dancing in suspended cages for instance)
#25
Marilyn Monroe And Jane Russell Photographed On The Set Of "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", Around 1953
#26
8th Of October 1963: British Actor Sean Connery Lounges On A Sofa With A Cigarette
#27
Photographed In 1936 By The French Photographer Pierre Jamet
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Photographed By Pierre Jamet In 1936
#29
April 17, 1935. Pontiac Convertible Coupe At Tanforan Racetrack, San Bruno
#30
Miss Lenora Rivero With Anthony Jannus In Rex Smith Aeroplane, 1911
#31
Elegant Thérèse Bonney, Taking The Train, With Vuitton Luggage, 1928
#32
Lauren Bacall, Photographed In 1942
#33
American Women Workers Serving Algerian Fusiliers With Sandwiches At The American Red Cross Military Canteen At Juvisy, 1918
#34
Little Fisherman, Gloucester, Massachusetts, Photographed By Howard Liberman In September 1942
#35
Man Changing A Tire, New York, Photographed In 1946 By Stanley Kubrick
#36
Robert De Niro Photographed On The Set Of The Film "Taxi Driver" By Martin Scorcese, 1976
#37
Central Park Lake On A Sunday, New York, Photographed By Marjory Collins In September 1942
Scout Finch 3 years ago
It is so wild seeing people in suits and dresses hanging out at the lake.
#38
College Boys Trying To "Thumb" A Ride Home Over The Weekend, Near Natchitoches, Louisiana. Photographed By Marion Post Wolcott In June 1940
NOLAHusker 3 years ago (edited)
For those wondering how to say the name of this town, it's "nack-uh-dish."
#39
A Norwegian Sailor And An Oswego Girl On A Hayride During Unites Nations Week, Oswego, New York. Photographed By Marjory Collins In June 1943
#40
Couple Kissing At The Cinema, Photographed By Weegee In 1943
#42
Washington, D.c., Circa 1861. Guards At The Ferry Landing On Mason's Island Examining A Pass. Taken By George N. Barnard
#43
Actress Louise Brooks Lounging On A Large Armchair. Photographed By Eugene Robert Richee In 1928
#45
Mrs. Bliven In Auto, Washington, D.c., 1908
#46
Writer Rose Lee, Working At Her Desk, Photographed In 1941
#47
Soldiers And A Girl At The Fun Fair, Paris, 1960, Photographed By Paul Almasy
Wim Westerlaken 3 years ago
Two legionnaires one in parade uniform and the other in combat fatigues. Don't know wat the naval uniform is.
#48
August 4, 1938. Washington, D.c. Miss Dorothy Parker Has Been Selected As Miss Washington And Will Compete For The Title Of Miss America At The Atlantic City Beauty Pageant
#49
Washington, D.c., Circa 1917
#50
February 1940. Basketball Players, Eufaula, Oklahoma. Photo By Russell Lee
#51
Clifford Shorts And His Family, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, Photographed By Arthur Rothstein In July 1938
#52
Vicki Wood, The Fastest Woman On The Beach In The Late 1950s And Early 1960s
Tonya Harris 3 years ago
In my day "fast" meant something else so I did not see the woman in the foreground (pink dress) first 🤭 Oops
#53
French Actor Jean-Paul Belmondo, Having A Break During The Filming Of "Breathless " From Jean-Luc Godard, Paris, 1960
#54
Girls Listening To Music, Circa 1960
#56
Construction Workers On The Porch Of A Local Boarding House Near Fort Benning, Columbus, Georgia. Photographed By Marion Post Wolcott In December 1940
#57
Fort Worth, Texas. Meacham Field. Students And Instructor. Control Tower In The Background. Photographed By Arthur Rothstein In January 1942
#58
Christmas Shopping Crowds, Gadsden, Alabama, Photographed By John Vachon In December 1940
#59
Civilians And Soldiers Of The Royal Army. Medical Corps Distributing Refreshments The Wounded British In France, 1916
Anne Jones 3 years ago
If I’m ever injured I hope a hoard of people don’t gather round to gawp at me…
#60
December 1940. Grocery Store Window In Bath, Maine
#61
Saint Mary’s Count, Maryland. People Going To All Faith Church. Photographed By Marjory Collins In July 1942
#62
Meet The "World’s Strongest Seventh Grader" April Atkins 12 Years, Photographed By Loomis Dean In 1954
#63
Lauren Bacall 1924-2014
#64
Sunbathers At The Swimming Pool, Greenbelt, Maryland. Photographed By Marjory Collins In June 1942
#65
Two Girls Sunbathing At The Revere Beach, Massachusetts, Photographed By Leslie Jones In 1937
#68
A General View Of A Street Leading To The Depot Of The Atchison, Topeka, And Santa Fe Railroad, Needles, California, Photographed By Jack Delano In March 1943
#69
Dr. Mccarl As A Chairman Of The American Legion Committee For The Memorial Day Ceremonies Opened The Program. Photographed By Marjory Collins In May 1942
#70
Simon Mayer, Commander Of The Place Vendôme Under The Commune, Photographed By Bruno Braquehais In 1871
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Jas Brozka 3 years ago
Love this kinda stuff. I'm always curious how they detail the colours of details from black and white pictures?
OmMarol 3 years ago
Besides researching for references, I think there might be some ways to give away the color, or at least the tone by the shade of gray they have, at least an approximation. Besides with today's technology it must be easier to reverse engineer that with a computer, maybe some AI software.
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Jas Brozka 3 years ago
Love this kinda stuff. I'm always curious how they detail the colours of details from black and white pictures?
OmMarol 3 years ago
Besides researching for references, I think there might be some ways to give away the color, or at least the tone by the shade of gray they have, at least an approximation. Besides with today's technology it must be easier to reverse engineer that with a computer, maybe some AI software.
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