If you love history then don’t miss these amazing historical black and white photos turned into spectacular color photo prints!
One of the greatest components of reddit are the thriving subreddits, niche communities of people who share a passion for a specific topic. One of the Sifter’s personal favourites is r/ColorizedHistory. The principal contributors are a mix of professional and amateur colorizers and restorers that bring historic photos to life through color. All of them are highly skilled digital artists that use a combination of historical reference material and a natural eye for colour.
Titanic sinks April 15, 1912. Newspaper boy Ned Parfett sells copies of the evening paper bearing news of the disaster. (April 16, 1912)
Cab stand in Madison Square Park, New York – ca 1900
“The Tall Cowboy”, Ralph E. Madsen with Senator Morris Sheppard, 1919
Broadway at the United States Hotel Saratoga Springs, N.Y. ca 1900-1915
President Lincoln Meets General McClellan – Antietam, Maryland ca September 1862 Used to Design the Penny
Flippin’ Burgers Crowley, Louisiana, USA – October 1928
Women Delivering Ice, 1918
Mug shot of William Stanley Moore, 1 May 1925 Central Police Station, Sydney
Times Square, 1947
Easter Eggs for Hitler, c 1944-1945
Painting WWII Propaganda Posters Port Washington, New York – 8 July 1942
Two survivors of the Battle of Gettysburg at the 50th anniversary reunion, July 1913
Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge ca 1935
Marilyn Monroe, 1957
Louis Armstrong practicing in his dressing room, ca 1946
Theodore Roosevelt in his Rough Rider uniform, ca 1898
Babe Ruth the Year He Joined the New York Yankees, 1920
Ruth Malcomson, Miss America 1924
Young Woman with Umbrella – Louisiana, 1937
Lou Gehrig’s Farewell Speech – 4 July 1939
Sergeant George Camblair practicing with a gas mask in a smokescreen – Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 1942
When we see old photos in black and white, we sometimes forget that life back then was experienced in the same vibrant colours that surround us today. This gallery of talented artists helps us remember just that.
Below you will find a collection of some of the highest rated colorized images to date on r/ColorizedHistory