Artists Colorized These Historical Photos To Give Us A Fresh Look At the Past.

All of us living in a color photography era, but most of you may not know that color photography was very rare up until the 1970s. So, we’ve only seen the history in black and white version.

Some talented artists of modern world used their skills to produce colorized historical photos from old black and white pictures related to famous events, person, and many historical milestones. These rare colorized historical photos are our only chance at seeing what the world really looked like before we even born…and, boy, was it impressive.

#01. Hindenburg Disaster – May 6, 1937

Hindenburg Disaster – May 6, 1937

#02. Albert Einstein, Summer 1939 Nassau Point, Long Island, NY

Albert Einstein, Summer 1939 Nassau Point, Long Island, NY

#03. British troops cheerfully board their train for the first stage of their trip to the front – England, September 20, 1939

British troops cheerfully board their train

#04. Auto Wreck in Washington D.C, 1921

Auto Wreck in Washington D.C, 1921

#05. Abraham Lincoln, 1865

Abraham Lincoln, 1865

#06. People standing in line Louisville, Kentucky 1939

People standing in line Louisville, Kentucky 1939

#07. Thich Quang Duc, The burning monk, 1963

Thich Quang Duc, 1963

#08. Kissing the War Goodbye, V-J Day August 14, 1945

Kissing the War Goodbye, V-J Day August 14, 1945

#09. John Currie, The gentleman in uniform is “Mauretania’s” first Chief Engineer in Canada Dock in Liverpool, 1909

John Currie, Mauretania’s first Chief Engineer.

#10. Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

#11. World War 2 soldiers on Easter

World War 2 soldiers on Easter

#12. W.H. Murphy testing the bulletproof vest in 1923

W.H. Murphy testing the bulletproof vest in 1923

#13. Louis Armstrong plays to his wife, Lucille, in Cairo, Egypt 1961

Louis Armstrong plays to his wife, Lucille, in Cairo, Egypt 1961

#14. Two Boxers after a fight

Two Boxers after a fight

#15. Abandoned boy holding a stuffed toy animal. London 1945

Abandoned boy holding a stuffed toy animal. London 1945

#16. Joseph Goebbels scowling at photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt after finding out he’s Jewish, 1933

Joseph Goebbels scowling at photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt after finding out he’s Jewish, 1933

#17. Japanese Archers circa 1860

Japanese Archers circa 1860

#18. Young boy in Baltimore slum area, July 1938

Young boy in Baltimore slum area, July 1938

#19. View from Capitol in Nashville, Tennessee During the Civil War, 1864

View from Capitol in Nashville, Tennessee During the Civil War, 1864

#20. Oscar II, King of Sweden and Norway, 1880

Oscar II, King of Sweden and Norway, 1880

#21. Unemployed lumber worker, circa 1939

Unemployed lumber worker, circa 1939

#22. ‘Old Gold’, Country store, 1939

‘Old Gold’, Country store, 1939

#23. Walt Whitman, 1887

Walt Whitman, 1887

#24. Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin

#25. Mark Twain in the garden, circa 1900

Mark Twain in the garden, circa 1900

#26. Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn

#27. Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt

#28. Charlie Chaplin at the age of 27, 1916

Charlie Chaplin at the age of 27, 1916

#29. Dorothy Counts – one of the first black students admitted to High School, in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Dorothy Counts - one of the first black students admitted to High School

#30. Elizabeth Taylor – Giant (1956 film)

Elizabeth Taylor – Giant (1956 film)

#31. Attack on Pearl Harbour

Attack on Pearl Harbour

#32. Anne Frank, 1942

Anne Frank, 1942

#33. Times Square 1947

Times Square 1947

#34. WSC

WSC

#35. Hellen Keller meeting comedian Charlie Chaplin in 1918

Hellen Keller meeting comedian Charlie Chaplin in 1918

#36. Thomas Edison

Thomas Edison

#37. Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin

#38. Nicola Tesla

Nicola Tesla

#39. A Washington, D.C. filling station in 1924

A Washington, D.C. filling station in 1924

#40. H-Bomb Test

H-Bomb Test

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