01. Albert Einstein, Summer 1939 Nassau Point, Long Island, NY
Beautiful Historic Black & White Images Colorized ? Most often the color palette that we associate with history is limited to black and white only. But have you ever imagined what did people, their outfits and backgrounds looked like in real life ? in color?
02. Unemployed lumber worker, Circa
03. ?Old Gold?, Country store, 1939
04. Auto Wreck in Washington D.C, 1921
05. British troops cheerfully board their train for the first stage of their trip to the western front ? England, September 20, 1939
06. Big Jay McNeely driving the crowd at the Olympic Auditorium into a frenzy, Los Angeles, 1953
07. Young boy in Baltimore slum area, July 1938
08. View from Capitol in Nashville, Tennessee During the Civil War, 1864
09. Abandoned boy holding a stuffed toy animal. London 1945
10. Elizabeth Taylor ? Giant (1956 film)
11. Audrey Hepburn
12. Charlie Chaplin at the age of 27, 1916
13. Oscar II, King of Sweden and Norway, 1880
14. Mark Twain in the garden, circa 1900
15. W.H. Murphy and his associate demonstrating their bulletproof vest on October 13, 1923
16. Japanese Archers circa 1860
Some interpretation and imagination is used in the process, but all of the artists try to work with as much historical accuracy as possible. Even though the idea looks simple, the final image has a surprisingly touching effect: by seeing those historic moments in color, we can relate to them easier, and this makes the pictures a whole lot more powerful. Instead of seeing those photos like we?re used to in history books, we now meet people that seem a lot more real, and situations ? war scenes, for example ? that look as if they have just happened. It?s nice to see that the community of history fans is growing, and that people want to make it relevant to others. However, this has also sparked some discussion, as some say that the artists are just messing with historic facts and misinforming people. So, view it critically.
