20 Historic Black and White Photos Restored in Color

We can find out many historic photos that were photographed in black and white now being colorized with the help of digital process of colorization that bring a new life to history's most unforgettable images. Thanks to the community of subreddit, called r/ColorizedHistory, a mix of amateur and professional who pick historic photos in black and white then bring them to life through color. The artist use some imagination and interpretation with combination of natural color and the final result are stunning. Take a look!

1. Abandoned boy holding
a stuffed toy animal. London 1945

colored historic photos

colored historic photos

2. Elizabeth Taylor – Giant (1956 film)

Elizabeth Taylor – Giant (1956 film)

Elizabeth Taylor – Giant (1956 film)

3. Young Boy in Baltimore Slum Area, July 1938

Young Boy in Baltimore Slum Area, July 1938

Young Boy in Baltimore Slum Area, July 1938

4. Hindenburg Disaster – May 6, 1937

Hindenburg Disaster – May 6, 1937

Hindenburg Disaster – May 6, 1937

5. W.H. Murphy and his associate demonstrating their 
bulletproof vest on October 13, 1923 

W.H. Murphy and his associate demonstrating their bulletproof vest on October 13, 1923

W.H. Murphy and his associate demonstrating their bulletproof vest on October 13, 1923

6. Albert Einstein, Summer 1939

Albert Einstein, Summer 1939

Albert Einstein, Summer 1939

7. Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn

8. Japanese Archers circa 1860

black and white photos colorized

black and white photos colorized

9. Walt Whitman, 1887

Walt Whitman, 1887

Walt Whitman, 1887

10. Unemployed lumber worker, circa 1939

Unemployed lumber worker, circa 1939

Unemployed lumber worker, circa 1939

11. Auto Wreck in Washington D.C, 1921

Auto Wreck in Washington D.C, 1921

Auto Wreck in Washington D.C, 1921

12. Old Gold’, Country store, 1939

Old Gold’, Country store, 1939

Old Gold’, Country store, 1939

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

amazing black and white photos colorized

amazing black and white photos colorized

14. Big Jay McNeely driving the crowd at the 
Olympic Auditorium into a frenzy, Los Angeles, 1953

Big Jay McNeely driving the crowd at the Olympic Auditorium into a frenzy, Los Angeles, 1953

Big Jay McNeely driving the crowd at the Olympic Auditorium into a frenzy, Los Angeles, 1953
15. 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

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

16. Oscar II, King of Sweden and Norway, 1880

Oscar II, King of Sweden and Norway, 1880

Oscar II, King of Sweden and Norway, 1880

17. Charlie Chaplin at the age of 27, 1916

Charlie Chaplin at the age of 27, 1916

Charlie Chaplin at the age of 27, 1916

18. View from Capitol in Nashville, Tennessee

View from Capitol in Nashville, Tennessee

View from Capitol in Nashville, Tennessee

Mark Twain in the garden, circa 1900

Mark Twain in the garden, circa 1900

Mark Twain in the garden, circa 1900

Nikola Tesla, 1893

Nikola Tesla, 1893

Nikola Tesla, 1893
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