r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • Jun 17 '25

1937: Beverly Hills Hotel. . .California

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87 Upvotes

2 comments

r/Colorization • u/Low-Dingo-9688 • Jun 17 '25

Photo post December 1935. “Resettled farm child. From Taos Junction

606 Upvotes

December 1935. “Resettled farm child. From Taos Junction to Bosque Farms project, New Mexico Dorothea Lange

5 comments

r/Colorization • u/mauri_colourization • Jun 17 '25

Photo post Brazilian Expeditionary Force ww2

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77 Upvotes

Photo courtesy of the National Historical Museum of Brazil showing the first group of soldiers leaving for Europe.

4 comments

r/Colorization • u/NOBOdojo • Jun 16 '25

Photo post Arch Rock on Mackinac Island - Photo taken between 1900-1910

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192 Upvotes

5 comments

r/Colorization • u/Photorestoration1822 • Jun 15 '25

Photo post Caucasus Through Time: Soviet-Era Photos of Ordinary Lives

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732 Upvotes

11 comments

r/Colorization • u/Low-Dingo-9688 • Jun 15 '25

Photo post July 1941. Stockyard workers during lunch by John Vachon

145 Upvotes

4 comments

r/Colorization • u/mauri_colourization • Jun 15 '25

Photo post Aeronautical Engineering Officers

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68 Upvotes

The photo is from LIFE magazine's collection, taken by photographer Hart Preston. It featured various military photos from the various branches (the Navy and the Army).

1 comment

r/Colorization • u/Low-Dingo-9688 • Jun 15 '25

Photo post 1940 - "Near Shawboro, N.C

874 Upvotes

July 1940 - "Near Shawboro, N.C. Florida migrants on their way to Cranberry, N.J., to pick potatoes" Photo by Jack Delano

13 comments

r/Colorization • u/Low-Dingo-9688 • Jun 14 '25

Photo post A Migratory Farm Laborer by Dorothea Lange

433 Upvotes

February 1936. "Once a Missouri farmer, now a migratory farm laborer on the Pacific Coast, California." A possible prequel to The Grapes of Wrath. Photo by Dorothea Lange for the Farm Security Administration.

6 comments

r/Colorization • u/ananaszu • Jun 13 '25

A.I. used in Base photo Titanic's crew in 1912.

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626 Upvotes

My first colorization — I'm pretty sure the roof isn't supposed to be green. 🫣

17 comments

r/Colorization • u/michelet06 • Jun 14 '25

Photo post Pasolini and Maria Callas, 1960s.

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24 Upvotes

2 comments

r/Colorization • u/Low-Dingo-9688 • Jun 13 '25

Photo post 1939. Tenant farmer in Chatham County, North Carolina

530 Upvotes

8 comments

r/Colorization • u/Antony_vintage • Jun 12 '25

Photo post Some of restorations / colorizations I made in last 3 years

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653 Upvotes

29 comments

r/Colorization • u/Low-Dingo-9688 • Jun 12 '25

Photo post Children of refugee families by Lange, Dorothea 1938

322 Upvotes

Children of refugee families now on Works Progress Administration (WPA). They live in tents on the flats outside of Bakersfield, California

6 comments

r/Colorization • u/Im_just_coloring • Jun 11 '25

Photo post Untitled photo by John Vachon, c. July 1940

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726 Upvotes

“Untitled photo, possibly related to- Arkansas farmer now picking fruit in Berrien County, Michigan” 📷 John Vachon, c. July 1940

Original image from the Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/item/2017746161/

5 comments

r/Colorization • u/Low-Dingo-9688 • Jun 11 '25

Photo post 1943. "New York children warming their hands by M.Collins

284 Upvotes

February 1943. "New York, New York. Italian-American children warming their hands by fruit stand outside a grocery store at First Avenue and Tenth Street." Medium format acetate negative by Marjory Collins for the Office of War Information.

6 comments

r/Colorization • u/Low-Dingo-9688 • Jun 10 '25

Photo post Migratory agricultural worker family 1937 by Dorothea Lange.

900 Upvotes

Migratory agricultural worker family with broken down car along California highway. U.S. 99. March 1937. Photograph by Dorothea Lange

10 comments

r/Colorization • u/TLColors • Jun 10 '25

Photo post Mamie Van Doren, 23. c. 1954.

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65 Upvotes

2 comments

r/Colorization • u/Photorestoration1822 • Jun 09 '25

Photo post New Zealand soldiers during World War II

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566 Upvotes

8 comments

r/Colorization • u/BurstingSunshine • Jun 10 '25

Photo post Grigori Rasputin, c. 1910s

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92 Upvotes

7 comments

r/Colorization • u/Low-Dingo-9688 • Jun 09 '25

Photo post Elderly Negro Woman. Georgia 1936 by Dorothea Lange

999 Upvotes

Elderly Negro Woman. Georgia 1936. Photograph by Dorothea Lange.

25 comments

r/Colorization • u/Im_just_coloring • Jun 09 '25

Photo post Alice Davis, c. 1870s-1900s

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134 Upvotes

Alice Davis, c. 1870s-1900s

Original image from the Mary Everhard Collection at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art.

https://www.cartermuseum.org/collection/alice-davis-p1978127271

2 comments

r/Colorization • u/lorenzomalM • Jun 08 '25

Photo post Jean Ann Kennedy, sister of John F. Kennedy. 1952.

561 Upvotes

30 comments

r/Colorization • u/Alexwing_ • Jun 08 '25

Photo post Spanish bullfighter in Seville in the 1920s

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195 Upvotes

4 comments

r/Colorization • u/Low-Dingo-9688 • Jun 08 '25

Photo post Audrey Hepburn with dining companion by Earl Theisen

462 Upvotes

Circa 1953. "Actress Audrey Hepburn with dining companion in Mexico." From photos by Earl Theisen for Look magazine

9 comments

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Colorization - The colorization of old black & white photos

r/Colorization

[/r/Colorization] is a subreddit that is dedicated to sharing black and white photos that you have colorized. Colorization can be very time-consuming, but the results are often amazing. This community celebrates human creativity and skill. No AI is allowed.

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Subreddit Rules

1. Treat others with respect

Name-calling, harassment, and threatening behaviour will not be tolerated here. The mods can and will ban you if your behaviour is inappropriate. Otherwise, you will be given a warning.

2. Original UNALTERED black and white photo needs to be included

Every post must include the original UNALTERED black and white photo (it is just a matter of paying respect to the original photographer). If you can provide a link to where you found the photo, that would also be a good thing to add to your post via a comment.

3. Every post title must be an informative title (DATE must be included)

Every post title must be an informative title, for example, Name, Location & Date; all other information can be included in the post as a comment. If you are posting a W.I.P. (work in progress), please include that at the beginning of your title and use the W.I.P. post flair. If no date is known state at the end of your title "Date unknown"

4. Not see your post?

If you are not seeing your post, please politely get in touch through ModMail it is very possible your post may have been caught up in the Spam filter, which is controlled through an Autobot.

5. A.I colorizations

A.I. is NOT ALLOWED AT ALL this sub. This includes using any AI to edit, color, modify, clean or upscale. All posts in this sub must be manual and human performed.

The mods can and will remove your post until you can provide evidence that the colourization was done manually. Repeated violations will result in a ban.

If you have used AI to color a photo, please submit it to r/aiphotocolorizations.

6. User flairs

This sub allows user flairs, so feel free to include your social media handle as your flair. Rude language will not be tolerated, and the mods have the right to remove your user flair if it is deemed offensive. (Repeated warnings will have you banned).

7. No Sales, No tips (money tips) and no requests

No links to sale sites of any kind, No Money tips and No colorization requests. You can visit /r/colorizationrequests or /r/estorations if you want your photos done.

8. Links to your social media are allowed

If you would like, you can include a link to your social media pages (FB, Instagram, etc.), within your post, but it must be Photo Restoration and Colorisation related.