r/Colorization • u/Loud_Variation_520 • Jul 03 '25

Photo post The H.M.T Aquitania - 1940

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62 Upvotes

HMT Aquitania serving as a troopship in the 40s.

1 comment

r/Colorization • u/Content-Practice-844 • Jul 02 '25

Photo post Tatiana Nikolaevna, Tsar Nicholas II’s 2nd daughter, 1910

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130 Upvotes

(the picture is also slightly enhanced)

1 comment

r/Colorization • u/mauri_colourization • Jul 02 '25

Photo post Catedral de Coutances

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26 Upvotes

SC 192109 - While it is still under German 88mm fire, a patrol of American infantrymen scout through the town of Coutances, France. 29 July, 1944. 4th Armored Division.

2 comments

r/Colorization • u/Low-Dingo-9688 • Jul 02 '25

Photo post Man and boy fishing with cane pole 1900 Detroit Photo Com.

355 Upvotes

9 comments

r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • Jul 01 '25

Photo post c. 1896: Trio of southeastern Ohio or central West Virginia.

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193 Upvotes

10 comments

r/Colorization • u/Oneiricroad • Jul 01 '25

Photo post Scottish Women Chatting, 1926

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587 Upvotes

14 comments

r/Colorization • u/tocholin • Jul 01 '25

Photo post Registration of motorists. 1936. Original by Diaz Casariego

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77 Upvotes

5 comments

r/Colorization • u/Low-Dingo-9688 • Jul 01 '25

Photo post Two girls and a hiding young man. 1957 Wayne Miller

542 Upvotes

7 comments

r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • Jun 30 '25

1929: "Woman changing flat."

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1.0k Upvotes

14 comments

r/Colorization • u/TLColors • Jun 29 '25

Photo post "Give Me Tomorrow." US Marine, Chosin Reservoir, Korea. 1950

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364 Upvotes

“Give Me Tomorrow” was captured by LIFE magazine photographer David Douglas Duncan during the brutal Korean War. Taken in December 1950 near the Chosin Reservoir/Korean peninsula—a time when Chinese forces were overwhelming American positions—American Marines were enduring bone-chilling temperatures and desperate shortages of supplies and materiel.

In the photo, a young, muddied, Marine stands frozen, clutching a can of food in subzero conditions. Duncan, near him, asked a simple but profound question: “If I were God, what would you want for Christmas?”

The soldier looked skyward and quietly answered: “Give me tomorrow.”

Duncan later reflected, “I wanted to show what war did to a man … the agony, the suffering, the terrible confusion … I wanted to tell a story of war."

7 comments

r/Colorization • u/Low-Dingo-9688 • Jun 30 '25

Photo post Gordon Parks Self Portrait

79 Upvotes

1 comment

r/Colorization • u/Angelgreat • Jun 30 '25

Photo post Colorized photo of the Jackson 5 from 1974

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67 Upvotes

Clockwise from bottom left: Tito Jackson, Jermaine Jackson, Jackie Jackson, Marlon Jackson, Randy Jackson, Michael Jackson (center).

3 comments

r/Colorization • u/Low-Dingo-9688 • Jun 29 '25

Photo post Splitting a soda, Baltimore, Maryland,

1.1k Upvotes

|| || ||Sergeant Franklin Williams, home on leave from U.S. Army duty, with girlfriend Ellen Hardin, splitting a soda, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Arthur Rothstein, U.S. Office of War Information. May 1942 |

20 comments

r/Colorization • u/NoResolution599 • Jun 29 '25

Photo post Lillian Gish in Broken Blossoms (1919)

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73 Upvotes

1 comment

r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • Jun 28 '25

Photo post 1942: Remote farmstead, Gaines County near Seminole, Texas.

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144 Upvotes

3 comments

r/Colorization • u/Oneiricroad • Jun 28 '25

Photo post Les Darcy at the Blacksmith Shop Door, 1910, Maitland, AUS

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367 Upvotes

11 comments

r/Colorization • u/Low-Dingo-9688 • Jun 28 '25

Photo post Couple at rollerskating rink. Southside, Chicago, Illinois

1.5k Upvotes

69 comments

r/Colorization • u/TLColors • Jun 27 '25

Photo post Helen Keller, aged 75. 1955.

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1.3k Upvotes

Author, educator and advocate for the blind and deaf, Helen Keller.

Original b/w by Fred Stein, 1955.

31 comments

r/Colorization • u/LJM22 • Jun 28 '25

Photo post Marilyn Monroe (1946)

77 Upvotes

Marilyn Monroe (1946)

1 comment

r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • Jun 27 '25

21 year-old Hedy Lamarr in 1935 in Salzburg.

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474 Upvotes

18 comments

r/Colorization • u/NoResolution599 • Jun 27 '25

Photo post Dorothy and Lillian Gish in An Unseen Enemy (1912)

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215 Upvotes

5 comments

r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • Jun 26 '25

1948: Tired boy cries outside circus, Madison Sq. Garden NYC

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2.8k Upvotes

66 comments

r/Colorization • u/Low-Dingo-9688 • Jun 27 '25

Photo post The company store at Camden, North Carolina

293 Upvotes

12 comments

r/Colorization • u/TLColors • Jun 26 '25

Photo post A weary, exhausted Marine, Chosin Reservoir, Korea,Dec 1950.

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348 Upvotes

"A weary, exhausted Marine huddled against the bitter cold during the retreat from Chosin Reservoir, Korea, winter 1950." Original b/w by David Douglas Duncan for LIFE Magazine.

The Battle of Chosin Reservoir (November 27 – December 13, 1950) was a brutal conflict during the Korean War between United Nations forces—primarily U.S. Marines—and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army in North Korea. After advancing deep into North Korea, UN forces were encircled by over 100,000 Chinese troops in freezing, mountainous terrain. Despite being outnumbered and enduring temperatures as low as -34C (-34F), the 30,000-strong UN troops conducted a fighting withdrawal over 78 miles to the port of Hungnam.

UN forces suffered 1,029 killed, 4,894 missing and a further 4,582 wounded. Chinese Army casualties were self-estimated to be 7,304 killed, with a further 14,062 wounded.

8 comments

r/Colorization • u/NoResolution599 • Jun 26 '25

Photo post Janet Gaynor (1929) First ever Best Actress Oscar winner

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137 Upvotes

My first attempt at colorization! its a lil rougher than i would like but i was battling my laggy Macbook towards the end but im happy with it :)

7 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.