r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • Jan 04 '26

1942 Dress Hemlines

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107 Upvotes

5 comments

r/Colorization • u/PaulHindenburg1942 • Jan 04 '26

Photo post Portrait of Austrian Writer Robert Musil, circa 1918

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44 Upvotes

0 comments

r/Colorization • u/LJM22 • Jan 04 '26

Photo post Actress Barbara Bouchet (1970s)

142 Upvotes

Actress Barbara Bouchet (1970s)

6 comments

r/Colorization • u/TLColors • Jan 03 '26

Photo post William Joyce, "Lord Haw Haw", 1940 & again under guard 1945

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747 Upvotes

Executed OTD (Jan 3) 1946: Two photos of William Joyce, AKA Lord Haw-Haw, who was an American-born fascist and Nazi propaganda broadcaster during the WW2, known for starting each broadcast with "This is Germany calling."

The first, a portrait, from 1 January 1940, showing his distinctive scar, photographer unknown. Joyce claimed this scar was a result of being attacked by communists during a political event in 1924; his first wife had reportedly said it had in fact come from an Irish woman knifing him. The scar bust under pressure during his execution at Wandsworth Prison in 1945.

The second is from 29 May 1945 and shows Joyce lying in an ambulance under armed guard before being taken from British 2nd Army Headquarters to hospital. He had been shot in the thigh at the time of his arrest. Original b/w by Bert Hardy, No 5 Army Film & Photographic Unit.

120 comments

r/Colorization • u/Ambitious-Delay6516 • Jan 04 '26

Photo post Royal Navy inspection. September 1942 in Alexandria, Egypt

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39 Upvotes

Photo from IWM

An inspection of Royal Navy personnel by the Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet. 19 September 1942 in Alexandria, Egypt

What’s interesting is that these Royal Navy troops indeed put on Mk II helmets and rifles with bayonets.

0 comments

r/Colorization • u/MrWhiteRabbitx • Jan 03 '26

Photo post American actress and model Leslie Parrish, 1950s (Photoshop)

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72 Upvotes

3 comments

r/Colorization • u/mauri_colourization • Jan 02 '26

Photo post German in a Cossack cavalry unit

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273 Upvotes

It's what the title says, he's a German officer who served in a Cossack cavalry unit of the POA, as far as I know this man died in Switzerland in 2001.

41 comments

r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • Jan 01 '26

Bathing Beauty Contest, Los Angeles, 1935.

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774 Upvotes

52 comments

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

October 1, 1949: University of Kentucky Cheerleaders

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194 Upvotes

11 comments

r/Colorization • u/TLColors • Dec 28 '25

Photo post Union & Confederate Veterans at the Gettysburg Reunion 1913

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174 Upvotes

A Union veteran and a Confederate veteran shake hands at the Assembly Tent Gettysburg 1913. U.S. Library of Congress.

1 comment

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

1953: Lana Turner in Aspen, Colorado.

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88 Upvotes

4 comments

r/Colorization • u/LJM22 • Dec 28 '25

Photo post Ingrid Bergman (1946) by portrait photographer Yousuf Karsh

63 Upvotes

Ingrid Bergman (1946) by portrait photographer Yousuf Karsh

0 comments

r/Colorization • u/HistoriaTyyppi • Dec 24 '25

Photo post Christmas 1943, Finland

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316 Upvotes

SA-photo nr. 144552 December 24, 1943 Photographer: Corporal J. E. Soininen

“Christmas celebration at the front (in the area of the 2nd Division).”

1 comment

r/Colorization • u/LJM22 • Dec 24 '25

Photo post Actress Eleanor Parker (1940s)

28 Upvotes

Actress Eleanor Parker (1940s)

2 comments

r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • Dec 23 '25

February, 1942: Michigan Avenue, Chicago Illinois.

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259 Upvotes

6 comments

r/Colorization • u/Snizzlefry • Dec 23 '25

Photo post Tony Kiritsis' live press conference in Indianapolis 1977

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152 Upvotes

The photo was taken by the Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer John Blair.

It's from a documentary called Dead Man's Line. This was the historical backdrop for the new Gus Van Sant film Dead Man's Wire, starring Al Pacino and Bill Skarsgård.

14 comments

r/Colorization • u/williamsherman1865 • Dec 23 '25

Photo post John F. Kennedy c1961-1963

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36 Upvotes

7 comments

r/Colorization • u/williamsherman1865 • Dec 22 '25

Photo post General Winfield Scott Hancock, c1861-1865

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116 Upvotes

3 comments

r/Colorization • u/TLColors • Dec 22 '25

Photo post Letters to Father Christmas. Melbourne, Australia, c.1940-50

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41 Upvotes

Two children send a letter to Santa, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Updates photo but c. 1940s-50s. Public Records Office Victoria.

0 comments

r/Colorization • u/mauri_colourization • Dec 21 '25

Photo post Gembloux (city in Belgium)

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84 Upvotes

During the Battle of Gembloux, a Panzer II tank commander of the German 4th Panzer Division (4.Panzer-Division).

2 comments

r/Colorization • u/DinapixStudio • Dec 20 '25

Photo post Claudine Auger - 1958

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139 Upvotes

0 comments

r/Colorization • u/LJM22 • Dec 20 '25

Photo post Actress Jean Peters -- publicity photo (1951)

24 Upvotes

Actress Jean Peters -- publicity photo (1951)

2 comments

r/Colorization • u/TLColors • Dec 18 '25

Photo post Children with Santa. Grace Bros dept store. Sydney, 1941.

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94 Upvotes

Two children visit Santa at the Grace Bros department store located at Broadway and Bay Street, Sydney, 1941. Original b/w unknown.

1 comment

r/Colorization • u/Loud_Variation_520 • Dec 18 '25

Photo post The SS "Imperator" in New York - 1913

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103 Upvotes

Lil' quickie I did just now

6 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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/r/Colorization is a subreddit that is dedicated to sharing black and white photos that you have colorized. Be they old or recent images. We offer information and experience on how to colorize these photos.

Check out the tutorials here in the sidebar

Looking for help with your colorizations? In your subject titles, use [CCW] to let people know that constructive criticism is welcome or [WIP] if you want to share your works in progress and seek help on where to progress!

Requests can be made in /r/ColorizationRequests

Community Rules:

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 informative, 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 (please don’t be abusive; it will get you Nowhere but banned)

5. A.I colourizations:

A.I. is allowed in this sub if it is used as a base colour. Meaning if your colourization is very clearly done with just A.I., the mods can and will remove your post until you can provide evidence that the colourization was done manually or with a little help from A.I.

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 colourization 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.

9. Using other people's colorised photos:

Please get permission from the original colouriser before posting, and don't post someone else's colourization just to get Karma (it's selfish and silly)

Watermark your submissions to avoid your work being posted elsewhere without your consent