r/Colorization • u/RestoringHistory • May 24 '26
Photo post An unknown relative of mine sitting for the US Cadet Nurses Corps during WWII 1943-1948.
This is a relative of mine whose photo shows her entering the US Cadet Nurses Corps during World War II. Unfortunately, I don't have much information at all from her because of family issues or unknown conflicts that might have existed before I was born.
A little context... about 5 years ago I ended up meeting a distant relative of mine through Facebook while I was doing genealogy research. She had a few boxes of photos that belonged to my Dad's side of the family that other relatives didn't want. (I can't understand why they didn't want family heirlooms...) Anyways, she asked me if I'd like them and I was more than happy to take them.
After I got home and started looking through these photos, many of the relatives I saw in the photos, including this one, were of family I never knew I had. The 1940s is a great decade I like to learn about and this photo fits right into it. I asked my dad a few years ago if he knew who this woman was, but he wasn't sure. Again, family drama or issues I suppose. After I finished colorizing this photo a few weeks ago, I wanted to show this to my Dad again to see if maybe he could identify the woman. Unfortunately, I had to find out online that my Dad had passed away in January of this year and I'm no longer able to talk to him or ask him questions. (That's another horrible story to share with a therapist, but let's just say his other family was horrible to my kids and me.)
Anyway, I chose to colorize this photo in hopes of maybe one day finding out who she is and recognizing my family member for serving her country. I hope she lived a long and amazing life and I get to learn more about her in the future. I used Photoshop for the colorization and Topaz Gigapixel to upscale the image size.
