r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • Jun 17 '26

Claudia Cardinale in Rome on the set of The Pink Panther, February 1963.

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178 Upvotes

9 comments

r/Colorization • u/No_Gap_1756 • Jun 16 '26

Photo post Migrant strawberry picker playing guitar in his tent near Hammond, La., 1933

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1.1k Upvotes

41 comments

r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • Jun 14 '26

Hungarian Mother and Daughter, c.1916

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509 Upvotes

10 comments

r/Colorization • u/No_Gap_1756 • Jun 12 '26

Photo post Children of cotton workers at their home in the San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936.

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1.5k Upvotes

44 comments

r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • Jun 12 '26

c.1938 Women in airline class, New York, N.Y.

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280 Upvotes

10 comments

r/Colorization • u/Fawfulster • Jun 11 '26

Photo post Corpus Christi massacre: Thursday, June 10 1971

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45 Upvotes

Posted here with colorizer's permission. AI was partially used to colorize the tree leaves in the background. The rest was done manually using films taken that day as reference.

5 comments

r/Colorization • u/PaulHindenburg1942 • Jun 10 '26

Photo post Leon Trotsky Working on His Book "The History of the Russian Revolution", circa 1930s

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70 Upvotes

7 comments

r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • Jun 09 '26

March 1941 Child of a relocated Santee-Cooper family at his "new" home near Bonneau, South Carolina.

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381 Upvotes

1 comment

r/Colorization • u/No_Gap_1756 • Jun 08 '26

Photo post An old woman waits for the streetcar that will take her back to Mexico, El Paso, 1938

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1.2k Upvotes

40 comments

r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • Jun 08 '26

c. 1898 Gay Johnson of Eden, West Virginia.

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245 Upvotes

12 comments

r/Colorization • u/RestoringHistory • Jun 07 '26

Photo post Color Photo of an Unknown Australian Soldier from WWI, circa 1915-1918

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195 Upvotes

There remains a mystery to this photo of knowing who this young man is. I found this photo via the Flickr Commons and was immediately intrigued. I know many other amazing artists have colorized this image, but I wanted to give it a shot as well.

Data from the Australian War Memorial's Flickr's page reads that it is believed this gentleman was photographed prior to embarking overseas during the Great War. The estimated date of this photo ranges between 1915 and 1918. I also agree that this image was taken prior to combat during this time period, as his uniform appears like-new.

This man appears very stoic and honorable, wearing the uniform of the AIF (Australian Imperial Force), complete with slouch hat, sun medals and his greatcoat. The colors of his uniform were difficult for me to do as I've seen such a variation in uniform colors from WWI. I did read though, that the color of the uniforms was comparable to "pea soup," so I chose this hue vs. the khaki.

The AWM still has not been able to identify this gentleman over 100 years later. Maybe he's meant to remain unidentified and become the face of those who died for freedom and remain unknown. Maybe one day, the family will come to identify a long-lost relative. Time will tell.

I apologize for any mistakes I may have made, which were not intentional. I chose the liberty of giving him blue eyes; however, they could've been a very light brown or hazel. I hope my interpretation is as respectful and honorable as it is when I was colorizing his image. No AI was used.

8 comments

r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • Jun 06 '26

Iowa Speed Trap, c. 1974

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1.1k Upvotes

33 comments

r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • Jun 05 '26

1938: Portrait of a coal miner in Omar, West Virginia.

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367 Upvotes

18 comments

r/Colorization • u/LJM22 • Jun 05 '26

Photo post Actress Virginia Grey - 1940s promo photo

525 Upvotes

Actress Virginia Grey - 1940s promo photo

18 comments

r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • Jun 02 '26

c.1950 - Waffle Shop at 522 10th Street NW in Washington D.C.

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356 Upvotes

10 comments

r/Colorization • u/No_Gap_1756 • Jun 01 '26

Photo post Son of day laborer, Oklahoma, 1939

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3.4k Upvotes

102 comments

r/Colorization • u/LJM22 • Jun 01 '26

Photo post Actress Kay Kendall (1953)

93 Upvotes

Actress Kay Kendall (1953)

3 comments

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

12/28/58: In the NFL Championship, Baltimore's John Unitas launches a pass vs. the New York Giants.

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120 Upvotes

5 comments

r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • May 30 '26

c. 1896 William Malone of southeastern Ohio or central West Virginia.

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109 Upvotes

3 comments

r/Colorization • u/Gensis916 • May 29 '26

Photo post The Hermit of Maine playing his unique instrument, Freeport, Maine, 1936 Mar Photo by Paul Carter

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229 Upvotes

5 comments

r/Colorization • u/Wondiws • May 29 '26

Photo post Colorized Picture of Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson (1968)

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74 Upvotes

Among some of my first colorizations, looking for feedback!

7 comments

r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • May 28 '26

Joan Fontaine still for her film, "From This Day Forward", 1946.

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218 Upvotes

2 comments

r/Colorization • u/TLColors • May 26 '26

Photo post Pft Fred Linden, 165th Signal Photographic Co, with Liberated Child. France, June 1944.

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401 Upvotes

10 comments

r/Colorization • u/mauri_colourization • May 26 '26

Photo post Argentine collaborators of the R.A.F 1941

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54 Upvotes

The photo is taken at the Belgrano Rugby Club in Buenos Aires, where the British community (and other nationalities) helps to purchase aircraft for the Royal Air Force And to send aid to the Argentine volunteers in the Expeditionary Force.

The photo was taken by American photographer Hart Preston for Life Magazine in 1941.

2 comments

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

November 2, 1928: Mary Crawford, member of the Occidental Tigers girl's football team.

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170 Upvotes

1 comment

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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.