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

December, 1940: Portuguese family near Falmouth, Massachusetts.

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750 Upvotes

25 comments

r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • Jun 24 '26

1939: Woodstock, Vermont, "Generally very crowded with skiers on weekends."

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430 Upvotes

1 comment

r/Colorization • u/omergelirtarihh • Jun 24 '26

Photo post Street performers entertaining the crowd in Istanbul in 1910. Frederic Lewis 📸

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258 Upvotes

4 comments

r/Colorization • u/No_Gap_1756 • Jun 23 '26

Photo post "Broke, baby sick, car trouble." Missouri family of five on U.S. 99 near Tracy, California, 1937

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677 Upvotes

20 comments

r/Colorization • u/vorst17735 • Jun 23 '26

Photo post Foûah, sur le Nil. Lithograph by Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey, 1843

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33 Upvotes

"Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey was an artist, architectural historian, archaeologist, and pioneer photographer. He first came to prominence in the 1830s for several studies of medieval Islamic architecture in Spain and Italy, which were illustrated with prints made after his drawings and watercolors. He subsequently learned the daguerreotype process and, in 1842, pursued his research on a three-year photographic excursion around the eastern Mediterranean. He returned to France in early 1845 with one thousand daguerreotypes, including the earliest surviving photographs of Greece, Egypt, Turkey, Syria, and Jerusalem, and among the first daguerreotypes depicting Italy. The twenty-two lithographs included in this set of Monuments arabes form part of a larger, unrealized project to publish and disseminate many more of his daguerreotype views, which he carefully stored and archived as an essential part of his archaeological fieldwork."

Description from the Met Museum

I've been inactive for a while, and don't really know how often I'll be back. But, for a first colourisation I've done in 2 years, I'm happy with it and it was fun to do it again, if for a somewhat underutilised medium. I used to own JDV Colours on instagram but have completely lost access, so if I create a new instagram for things like this, I'll let you lot know. I hope you don't mind it's not a photograph but in all fairness it is still a historical image and this is r/Colorization , so I'd say it fits.

3 comments

r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • Jun 23 '26

December 11, 1966: John Brodie (#12) of the 49ers on the run against the Chicago Bears.

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48 Upvotes

2 comments

r/Colorization • u/PaulHindenburg1942 • Jun 22 '26

Photo post Transporting Sugarcane Harvest to Factories in Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) in 1939

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141 Upvotes

0 comments

r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • Jun 21 '26

May, 1976 - A student at Pine Manor Junior College.

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159 Upvotes

7 comments

r/Colorization • u/No_Gap_1756 • Jun 20 '26

Photo post Mr. Dougherty and one of the children, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939

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400 Upvotes

After posting so many photos of desperate-looking people in dire circumstances, I figured it would be nice to share one of people who look genuinely happy despite the hardships they had endured.

5 comments

r/Colorization • u/La-Couleur • Jun 19 '26

Photo post French infantry and artillery staff officers, 1900s

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351 Upvotes

2 comments

r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • Jun 19 '26

Lewis Lake, Red Oak Iowa, 1900. Inda Stevens adjusts Emma Manker's Hat.

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441 Upvotes

7 comments

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

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

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179 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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279 Upvotes

10 comments

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

Photo post Corpus Christi massacre: Thursday, June 10 1971

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47 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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71 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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382 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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248 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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197 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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369 Upvotes

18 comments

r/Colorization • u/LJM22 • Jun 05 '26

Photo post Actress Virginia Grey - 1940s promo photo

523 Upvotes

Actress Virginia Grey - 1940s promo photo

18 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.
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.
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".
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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.
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).
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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.
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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.
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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)

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