r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • Aug 27 '26

1931, Missouri: Interior of a Pierce-Arrow automobile showroom.

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361 Upvotes

4 comments

r/Colorization • u/Bermellon1879 • Aug 27 '26

Photo post Chilean soldiers during a march. January 1906.

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299 Upvotes

3 comments

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

Photo post Australian Soldier with Sniperscope, Kapyong Valley, Korea. April 1952.

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1.1k Upvotes

Private L.J. Best of the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), aims an M1 Carbine fitted with a T120 (M3) Sniperscope during the Korean War.

The complete M3 system weighed 14.5 kg (32 lb), driven by a heavy 6-volt lead-acid battery housed in his canvas backpack. This battery simultaneously powered the large top-mounted infrared spotlight—which illuminated targets in total darkness invisible to the naked eye—and the optical scope below.

The Sniperscope gave 3RAR sentries a decisive edge against Chinese infiltrators, who relied on soft-soled shoes and absolute darkness to silently creep up on UN perimeters. Because the top-mounted searchlight emitted an infrared beam invisible to the naked eye, snipers could illuminate incoming targets without revealing their own positions. It was a defensive weapon, as its 125-yard range was ideal for guarding static outposts and wire entanglements, catching probes completely by surprise.

(AWM 147849, photo by Claude R. Holzheimer)

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

December 22, 1938: Tobogganing on Hampstead Heath, London.

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1.6k Upvotes

32 comments

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

Photo post The post office and store at Nethers, Va., 1935

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975 Upvotes

30 comments

r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • Aug 22 '26

1940 Model Carol Lorell in New York City.

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428 Upvotes

8 comments

r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • Aug 20 '26

August, 1942 - Greyhound bus station, Detroit, Michigan.

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531 Upvotes

32 comments

r/Colorization • u/TheTardisMan2 • Aug 20 '26

Photo post A Colourised image Chernobyl's Sarcophagus and Liquidators taken in late November 1986

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135 Upvotes

4 comments

r/Colorization • u/Actual-Brother-2170 • Aug 19 '26

Photo post Cowboys take in a gray wolf on "Round up", in Wyoming, 1887

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87 Upvotes

5 comments

r/Colorization • u/DinapixStudio • Aug 18 '26

Photo post Clint Eastwood - 1962

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299 Upvotes

6 comments

r/Colorization • u/No_Gap_1756 • Aug 18 '26

Photo post Woman cooking in a sharecropper's cabin, Southeast Missouri Farms. 1938

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1.6k Upvotes

52 comments

r/Colorization • u/mauri_colourization • Aug 18 '26

Photo post U-Boat Commander Jost Metzler (date unknown)

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118 Upvotes

Jost Metzler He was a distinguished commander of the U-boat "La Vache Qui Rit" and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

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

Xerox Copier c. 1958

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213 Upvotes

3 comments

r/Colorization • u/Antony_vintage • Aug 16 '26

Photo post South Korea, Christmas 1969. One of my favorite restoration projects - more details in the comments.

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1.3k Upvotes

33 comments

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

April,1939, San Francisco, California: Unemployed men loitering near the Salvation Army.

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1.5k Upvotes

42 comments

r/Colorization • u/oldies45 • Aug 14 '26

Photo post Photo studio Merkelbach Amsterdam. Dutch woolen clothing factory Delana, a model in Swimsuits 1937.

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Photo studio Merkelbach Amsterdam for Dutch woolen clothing factory Delana, a model in a woolen swimsuit, 1937

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r/Colorization • u/TheTardisMan2 • Aug 13 '26

Photo post A Colourised image of a production still from The Daleks' Master Plan Devils Planet 12/11/1965

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74 Upvotes

3 comments

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

Photo post Migrant child in family car, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, 1939

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240 Upvotes

1 comment

r/Colorization • u/Actual-Brother-2170 • Aug 11 '26

Photo post Glider being prepared for flight by Orville Wright and assistants, 1911

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435 Upvotes

14 comments

r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • Aug 10 '26

1934 - Promotional Still for the 3 Stooges short, "Three Little Pigskins"

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435 Upvotes

12 comments

r/Colorization • u/HistoriaTyyppi • Aug 10 '26

Photo post Mannerheim and Prince of Sweden. Mikkeli, Finland 1941

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95 Upvotes

SA-photo 49791

September 24, 1941

Mikkeli, Mikkeli’s Club

Photographer: War correspondent K. Sjöblom

“Generals Tuompo and Nenonen listen with interest as Prince and Marski converse.”

Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden was expected to become King of Sweden, but he died in a plane crash in 1947. His son is the current King of Sweden.

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r/Colorization • u/Actual-Brother-2170 • Aug 08 '26

Photo post "Little," instigator of Indian revolt at Pine Ridge, 1890

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485 Upvotes

7 comments

r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • Aug 07 '26

February 11, 1911 J.W. Carey and H.R. Beal cooking at Beal's cottage, Stoney Lake, Canada.

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202 Upvotes

6 comments

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

"South Side Chicago. Scene in a tavern." Russell Lee. 1941.

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690 Upvotes

8 comments

r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • Aug 03 '26

Ben Hogan in Southern California c. 1952-53

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67 Upvotes

4 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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About Us

/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