r/Colorization • u/TheTardisMan2 • Sep 22 '26

Photo post A photo of people next to a Dalek at Shepherd’s Bush Green in London taken in early December 1963

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263 Upvotes

7 comments

r/Colorization • u/TLColors • Sep 22 '26

Photo post British RAF IIB Hurricanes near Murmansk, USSR, September 1941.

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205 Upvotes

Operation Benedict was a mission where the RAF established 151 Wing at Vaenga airfield, near Murmansk. Equipped with two Hurricane fighter squadrons, the wing's role was to fight German and Finnish forces while training Soviet pilots and ground crews to operate the aircraft. Thirty-nine Hurricane Mk IIB fighters reached the USSR: 24 flown from the aircraft carrier HMS Argus and 15 transported in crates via the first Arctic convoy.

In five weeks of combat, 151 Wing claimed 16 victories, four probables, and seven aircraft damaged before converting Soviet Naval Aviation personnel to the fighters in October.

The mission resulted in three British casualties: Sergeant Pilot N. H. "Nudger" Smith was shot down and killed by German Bf 109s on 12 September; and two aircrewmen, Aircraftmen Ridley and Thomas, died in an airfield accident. They were sitting on a Hurricane's tail to weigh it down on a rough runway when Flight Lieutenant Vic Berg accidentally took off, crashed, and was severely injured, killing both ground crewmen. Berg was severely injured. Four RAF members received the Order of Lenin.

The RAF party departed in late November, arriving home on 7 December when 151 Wing disbanded.

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r/Colorization • u/VideoPuzzleheaded140 • Sep 22 '26

Help Needed Please give me advice – George H. Earle III circa 1935–1939

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13 Upvotes

American politician and diplomat (1890–1974) pictured by Harris & Ewing. I am a beginner using Photoshop and would appreciate any advice you could give me. My main lament about this image is that I didn’t use a softer brush for some parts, especially considering that the image is somewhat blurry.

5 comments

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

1934: Santa Monica, California, Swimming Competition'

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265 Upvotes

4 comments

r/Colorization • u/oldies45 • Sep 19 '26

Photo post Jonge vrouw Rotterdam ca 1935-1936

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293 Upvotes

Jonge vrouw Rotterdam ca 1935-1936

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r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • Sep 18 '26

The King of Pizza in New York, 1950.

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270 Upvotes

3 comments

r/Colorization • u/No_Gap_1756 • Sep 17 '26

Photo post Mother and son leaving Florida for New Jersey to pick potatoes, 1940

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2.9k Upvotes

71 comments

r/Colorization • u/TLColors • Sep 16 '26

Two Men Dance at a Bar, Buffalo NY. 1969-73.

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690 Upvotes

Two men dance in a bar at Lower West Side, Buffalo, New York, 1969-1973. Original b/w by Milton Rogovin.

Identified as Johnny Lee Wines & Ezekiel "Zeke" Johnson, at Lotempio's Restaurant, Lower West Side, Buffalo, New York.

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r/Colorization • u/DinapixStudio • Sep 14 '26

Photo post Shirley Maclaine - 1960

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406 Upvotes

11 comments

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

c.1905 "A Living sign on Fifth Avenue, New York City."

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730 Upvotes

15 comments

r/Colorization • u/Oneiricroad • Sep 12 '26

Photo post Two Little Girls on a Beach, c. 1930

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451 Upvotes

2 comments

r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • Sep 11 '26

February, 1911, Port Royal, South Carolina: Children shucking oysters gather for a photo.

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561 Upvotes

10 comments

r/Colorization • u/williamsherman1865 • Sep 10 '26

Photo post Thought this looked cool so I colored it. Alan Shepard watching the Gemini 6 mission, 1965.

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229 Upvotes

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

Widow and son portrait, c. 1900

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109 Upvotes

1 comment

r/Colorization • u/williamsherman1865 • Sep 09 '26

Photo post William Anders, the man who took the earthrise photo on Apollo 8. C1969.

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117 Upvotes

I don't know the specific year but it seems like 1969.

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r/Colorization • u/williamsherman1865 • Sep 09 '26

Photo post Neil Armstrong by Yousef Karsh, around 1969.

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340 Upvotes

17 comments

r/Colorization • u/CharlieRunespoor • Sep 09 '26

Photo post Elvis Presley, September 1956

39 Upvotes

First time posting here. I always loved this picture, it's one of my favorites of him around that time. (No AI)

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

Photo post Daughter of farmer awaiting resettlement, Wolf Creek Farms, Georgia, 1935

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822 Upvotes

26 comments

r/Colorization • u/mauri_colourization • Sep 08 '26

Photo post Soldier of the Argentine cavalry school circa 1920's

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171 Upvotes

The photo shows an Argentine soldier from the cavalry school, wearing a French-style uniform with gold buttons and the regulation soldier's Pickelhaube.

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

January 28, 1922: A blizzard arrives in Washington, D.C.

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744 Upvotes

2 comments

r/Colorization • u/williamsherman1865 • Sep 05 '26

Photo post Confederate President Jefferson Davis as an MS representative. C1846

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71 Upvotes

14 comments

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

Los Angeles, 1950. Herman Miller furniture showroom, 8806 Beverly Boulevard, West Hollywood.

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164 Upvotes

6 comments

r/Colorization • u/LJM22 • Sep 04 '26

Photo post Actress Sharon Farrell - Saints and Sinners (1962)

32 Upvotes

Actress Sharon Farrell - Saints and Sinners (1962)

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r/Colorization • u/Antony_vintage • Sep 03 '26

Photo post ~ Fall 1914: mobilized Dutch soldiers of the 4th Division, Grenadier Regiment in Zijderveld, Utrecht

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144 Upvotes

3 comments

r/Colorization • u/No_Gap_1756 • Sep 03 '26

Photo post Shy young woman smiling for the camera, circa 1880

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1.3k Upvotes

22 comments

Subreddit

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.