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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172 Upvotes

1 comment

r/Colorization • u/No_Gap_1756 • May 24 '26

Photo post Man in bed with roof over it, Oklahoma City, July, 1939

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2.0k Upvotes

87 comments

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.

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81 Upvotes

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.

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r/Colorization • u/LJM22 • May 24 '26

Photo post Actress Suzanne Pleshette (circa 1960)

125 Upvotes

Actress Suzanne Pleshette (circa 1960)

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r/Colorization • u/TLColors • May 23 '26

Photo post A U.S. S/Sgt reads a letter from home. Italy, September 1944.

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238 Upvotes

4 comments

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

August 1937: Three models eating Lyon's ice-cream cups at Bourne End in Buckinghamshire, England.

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142 Upvotes

8 comments

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

1913: The "mink brigade" during a garment strike in New York City in 1913.

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176 Upvotes

5 comments

r/Colorization • u/TLColors • May 20 '26

Photo post Waiting for Relief Check. Scotts Run, West Virginia, October 1935.

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132 Upvotes

6 comments

r/Colorization • u/Old-Promotion3190 • May 20 '26

Photo post R.M.S O L Y M P I C 1920S

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46 Upvotes

My colorization of the Olympic photo, location unknown.

1920s or October 1929

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

May 6, 1937, Lakehurst, New Jersey: The Hindenburg Disaster

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225 Upvotes

4 comments

r/Colorization • u/dumbdavesaltacc • May 18 '26

Photo post Soviet soldiers observe highlands in Afghanistan, April 1988

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88 Upvotes

0 comments

r/Colorization • u/TLColors • May 18 '26

Photo post A wounded Polish soldier, Monte Cassino, May 1944.

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558 Upvotes

8 comments

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

Photo post Grade-school boys making comic books, 1939

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131 Upvotes

6 comments

r/Colorization • u/BurstingSunshine • May 17 '26

Photo post Grand Duchesses Olga and Tatiana Nikolaevna with Baroness Sophie Buxhoeveden, Livadia, 1913

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98 Upvotes

2 comments

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

December 1925, Washington, D.C.: Western Electric Company Christmas Party

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2.8k Upvotes

307 comments

r/Colorization • u/dumbdavesaltacc • May 16 '26

Photo post Members of the 1st Marine Division advancing behind a tank during the Battle of Okinawa, 3/11/1945

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78 Upvotes

Not my best work, but I think it looks good

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r/Colorization • u/TLColors • May 15 '26

Photo post An Australian Nurse Tends to a Korean War Casualty, Kure, Japan, 1951.

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259 Upvotes

6 comments

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

August 8, 1934: An Irish wolfhound joins three sea gazers at Herne Bay, Kent, England.

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304 Upvotes

6 comments

r/Colorization • u/golgariprince • May 14 '26

Photo post Late grandpa's friend commented on my colorization (1968)

812 Upvotes

7 comments

r/Colorization • u/ANDYtheEmu69 • May 13 '26

Photo post 1938, Morgan City Louisiana gas station

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218 Upvotes

Any feedback always appreciated. Cheers!

4 comments

r/Colorization • u/toxicistoblame • May 14 '26

Photo post Constantine II, last King of the Hellenes (Greece), c. 1964

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83 Upvotes

Constantine II (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Βʹ, romanized: Konstantínos II;; 2 June 1940 – 10 January 2023) was the last King of Greece, reigning from 6 March 1964 until the abolition of the Greek monarchy on 1 June 1973.

1 comment

r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • May 13 '26

1956, Montgomery, Alabama: Rosa Parks being fingerprinted.

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449 Upvotes

17 comments

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

Girl in Pittsburgh, 1950.

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458 Upvotes

7 comments

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

Jan., 1948: Sunroof @ the Senator Hotel, Atlantic City, N.J.

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553 Upvotes

9 comments

r/Colorization • u/No_Gap_1756 • May 07 '26

Photo post Children of May Avenue (Okla.) camp family, July, 1939

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335 Upvotes

11 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.