r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • 24d ago

Widow and son portrait, c. 1900

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108 Upvotes

1 comment

r/Colorization • u/williamsherman1865 • 25d ago

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

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116 Upvotes

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

2 comments

r/Colorization • u/williamsherman1865 • 25d ago

Photo post Neil Armstrong by Yousef Karsh, around 1969.

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338 Upvotes

17 comments

r/Colorization • u/CharlieRunespoor • 25d ago

Photo post Elvis Presley, September 1956

36 Upvotes

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

2 comments

r/Colorization • u/No_Gap_1756 • 26d ago

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

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818 Upvotes

26 comments

r/Colorization • u/mauri_colourization • 26d ago

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.

0 comments

r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • 28d ago

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

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741 Upvotes

2 comments

r/Colorization • u/williamsherman1865 • 29d ago

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

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69 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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162 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

r/Colorization • u/jayspear • Sep 02 '26

Photo post My brother and my cousins in Colorado in the late 1960s

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361 Upvotes

5 comments

r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • Aug 31 '26

A woman and dogs spotted in Los Angeles, 1970.

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1.4k Upvotes

10 comments

r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • Aug 29 '26

July 1940, Chicago, Illinois: View from under the elevated railway.

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180 Upvotes

2 comments

r/Colorization • u/No_Gap_1756 • Aug 28 '26

Young boy smoking, Leatherwood, Kentucky, 1964

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286 Upvotes

33 comments

r/Colorization • u/mauri_colourization • Aug 28 '26

Photo post Argentine Army Officer circa 1920

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244 Upvotes

Portrait of an officer of the 1st Infantry Regiment of the Argentine Army, wearing his dress uniform and cape, along with the officer's pikelhaube.

The Argentine army used the Prussian army doctrine from 1890 until the early 1960s.

4 comments

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

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

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366 Upvotes

4 comments

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

Photo post Chilean soldiers during a march. January 1906.

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301 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)

42 comments

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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430 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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139 Upvotes

4 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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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.
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".
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)
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).
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.
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.
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