Colorized historical photos

Have you ever seen your grandparents’ wedding photos? How about your great-grandparents’ baby pictures? If you’ve got an album full of ancient, black and white family photos just collecting dust in your attic, wouldn’t you like to see those same images in vibrant colors?

What is it about color that gives us a more broad understanding of the past? Is it simply the added depth that it brings to the photo?

Old photos of Ireland have been newly colorized with the help of artificial intelligence, shedding new light on what life was like in the country during the 1800s and 1900s.

https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2015/03/tumblr_nelhhftlO21spwf52o1_1280-1.jpg U.S. Army soldiers Pvt. Henry W. Beyer (left) and Sgt. Abraham Aranoff (right) of “E” Company, 1st Battalion, 317th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division pause for cigarettes in the Ardennes during the Battle of the Bulge. Goesdorf, Wiltz, Luxembourg. 10 January 1945.

Amazing photos that bring history to life!

Reading about history helps us better understand ourselves and the world around us, but exploring it through visual examples can make our past seem even more real. Like looking at old photographs that let us in on the undoubtedly captivating moments that we may have forgotten or weren't even aware of. However, the color palette we usually associate with these images is a narrow one — black and white. While faded and scratched monochrome photos do have their charm, they can make it difficult…

Incredible moments in history that have been brought to life with color.

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Have you ever seen your grandparents’ wedding photos? How about your great-grandparents’ baby pictures? If you’ve got an album full of ancient, black and white family photos just collecting dust in your attic, wouldn’t you like to see those same images in vibrant colors?