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(9,704 posts) Tue Jul 29, 2014, 12:05 PM Jul 2014

54 Fabulous Colorized Photos From the Last Century [View all]

Brigadier General and Actor Jimmy Stewart

Stewart flew 20 combat missions over Nazi-occupied Europe, and even flew one mission during Vietnam.

Pablo Picasso

Lou Gehrig, July 4, 1939

Photo taken right after his famous retirement speech. He would pass away just two years later from ALS.

Helen Keller meeting comedian Charlie Chaplin in 1918

Madison Square Park New York City around 1900

Samurai Training, 1860

American Poet Walt Whitman, 1868

Audrey Hepburn

Union Soldiers taking a break 1863

MANY MORE AT: http://www.inspire52.com/colored-old-photos/

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54 Fabulous Colorized Photos From the Last Century [View all] FourScore Jul 2014 OP

Thank you! I especially enjoyed Walt Whitman (the photo; the poetry, meh) Shrike47 Jul 2014 #1

Pretty Neat! BKH70041 Jul 2014 #2

I lieve Mariska Hargitay of Law and Order SVU is Jayne's daughter. lob1 Jul 2014 #33

she is. niyad Jul 2014 #35

these are wonderful, especially the ones i recognize as black and whites! unblock Jul 2014 #3

No, no, no, no NV Whino Jul 2014 #4

:-) FourScore Jul 2014 #5

those look to be really well done... ProdigalJunkMail Jul 2014 #6

Thanks for ur OP; mylye2222 Jul 2014 #7

The one of Goebbels scowling at a Jewish photographer deutsey Jul 2014 #8

Yes, that is the Stare of Death if I've ever seen one. Hekate Jul 2014 #42

Nicely done. xfundy Jul 2014 #9

That photo of Walt Whitman was taken by my 4th great-uncle Spider Jerusalem Jul 2014 #10

Cool! Does the family still have any of his work? n/t FourScore Jul 2014 #15

Most of it ended up with my g-g-g-uncle... Spider Jerusalem Jul 2014 #22

Looks like they got the Babe Ruth pic way wrong. Kingofalldems Jul 2014 #11

That poor guy always looked like an old man... MADem Jul 2014 #55

Must've been those steroids...oh, wait...They didn't have any! FourScore Jul 2014 #61

It was the ten hotdogs per game! nt MADem Jul 2014 #64

IS Jimmy Stewart throwing gang signs? KG Jul 2014 #12

Sure. "Our Gang" signs. jmondine Jul 2014 #20

That was my first thought! nt MADem Jul 2014 #53

It's so timeless. He could be a young man today! n/t FourScore Jul 2014 #62

I like the Madison Square Park from 1900 photo WI_DEM Jul 2014 #13

This one is just not fair.... Lochloosa Jul 2014 #14

AUDREY HEPBURN!!!!! MohRokTah Jul 2014 #38

I know. Lochloosa Jul 2014 #39

I've had a major crush on her since I was nine. MohRokTah Jul 2014 #41

You and like all of us. Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #57

Interesting! I thought the whole world was in B&W till the mid 60's Populist_Prole Jul 2014 #16

And walked quickly and jerky lobodons Jul 2014 #21

And ragtime piano music permeated the atmosphere Populist_Prole Jul 2014 #23

I know that many people hate this. TNNurse Jul 2014 #17

beautiful pictures DrDan Jul 2014 #18

Anyone know what this ramped machine is at the filling station? hunter Jul 2014 #19

It is an early hydraulic lift. n/t FSogol Jul 2014 #24

Yep, you can see the Havoline logo on it. Xithras Jul 2014 #28

wow ... but I have one question napkinz Jul 2014 #25

Because there are a ton more frames in movies, and most of them are blurry. n/t eggplant Jul 2014 #27

Very expensive. You have to colorize every frame. lovemydog Jul 2014 #49

Mark Twain JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #26

These are quite beautiful... sdfernando Jul 2014 #29

It shows how much folks would sacrifice to get a Led Zeppelin album cover. lovemydog Jul 2014 #47

Ahhh...but a Zeppelin sdfernando Jul 2014 #67

I did not know that. lovemydog Jul 2014 #69

Very cool.... thanks for posting. Puddy Jul 2014 #30

You're welcome and welcome to DU Puddy! FourScore Jul 2014 #63

Clint Eastwood was kinda hot in the early 1960s. Blue_In_AK Jul 2014 #31

That was before he started conversing with furniture. Arugula Latte Jul 2014 #44

Indeed. Blue_In_AK Jul 2014 #50

Olde time boxing was kinda rough Bosonic Jul 2014 #32

Since it's a draw - 15 more rounds! lovemydog Jul 2014 #48

These are so fascinating. MadrasT Jul 2014 #34

in the pic of oswald, he reminds me a bit of keving costner. and the dress crawford is wearing niyad Jul 2014 #36

I used to watch B&W movies all the time as a kid in the 60s and 70s MohRokTah Jul 2014 #37

Thank You! I love old photographs! smirkymonkey Jul 2014 #40

Thanks! Amazing. lovemydog Jul 2014 #43

That's George Armstrong Custer in the foreground with the dog in pic #9 aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2014 #45

Nice catch! Calista241 Jul 2014 #70

There was a beautiful sky in Nashville juxtaposed as it was during the Civil War. Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #46

kick! kentuck Jul 2014 #51

Gotta love this one... TeeYiYi Jul 2014 #52

From the last century....and the one before that, as well. Very cool! nt MADem Jul 2014 #54

from the last 2 centuries, the ones from the 1800s are especially something to see JI7 Jul 2014 #56

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #58

Self-delete. It's already been noted. Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #59

thanks madokie Jul 2014 #60

Wow! There's a fortune in the picture of the North Carolina store... Tom_Foolery Jul 2014 #65

This thread isn't complete without... TeeYiYi Jul 2014 #66

Great photos jen63 Jul 2014 #68

These are great...knr joeybee12 Jul 2014 #71