19 Fascinating Historical Photos Brought To Life With Color

Nathan Johnson Published 12/04/2022 in wow

Mankind has a long and eventful past on this planet we call home. Ever since the invention of the camera, we have been documenting history in the form of photographs. For a long time, those photos and many iconic historical photos were in black and white, but with the advancement of technology, that has changed.

Take a trip back through time with this collection of historical pics that got a breathe of new life vai a touch of color.

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Ruth Malcolmson, age 18, crowned Miss America in 1924
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Mark Twain and his long-time friend John T. Lewis, the inspiration for the character “Jim” in “Huckleberry Finn”, New York, 1903.
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October 29th, 1929 the last day of the stock market crash that would become known as Black Tuesday
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On the set of the film “Alexander Nevsky” by Sergei Eisenstein, 1938
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Newly engaged John F. Kennedy & Jacqueline Bouvier – Cape Cod, July 4th 1953
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June 6th, 1944: Into the Jaws of Death
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Crow Native Americans watching the rodeo at Crow fair in Montana, 1941
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American troops on board a landing craft heading for the beaches at Oran in Algeria during Operation ‘Torch’, November 1942
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The tallest (Cornelius Bruns), shortest and fattest (Cannon Colossus) man of Europe playing a game of cards, 1913
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Unpacking Mona Lisa at the end of World War II in 1945
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Eunice Hancock, a 21-year-old woman, operates a compressed-air grinder in a Midwest aircraft plant during World War II. August 1942
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Albert Einstein, 1930
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The liberation of Bergen-Belsen, April 1945
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Paratroopers of Easy Company (Band of Brothers), at Berghof (Adolf Hitler’s home in the Bavarian Alps), 1945.
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An unidentified American soldier, shot dead by a German sniper, clutches his rifle and hand grenade, March 1945, Coblenz, Germany.
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A soldier of the 1st US Army, among debris inside the Monument to the Battle of the Nations in Leipzig, Germany April 1945.
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A US soldier stands amid crates and stacks of loot stored by Nazi Germany in Schlosskirche (Castle Church), Bavaria, 1945
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Queen Victoria and her family, including King Edward VII, Tsar Nicholas II, Tsarina Alexandra, Kaiser Wilhelm II and Empress Frederick at a wedding in Coburg, Germany, 1894. At the time of WW1, the King of Britain, Russia, and Germany were all first cousins. When asked about WW1, Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany sarcastically remarked, “If my grandmother [Queen Victoria] had been alive, she would never have allowed it.”
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“Giraffe women” looking at a guard, posted at St. James’ Palace 16th century main gate, during their visit in London, 1935
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A Prussian Landwehrmann tanning rat skins in a dugout, WWI
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Eureka Colorado, ca 1900
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South end of Bowery, Coney Island, New York, 1903
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President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s address on the 50th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty. October 28, 1936

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Ruth Malcolmson, age 18, crowned Miss America in 1924
2.
Mark Twain and his long-time friend John T. Lewis, the inspiration for the character “Jim” in “Huckleberry Finn”, New York, 1903.
3.
October 29th, 1929 the last day of the stock market crash that would become known as Black Tuesday
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On the set of the film “Alexander Nevsky” by Sergei Eisenstein, 1938
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Newly engaged John F. Kennedy & Jacqueline Bouvier – Cape Cod, July 4th 1953
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June 6th, 1944: Into the Jaws of Death
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Crow Native Americans watching the rodeo at Crow fair in Montana, 1941
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American troops on board a landing craft heading for the beaches at Oran in Algeria during Operation ‘Torch’, November 1942
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The tallest (Cornelius Bruns), shortest and fattest (Cannon Colossus) man of Europe playing a game of cards, 1913
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Unpacking Mona Lisa at the end of World War II in 1945
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Eunice Hancock, a 21-year-old woman, operates a compressed-air grinder in a Midwest aircraft plant during World War II. August 1942
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Albert Einstein, 1930
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The liberation of Bergen-Belsen, April 1945
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Paratroopers of Easy Company (Band of Brothers), at Berghof (Adolf Hitler’s home in the Bavarian Alps), 1945.
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An unidentified American soldier, shot dead by a German sniper, clutches his rifle and hand grenade, March 1945, Coblenz, Germany.
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A soldier of the 1st US Army, among debris inside the Monument to the Battle of the Nations in Leipzig, Germany April 1945.
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A US soldier stands amid crates and stacks of loot stored by Nazi Germany in Schlosskirche (Castle Church), Bavaria, 1945
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Queen Victoria and her family, including King Edward VII, Tsar Nicholas II, Tsarina Alexandra, Kaiser Wilhelm II and Empress Frederick at a wedding in Coburg, Germany, 1894. At the time of WW1, the King of Britain, Russia, and Germany were all first cousins. When asked about WW1, Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany sarcastically remarked, “If my grandmother [Queen Victoria] had been alive, she would never have allowed it.”
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“Giraffe women” looking at a guard, posted at St. James’ Palace 16th century main gate, during their visit in London, 1935
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A Prussian Landwehrmann tanning rat skins in a dugout, WWI
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Eureka Colorado, ca 1900
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South end of Bowery, Coney Island, New York, 1903
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President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s address on the 50th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty. October 28, 1936

Ruth Malcolmson, age 18, crowned Miss America in 1924

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1. Ruth Malcolmson, age 18, crowned Miss America in 1924

2. Mark Twain and his long-time friend John T. Lewis, the inspiration for the character “Jim” in “Huckleberry Finn”, New York, 1903.

3. October 29th, 1929 the last day of the stock market crash that would become known as Black Tuesday

4. On the set of the film “Alexander Nevsky” by Sergei Eisenstein, 1938

5. Newly engaged John F. Kennedy & Jacqueline Bouvier – Cape Cod, July 4th 1953

6. June 6th, 1944: Into the Jaws of Death

7. Crow Native Americans watching the rodeo at Crow fair in Montana, 1941

8. American troops on board a landing craft heading for the beaches at Oran in Algeria during Operation ‘Torch’, November 1942

9. The tallest (Cornelius Bruns), shortest and fattest (Cannon Colossus) man of Europe playing a game of cards, 1913

10. Unpacking Mona Lisa at the end of World War II in 1945

11. Eunice Hancock, a 21-year-old woman, operates a compressed-air grinder in a Midwest aircraft plant during World War II. August 1942

12. Albert Einstein, 1930

13. The liberation of Bergen-Belsen, April 1945

14. Paratroopers of Easy Company (Band of Brothers), at Berghof (Adolf Hitler’s home in the Bavarian Alps), 1945.

15. An unidentified American soldier, shot dead by a German sniper, clutches his rifle and hand grenade, March 1945, Coblenz, Germany.

16. A soldier of the 1st US Army, among debris inside the Monument to the Battle of the Nations in Leipzig, Germany April 1945.

17. A US soldier stands amid crates and stacks of loot stored by Nazi Germany in Schlosskirche (Castle Church), Bavaria, 1945

19. “Giraffe women” looking at a guard, posted at St. James’ Palace 16th century main gate, during their visit in London, 1935

20. A Prussian Landwehrmann tanning rat skins in a dugout, WWI

21. Eureka Colorado, ca 1900

22. South end of Bowery, Coney Island, New York, 1903

23. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s address on the 50th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty. October 28, 1936

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1.
Ruth Malcolmson, age 18, crowned Miss America in 1924

2.
Mark Twain and his long-time friend John T. Lewis, the inspiration for the character “Jim” in “Huckleberry Finn”, New York, 1903.

3.
October 29th, 1929 the last day of the stock market crash that would become known as Black Tuesday

4.
On the set of the film “Alexander Nevsky” by Sergei Eisenstein, 1938

5.
Newly engaged John F. Kennedy & Jacqueline Bouvier – Cape Cod, July 4th 1953

6.
June 6th, 1944: Into the Jaws of Death

7.
Crow Native Americans watching the rodeo at Crow fair in Montana, 1941

8.
American troops on board a landing craft heading for the beaches at Oran in Algeria during Operation ‘Torch’, November 1942

9.
The tallest (Cornelius Bruns), shortest and fattest (Cannon Colossus) man of Europe playing a game of cards, 1913

10.
Unpacking Mona Lisa at the end of World War II in 1945

11.
Eunice Hancock, a 21-year-old woman, operates a compressed-air grinder in a Midwest aircraft plant during World War II. August 1942

12.
Albert Einstein, 1930

13.
The liberation of Bergen-Belsen, April 1945

14.
Paratroopers of Easy Company (Band of Brothers), at Berghof (Adolf Hitler’s home in the Bavarian Alps), 1945.

15.
An unidentified American soldier, shot dead by a German sniper, clutches his rifle and hand grenade, March 1945, Coblenz, Germany.

16.
A soldier of the 1st US Army, among debris inside the Monument to the Battle of the Nations in Leipzig, Germany April 1945.

17.
A US soldier stands amid crates and stacks of loot stored by Nazi Germany in Schlosskirche (Castle Church), Bavaria, 1945

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“Giraffe women” looking at a guard, posted at St. James’ Palace 16th century main gate, during their visit in London, 1935

20.
A Prussian Landwehrmann tanning rat skins in a dugout, WWI

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Eureka Colorado, ca 1900

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South end of Bowery, Coney Island, New York, 1903

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President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s address on the 50th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty. October 28, 1936