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 for us to relate to the past.
We live in a digital age, after all, and our minds think and remember past events in color, so a colorful photograph should be much easier to identify with, right? Let us introduce you to the aptly titled ‘History in Color’ subreddit, an online community “dedicated to high-quality colorizations of historical black and white images, and discussions of a historical nature.”
To bring bygone days back to life, we have wrapped up a collection of some of the most stunning vintage images from the group. So enjoy scrolling through these multicolored treasures and upvote your favorite ones! Keep reading to also find in-depth interviews with writer and lover of early modern history Jo Romero and professional photo colorization artist Sanna Dullaway. And if you’re interested in even more historical photos and the stories behind them, be sure to check out our earlier piece right over here.
#1 Samson Beaver, His Wife Leah, And Their Daughter Frances Louise, In Canada In The Year 1907
Image credits: mygrapefruit
#2 Sophie Scholl, Founder Of The White Rose Student Resistance Group During The Nazi Regime, Arrested For Distributing Anti-Nazi Leaflets With Her Brother, Executed By Guillotine At Age 22 For High Treason. She Would’ve Been 100 This Year
Image credits: zuzahin
#3 “The Blanket Weaver” – A Navajo Woman Weaving Under A Cottonwood Tree In Canyon De Chelly, Arizona. Photographed By Edward S. Curtis In Ca. 1905
Image credits: mygrapefruit
#4 Portrait Of Joseph Two Bulls, Dakota Sioux, Ca 1900
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#5 Mailman N. Sorenson Poses With His Heavy Load Of Christmas Mail And Parcels, Chicago, 1929
Image credits: zuzahin
#6 Two American Soldiers Proudly Show Off Their Personalized “Easter Eggs” (155mm Artillery Shells) Made Especially For Adolf Hitler, 1945
Image credits: zuzahin
#7 The O’halloran Sisters — Armed With Poles And Boiling Water, They Fended Off The Officers Evicting Their Family During The Irish Land War, In The Year 1887
Image credits: mygrapefruit
#8 The Monumental Love Story Of Richard And Mildred Loving LED To The Historic Supreme Court Case Sweeping Away The Latest Segregation Laws In America.
Image credits: Lorenzo-Folli
#9 Portrait Of John Smith, Also Known As The White Wolf, Elderly Native American Chippewa Of Cass Lake, Minnesota, In Traditional Dress, 1914. (Probably Born Between 1822 And 1826, Although Presumably As Early As 1784; Died In February 6, 1922)
Image credits: Lorenzo-Folli
#10 Granny Winning First Prize For Her Marijuana Plant At The California City County Fair Back In 1973.
Image credits: Lorenzo-Folli
#11 Amelia Earhart
Image credits: Klimbim
#12 The Art Painter Claude Monet Is Photographed In His Garden In Giverny, 1899
Image credits: Lorenzo-Folli
#13 Portrait Of Three Horses, Photographed By Edward S. Curtis In Ca. 1905
Image credits: mygrapefruit
#14 Elvis Presley And His Parents, 1937
Image credits: Lorenzo-Folli
#15 Photo Of Charlie Chaplin As A Young Man Without Makeup On In Circa, 1916.
Image credits: Lorenzo-Folli
#16 A Funny Photograph Of The First World War, German Soldier In The Snow With Only A Helmet, Boots And A Tank Top With A Cat On His Head. 1916.
Image credits: Lorenzo-Folli
#17 Ron Stallworth (Pictured Here In 1975) Was The First Black Detective In The History Of The Colorado Springs Police Department. He Infiltrated The Ranks Of The Ku Klux Klan In Colorado Springs, Colorado, Becoming A Member Too In The Late 1970s.
Image credits: Lorenzo-Folli
#18 Ukrainian Bride In Traditional Folk Costume, In The Year 1875
Image credits: mygrapefruit
#19 Group Of Women With Their Automobile Outside The White House, In The Year 1922
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#20 Halloween In The Early 1900s
Image credits: Lorenzo-Folli
#21 Leon Trotsky, Frida Kahlo, Natalya Sedova, Mexico, 1937
Image credits: Lorenzo-Folli
#22 Benito Mussolini Is Arrested, 1915
Image credits: Lorenzo-Folli
#23 “Titanic Orphans” Michel & Edmond Navratil, Named So When They Turned Out To Be The Only Children Who Remained Unclaimed By An Adult After Being Rescued From The Titanic, In 1912
Image credits: mygrapefruit
#24 Vincent Van Gogh At The Age Of 19, 1872.
Image credits: Lorenzo-Folli
#25 Hakone, Japan, A Tree-Lined Avenue Ending In A Flight Of Stairs To A Temple, Photographed By Felice Beato In Ca. 1868
Image credits: zuzahin
#26 The Bin Ladens In Sweden, 1971
Image credits: salsifufu
#27 Sorrento, On The Amalfian Coast, Italy In The Year 1888
Image credits: mygrapefruit
#28 The Peaky Blinders Were A Criminal Gang Active In Birmingham In The 19th Century
Image credits: Lorenzo-Folli
#29 Frida Kahlo Keeps A Sugar Skull, 1951.
Image credits: Lorenzo-Folli
#30 Boxing Aboard The U.s.s. New York In The Year 1899
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