Something Odd that I found to be beautiful

Colorized pictures from history

Russian Royal Family, 1910’s

New Zealand Soldier in North Africa, 1940’s

Banana Docks, NYC, 1890’s - 1910

Indian Chief at Crater Lake, 1923

Participants of the 5th Solvay Conference on Quantum Mechanics, 1927

Antarctica, 1911

Indian Soldiers in France, 1914

Union Soldiers, 1860’s

Japanese archers, 1860’s

I don’t really know what generally makes them interesting, but it feels like each picture is trying to tell a story. History seems so monotonous and distant, whenever we look at old photographs given the lack of colors.

Colorization brings forth the vibrance and beauty of the past, and I’d argue is greatly underappreciated. Whenever I look at these pictures they remind me of us, simply men and women looking to live life as they strived forward. Color makes them looks any other person off the street;its addition bridges the gap between generations.