Explore 20 colorized photos from World War II, revealing historic moments, soldiers, and scenes in vivid detail.

Pictures are worth 1,000 words and all, but when they’re in black and white, it’s hard to imagine what certain moments in time were really like. The same goes for historical figures. Luckily, ...

Photos often shape the way we look at people we don't know. But if a person died a long time ago and the only remaining portraits of them are damaged black-and-whites, we might not get the full ...

While waiting on Ellis Island for clearance to begin a new life in America, immigrants at the start of the 20th century may have been approached by a man with a camera. Born in Pennsylvania, Augustus ...

An artist is giving people a window into the past by taking famous black and white photos and adding color. Twenty-three-year-old Sanna Dullaway began colorizing historic images three years ago after ...

Egyptian archaeologists completing their 10th season of excavations at Gerza, 75 miles southwest of modern day Cairo, have announced the excavation of two full mummy portraits and further fragmentary ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the first full-color portraits of mummies in over a century. Researchers also uncovered a funerary building, records written on papyrus, pottery, and coffins. The finds ...

Nowadays, photographers use black and white photography to convey emotion by playing with tones, contrasts, and shadows, but it wasn't always an option to choose. Color photography brings photographs ...

Walt Disney World soon will host dozens of striking color portraits of service members and veterans. But these portraits are also notable because of the artist — the nation’s 43rd president. Let’s ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Colorized photograph of Mae Reeves ...