Great pictures Holly. It's odd. I'm so used to seeing old pictures in black and white, the first impression is that they are movie set recreations.
Yes I know what you mean Nancy, but they're not they're the real deal... have a look at the link to her website...
Yes I agree Shirley...she said that it takes a very long time of research to get the colours just right for each individual picture...
Most of these are at least a century old... absolutely spectacular.... The Golden Gate Bridge under construction in 1934. (Photo: Library of Congress) A Danish man at Ellis Island in 1909. (Photo: Augustus Francis Sherman/New York Public Library) The “Empire State Express” (New York Central Railroad) passes through Washington Street, Syracuse, New York, 1905. (Photo: Library of Congress)
The beach and Cliff House, San Francisco, circa 1902. (Photo: Library of Congress) Inventor John Archibald Purves tests his Dynasphere at Weston-super-Mare in 1932, A Douglas SBD “Dauntless” dive bomber balances on its nose after crash landing on a carrier flight deck in the Pacific, 1943. (Photo: Library of Congress) More here..... https://mymodernmet.com/retronaut-dynamichrome-colorized-photo-book/
Some more of people. some well known some not so much...2 pages courtesy of Austrian photographer and digital artist Mario Unger, who breathes new life into old, black and white photos with vibrant colors. From stars of the silver screen to 19th century street scenes, Unger has spent a staggering 3,000 hours carefully restoring and colorizing a vast collection of historical photos. Marilyn Monroe, 1951 Humphrey Bogart, “Casablanca”, 1942 Mulberry Street, New York, 1900 See more here ( 2 pages) https://mymodernmet.com/colorized-black-and-white-historical-photos-mario-unger/