Colorized Historical Photos Will Change How You Feel About The Past

HRH Princess Elizabeth II, aged 18, 1944. Three years later, she would marry Prince Phillip. And just eight years later, at age 26, she would begin serving as the longest reigning monarch in British history. Well done there!

Banana Docks, East River, New York, ca. 1890-1910. While this looks like a still from a modern day movie, it’s an actual photograph of everyday life in NYC at the turn of the last century. The colorizing of this image really brings the past alive: a ship carrying bananas from a faraway port is docked at the East River, the haggling by purchasing agents has begun, horse-drawn carts are lined up, waiting to be loaded before they head out the markets just blocks away in the city. Manhattan’s impressive skyline looms in the background, and we can just imagine the sounds and smells of this exciting time of growth and change in this very busy city!

Swedish Sami, an indigenous Finno-Ugric people inhabiting the Arctic area of Sapmi, in front of a pretty cool looking turf hut, ca. 1885-1892. Sweden. The Sami are reindeer herders whose way of life was dramatically impacted by the constant shifting of borders amongst the land-grab-happy Europeans. This image was taken at the time of a huge cultural shift for these historic peoples which, over time, has all but obliterated their way of life. It sure looked pretty and peaceful here, though… and that’s a pretty fancy hat for a guy wearing no shoes.

Source: Burstdaily

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