Art

The Past In Colour Makes These Beautiful, Moving And Harrowing Images Hit A Little Closer To Home

The iconic images below have been given a shot of colour and the upgrade breathes new life to these historical moments frozen in time, the resulting images feel even more poignant and not so far away. Simply breathtaking.

Credit to the artists behind this awesome work that has revealed the past in colour, enjoy:

Albert Einstein, Summer 1939 Nassau Point, Long Island, NY
Albert Einstein, Summer 1939 Nassau Point, Long Island, NY
Auto Wreck in Washington D.C, 1921
Auto Wreck in Washington D.C, 1921
Abandoned boy holding a stuffed toy animal. London 1945
Abandoned boy holding a stuffed toy animal. London 1945
British troops cheerfully board their train for the first stage of their trip to the front – England, September 20, 1939
British troops cheerfully board their train for the first stage of their trip to the front – England, September 20, 1939
Unemployed lumber worker, circa 1939
Unemployed lumber worker, circa 1939
Hindenburg Disaster – May 6, 1937
Hindenburg Disaster – May 6, 1937
H-Bomb Test
H-Bomb Test
Elizabeth Taylor – on the Giant movie set (1956)
Elizabeth Taylor – on the Giant movie set (1956)
Charlie Chaplin at the aged 27, 1916
Charlie Chaplin, aged 27, 1916
Abraham Lincoln, 1865
Abraham Lincoln, 1865
Oscar II, King of Sweden and Norway, 1880
Oscar II, King of Sweden and Norway, 1880
Sir Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Churchill

 

The iconic 'Burning Monk' Thich Quang Duc, 1963
The iconic ‘Burning Monk’ Thich Quang Duc, 1963
Japanese Archers circa 1860
Japanese Archers circa 1860
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
The iconic 'Welcome Home Sailor' Kiss, V-J Day August 14, 1945
The iconic ‘Welcome Home Sailor’ Kiss, V-J Day August 14, 1945

Wow. Just, wow.