![Atop Empire State- in construction; Chrysler Bldg & [Daily] News in middle foreground. (1931)](../../../wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Atop-Empire-State-in-construction-Chrysler-Bldg-Daily-News-in-middle-foreground.-1931--199x123.jpg "Balancing on the Empire State, 1920s")
Virginia, 1862 - Staff of Fitz John Porter, General of the Union Army during the Civil War. General Custer is reclining next to the dog.
Lewis Thornton Powell (1844 - 1865) aka Lewis Payne, one of four people sentenced to hang for conspiracy to assassinate Lincoln
1915 - Dick O'Brien and Bud Baker, two students who spent five months touring 10,000 miles to the West Coast
Joseph Gurney Cannon (right) (1836 - 1926) aka 'Uncle Joe Cannon', Illinois Congressman and Republican Party leader, with Michigan legistalor Brennan Vicente. Cannon's peculiar way of speaking, short stature and belligerence defined his speaking style.
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Thank you t0 iBytes and Jack Gavigan
Original images from Library of Congress via Shorpy
When were these colourised?
Outstanding- especially the Civil War era photos
I would have liked to have seen the originals shown along with the colorized versions just to compare and contrast. Amazing how in many of the photos the people looked relaxed, even smiling. Typically photos from these eras always depicted people with stern frowns.
For the most part, they are over colored. A CW Soldiers blue tunic never looked that blue straight from the tailors. I’ve seen almost all of these images in B&W, most from Shorpy. I know it’s difficult to be lenient with the colors, however, for realism, you must.
I still appreciate the website.
For a blast from the past, try this: go to Google images and put in “autochrome”. Autochrome was one of the earliest color processes.