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18 Rare Historical Colored Photos That Were Black and White
Thanks to enthusiasts of the Reddit ColorizedHistory community, we get the chance to see some of the most historically important photos in color.
Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill at the Livadia Palace during the famous Yalta Conference in February, 1945.
Inside the biggest (back at that time) airship Hindenburg capable of transatlantic flights, 1936.
The Hindenburg disaster, which killed 35 people, May 3, 1937.
John Kennedy as a graduate of Harvard, 1940.
British tattoo master George Burchett (King of Tattooists) working in his own tattoo salon, circa 1930.
The top and the crown of the Statue of Liberty (view from the torch). The height from the ground – 305 feet.
Back when there were no air conditioning. New York’s kids cooling off during the hot days by licking blocks of ice, 1912.
Fearless stunt man and acrobat, John ‘Jammie’ Reynolds, performing at the edge of a 4-storey building in Washington, 1917.
Testing a bulletproof vest in Washington, 1923.
Marilyn Monroe performing in front of American soldiers in Korea, 1954.
Samurai Warrior, Yokohama, 1881.
The founder of Apple, Steve Jobs, circa 1985.
The morning after the ‘Titanic’ disaster, April 16 1912: a boy is selling yesterday’s newspaper with reports of the crash.
The tallest cowboy Ralph Madsen (7’6″, 228 pounds) having a handshake with U.S. senator John Morris Sheppard, 1919.
Young Charlie Chaplin – the legend of silent movies.
Secret meeting between Elvis Presley and U.S. President Richard Nixon, 1970.
Miss America 1924 Ruth Malcomson, representing Philadelphia.
The famous four guys from the Beatles, 1962.
