34 Amazing Examples of Colorizing Old Archive Photos (10 photos)

From a rare photo of Mark Twain to an incredible aerial view of the Normandy landings, we take you on a tour of important people and events in history, transformed from black and white to color. Thanks to modern technology, you can now see the world of the past in all its glory.







The inventor of the bulletproof vest tests one of the first prototypes of his creation in 1923 in Washington, D.C.





Baseball legend Lou Gehrig at Yankee Stadium on July 4, 1939, the same day he ended his illustrious career due to a fatal illness. Gehrig was one of the best players in MLB and Yankee history and the best first baseman of the 20th century.



Protesters in Little Rock, Arkansas, at a rally against school desegregation in 1959.



American poet Walt Whitman in 1868.



Girls unloading ice in 1918.



Lee Harvey Oswald shortly before he was assassinated by Jack Ruby.



A British Royal Air Force pilot attending a barber's appointment during a break in combat during World War II.



A nihang bodyguard serving in the Sikh army of the Nizam of Hyderabad. He holds a khanda sword in his right hand and a ball and chain whip in his left. A chillanum steel dagger, traditionally associated with South India, is tucked into his belt. He also carries a shield, a second sword, and a pistol, the butt of which is visible beneath his left arm. His battle turban is reinforced with razor-sharp throwing rings, miniature blades, and steel chains.



The Golden Gate Bridge under construction in the 1930s.



Claude Monet with his paintings in 1923.



In 1942, this room was used to create posters used for propaganda in the United States during World War II.



Civil War veterans exchange stories during the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg in 1913.



Marilyn Monroe.



A cook flips burgers at a fair in 1938.



Pablo Picasso.



A clam vendor in Little Italy, New York City, 1900.



Mark Twain.



Helen Keller and Charlie Chaplin in 1919.



Elizabeth Taylor in 1956.



Abraham Lincoln.



Alfred Hitchcock on the set of "The Birds" in 1963.



A boy sells newspapers in London in 1912. The main news is the Titanic tragedy.



The infamous actress Sharon Tate in the early 1960s.



African-American soldiers with shells on Easter Sunday, 1944. "Easter eggs for Hitler."



Confederate General Robert E. Lee shortly after the surrender at Appomattox in 1865.



Curb Market in New York City circa 1900.



Audrey Hepburn in the early 1950s.



Clint Eastwood in 1962.



Photo of the Normandy landings in 1944. The famous "D-Day."



Charles Darwin.



Booker T. Washington at Tuskegee University in 1905. He was one of the most prominent educators and champions of the education of African Americans, an orator, politician, and writer.



Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland, in 1951.



Audrey Hepburn in 1953.



Albert Einstein in 1921.