Although we know the past wasn't lived in black and white, it's hard to visualize it any other way. But thanks to artists and modern technology, we can see what vintage black and white photos look like in vibrant color.
Here are 20 historical photos shining with the color they rightfully deserve.
1
Benito Mussolini Mugshot
He was expelled from Swiss territory on June 30, 1903.
3
Italian National Police
In full dress on duty in Sicily, 1943.
5
An American Couple
Riding around on an Autoped scooter, circa 1918.
7
Lone Russian Soldier
Standing by a mass grave in Galicia where the bodies of fifty Austrians and eleven Russians are buried. September, 1914.
8
Ginger Rogers
In Gold Diggers of 1933.
9
Baby Cage
Fresh air in the 1930s.
11
Knife Grinders
In Thiers, France, 1902.
13
FDR
Pointing out locations on the map in 1942.
15
Children See Flight, 1909.
Louis Blériot's plane soars above the sands of Calais.
17
Captain Leo Schweiter
Normandy, June, 1944.
19
Porsche 911 R
With Gerard Larousse, Tour de France Auto, 1969.
21
Debbie Harry
London in 1978.
23
John F. Hartranft
And staff, July, 1865.
25
Prince Oskar
Son of Kaiser Wilhelm II, 1913.
27
John Wayne and Marlene Dietrich
In Seven Sinners, 1940.
28
London in 1935
A gas-powered flare aides a police officer directing traffic in the London fog.
30
A Coal Miner
At home in Sessa Hill, Scott's Run, WV, 1937.
32
Sgt. Edwin C. Jones, 1860s.
Wounded in fighting at Spotsylvania Courthouse on May 12, 1864.
34
French Actor Alain Delon
Cooking in 1959.
36
Graf Zeppelin
Behind the Giralda, Spain, 1933.
