If you have ever wondered what the most popular colorized historical photos are, this article is for you! This list features the 10 most liked and shared posts shared on the HistoryColored Facebook page in 2023. These photographs are all manually colorized, so if you enjoy these colorizations, be sure to follow and support the accounts of the digital artists linked alongside each image.
10. Photographer uses a backdrop in Warsaw following WWII, 1946
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Photographer Michael Nash using a backdrop to hide buildings damaged during World War II while photographing a woman in Warsaw, Poland in November 1946.
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9. Steve McQueen rides a motorcycle through London, 1963
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American actor Steve McQueen driving his Triumph TR6 Trophy motorcycle on the streets of London in November 1963.
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8. Workers’ houses in De Bilt, circa 1930
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Workers’ houses and some of their residents in De Bilt, the Netherlands photographed in c. 1930.
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7. Japanese man riding and bicycle carrying soba noodles, 1935
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A Japanese man photographed riding a bicycle while carrying soba noodles on his shoulder in Tokyo, Japan in 1935.
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6. Street in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, 1941
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A street in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, United States, photographed by Jack Delano in January 1941.
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5. Preparing for a photo from the eagle on the Chrysler Building, 1934
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Margaret Bourke-White, a photographer for LIFE magazine, prepares to take a photo from one of the eagles on the 61st floor of the Chrysler Building in New York City in 1934.
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4. Charlie Chaplin without makeup, 1916
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Charlie Chaplin as a young man without makeup on in c. 1916.
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3. Children of a Missouri farmer, 1940
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The children of a farmer in the Ozarks, Missouri, photographed by John Vachon in May 1940.
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2. Rare photograph of Vincent Van Gogh, 1873
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A rare photograph of Vincent Van Gogh taken in 1873 when he was 19 years old. When the image was taken, Vincent worked for the Goupil & Cie art dealership in The Hague, shortly before being relocated to their branch in London, England. It is the only known photograph of Van Gogh’s face.
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1. Miners in a coal mine elevator, 1900
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Miners of the Charbonnagge de Mariemont-Bascoup crammed into a coal mine elevator after a day of work. Photograph taken in Belgium in c. 1900.
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