http://flavorwire.com/206854/striking-color-photos-of-the-great-depression-and-wwii
I thought these were really cool. I think since most photos from the era tend to be in black & white, that creates a disconnect to those of us who live in the digital age. We forget that these are/were real people. The color in the photos just really makes everything come to life.
Re: More cool photos - Color Photos from the Great Depression Era
Thanks for posting this stuff, Ames, I love old photos. I thought at first these were going to be colored in PhotoShop; I had no idea color photography existed back then. I googled a little to try to find out more about color photography back then and didn't come up with much though.
Anyway, color definitely makes you feel more 'in the moment' when looking at old pictures. I agree that old black and white pictures, while they can be really awesome, make the subjects seem like they're not real or something, like the picture is of a dream world.
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