Colorized Past

Gordon Parks's public-domain 1942 portrait of Ella Watson, colorized from the Library of Congress frame and paired with the untouched original.

Victor Jorgensen's public-domain 1945 V-J Day photograph, colorized from the National Archives frame and paired with the untouched original so the moment's context and evidence stay visible.

George R. Lawrence's 1906 aerial panorama of San Francisco, colorized from the public-domain Library of Congress frame and paired with the original.

Alexander Gardner's 1863 O-77 portrait of Abraham Lincoln, colorized from the public-domain Library of Congress/Wikimedia Commons image and paired with the original black-and-white frame.

John T. Daniels' photograph of Orville Wright's 12-second first powered flight at Kitty Hawk, colorized from the public-domain Library of Congress negative and paired with the original frame.

Dorothea Lange's 1936 Migrant Mother photograph, colorized from the Library of Congress public-domain archival negative and paired with the original black-and-white source.

Chief Photographer Robert F. Sargent's iconic 'Into the Jaws of Death' — U.S. soldiers wading onto Omaha Beach under fire — colorized from the original NARA public-domain archival photograph. Two cards: full colorized hero and side-by-side with the original 1944 B&W.