PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoHand-colored photo of firefighters showing off in Meiji-era Japan, late 1800slemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkHand-colored photo of firefighters showing off in Meiji-era Japan, late 1800slemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square3fedilink
minus-squareegrets@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days ago Hand-colored So, uh, not colored other than a few splashes? The photo is interesting and worthwhile, don’t get me wrong, but at this point you might as well not bother with the coloration.
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoThis kind of hand-coloring, with only the most notable bits given color, pops up from time-to-time in 19th century photos. Note this Civil War photo with the gold colored in
So, uh, not colored other than a few splashes? The photo is interesting and worthwhile, don’t get me wrong, but at this point you might as well not bother with the coloration.
This kind of hand-coloring, with only the most notable bits given color, pops up from time-to-time in 19th century photos. Note this Civil War photo with the gold colored in