160-year-old Civil War era photos restored and colorized

[True Dough]

What a time to be alive. Now, I mean. I wouldn't trade it for back then. Amazing to look at the portraits though.

[JohnnyRingo]

1. They sure stretched that out.

They could have just shown the pix instead trying to make it look like a freakin' magic show.
I can handle it. hahaha

Love the pix. Thanx for posting.

[True Dough]

3. I guess they figure

it will be a while before they come across another batch of 160-year-old pictures, so they were trying to make hay.

[JohnnyRingo]

6. Just as amazing are those WWI pix on line.

They weren't colorized. They were taken with early color film, from what I understand

Perhaps you've seen them:
https://mymodernmet.com/world-war-i-color-photos/

[True Dough]

8. Nice find!

It's intriguing looking at the different nationalities fighting on behalf of their respective nations. It also occurs to me when I see so much environmental destruction from battle, even more than a century ago, that Mother Nature always prevails, always reclaims. That process takes a while but it's inevitable.

[Niagara]

2. Incredible photos! n/t

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

4. Dare I point out that the Civil War didn't start until 1861?

It didn't occur between 1845-1860 as the initial caption says.

And yeah, there's a phony drama to this that just doesn't work for me.

[Bayard]

5. The first thing that always hits me in photos from that era

No one looks very happy. Wonder when people started smiling for photos?

[Hekate]

7. They had to hold very still during the prolonged time it took to capture the image...

I was surprised that one woman actually had a smile.

Sometimes the people in those early photos had a kind of neck or head brace to keep their heads still. Don’t blink, don’t twitch, don’t get an itch.

In any case, the need to hold still for however long meant you couldn’t really ever look relaxed or natural.

[Bayard]

9. Sounds painful

Thanks!