Birth of the American Flag,

This is my colorization take of a 1917 re-enactment of the event from a 1911 painting by Henry Mosler  The second photo is my attempt to correct the re-enacted image since the first US flag only had 13 stars representing the first 13 colonies. It was admitted that the time of re-enactment, the organizers did not have the original flag but used flag that was then  available, a 1917 flag containing the 50 stars

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A back-breaking kiss

Colorized a 1950s photo of a couple parting and making a last goodbye kiss.  (The guy could be going to the Korean war or to be stationed in a far base.)

 

Can't Wait to Get Home for Christmas

Colorized a vintage photo of a Parisian boy running home carrying a baguette or stollen bread (often served during Christmas), taken by Willy Ronis, circa 1952.

The Report Card

Colorized a vintage photo from a renown British street photographer Roger Mayne  (1929 - 2014) who built some reputation taking street photos depicting post-war London street scenes and stolen shots of people in poor communities. (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10901219/Roger-Mayne-obituary.html ). I just titled this photo "The Report Card" clearly written on what the kid was holding, possibly causing his depression while he gets some consolation from a street dog. As usual, extensive creative liberties drove a lot of guesswork greatly aided by the fact that the dark shadow parts revealed enough  information when lightened.

The Star Bus Line Co. with orphan kids in an excursion circa 1923

Here is my colorized take on the Star Bus Line Co. with orphan kids in an excursion circa 1923. The bus is a Mack Model AB built by the International Motor Truck Company that started in 1914. Nothing else is known about the picture other than what is obvious - those kids were having the times of their lives while the driver even allowed a couple of kids to the front to play with the wheel.. Used creative liberties on every aspect of the original vintage photo. In short, it's all guesswork.

Colorized Philippine Scene

Here's an excellent b&w scenic shot by photography artist Reynaldo J. Castaneda. Couldn't help colorizing it when I first saw the exquisite photo entitled Ternate on My Mind which used a Schneider 120mm lens and Ilford HP5 b&w film. The photo appears to have been taken on an overcast afternoon. I just used some creative liberty for my favorite sunset setting.