Rosario, colorized vintage photo of my mother (1927 - 1989) taken just a few years before I was born

Rosario, restored and colorized photo of my mother Cirila "Rosario"Valdepenas Yadan (1927 - 1989) taken ca 1946/47

Finally got hold of flatbed scanner. Every home should have one to digitize and electronically store vintage family pics.  This one is a portrait of my mom taken after WWII that devastated Manila.

Below is another colorized Bob's studio photo of my mother circa 1952-54.

Rosario, restored and colorized photo of my mother (1927 - 1989), taken ca 1954/55. Philippines

Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957), colorized from a 1948 photo by Yousuf Karsh by Alex Y. Lim

Finnish composer and violinist knolwn for his Finlandia  and Karelia Suites following the musical styles of the late Romanticand early-modern periods. Widely recognized as Finland's greatest composer and credited for helping Finland to develop a national identity through his music. 

Girl cradling her baby doll, London Blitz 1940, colorized by Alex Y. Lim

A girl sits outside the rubble of her bombed home, cradling her baby doll. This photo was taken during the aftermath of a London blitz by the German Luftwaffe in 1940.

Maude Adams (1872 - 1953) colorized by Alex Y. Lim

Not to be confused with a more recent Swedish-American actress Maude Adams who was known as a James Bond in the 1970 Octopussy.  The first Maude Adams. was an American actress who achieved her greatest success as the character Peter Pan, first playing the role in the 1905 Broadway production of Peter Pan; or, The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up..  Her personality appealed to a large audience and helped her become the most successful and highest-paid performer of her day, with a yearly income of more than one million dollars during her peak

Bette Davis, ca 1936, colorized by Alex Y. Lim

Easter Boy, 1923, colorized by Alex Y. Lim

Warren Sonnemann with a prize basket, White House Easter Egg Roll, 1923.  This was how kids would dress up ion Easter wearing the best of their best Sunday clothes.

Doris Day (1922) on her birthday, with Easter Basket, colorized by Alex Y. Lim

Colorized Doris Day on a birthday (Apr 03) on a year presumably close to Easter Sunday in 4 versions.

Lynn Merrick (1919-2007), as Easter Bunny, 1940s colorized by Alex Y. Lim

Colorized photo of Lynn Merrick (1919-2007), Hollywood B-movies starlet of the 40s, posing as an Easter Bunny, ca 1946.  She was one of 13 women selected by the Motion Picture Publicists Association as a "Baby Star", to highlight the most promising new film stars. She made the bulk of her films during the 1940s, starring in 22 feature films for Republic Pictures; 16 of these were Don Barry westerns.

Ansel Adams, Viine and Rocks, Hawaii, 1948. Colorized by Alex Y. Lim

Colorized a photo of vines and rocks by Ansel Adams, Hawaii, 1948,

Ansel Adams, Trailer Camp Children, 1944. Colorized by Alex Y. Lim

Colorized a photo by Ansel Adams, Trailer Camp Children, 1944, on assignment with Dorothea Lange for Fortune in San Joaquin Valley, CA sold at Christie’s in 2000 for $8,225.  A relatively rare photo from Ansel known for his nature photographs. 

Kids under an umbrella, Fitz Guerin, ca 1890s colorized by Alex Y. Lim

Undated photo part of Fitz Querin's photo anciennes collection from various online sources. Named it based on the photo context which is a studio shot using painted canvass backdrops that his photos as known for.

Girl with dove, Gitz Guerin, ca 1890s colorized by Alex Y.Lim

Undated photo by Fitz Guerin, part of his photo ancienne collections downloaded from several online  sites. 

A young Hedy Lammar (1914-2000), Hollywood Actress and Inventor, colorized from a photo, ca 1930s

Colorized a photo of a young Hedy Lammar taken in 1937/38.

Edward VIII (1894 – 1972) Prince of Wales by Olive Edis Galsworthy, ca 1920

Edward VIII (1894 – 1972) was King of the UK and Dominions of the British Empire, and Emperor of India, from 20 January 1936 until his abdication on 11 December the same year. He gave up his throne to be just a Duke for the love of a divorced American woman Wallis Simpson. Colorized from a photo by Olive Edis (1876 - 1955), Britain's first woman war photographer noted for her portraits of people from the ordinary to royalty and her WWI photos.

Doris Eaton (1904 - 2011), last of the Ziegfield Girls of the roaring 20s

Colorized a vintage portrait of Doris Eaton, the last of the Ziegfield Girls who passed away in 2011 at age of 106.  The 1st version has her photo during her latter years superimposed.

Young Winston Churchill )1864-1965) at age 21, recolorized

Darkened the background of my original colorization here. This was Sir Winston Churchill after graduating from the Royal Military Academy and getting commissioned as a Cornet (2nd Lieutenant) in the 4th Queen's Own Hussars, and wearing the Hussars uniform.

Hedy Lamarr, ca 1945/1946

Predating Elizabeth Taylor as being hailed the most beautiful woman in the world in her prime, Hedy Lamar may not have been much of an actress, but she was credited for having depicted on screen the first ever simulation of an orgasm and appearing nude (through deception by the director) in the film "Ecstasy" in 1933, a time when screen nudity was never heard of.

Hedy Lamarr (1914 - 2000)

Credited with simulating the first on-screen orgasm (and also appearing nude) in a 1933 film called Ecstasy, Hedy Lamarr may not have been much of an actress, but such was her outstanding beauty it was said Vivien Leigh was selected for Gone With The Wind as much for her resemblance to 'the most beautiful woman in film' as to Scarlett O'Hara. Colorized a portrait ca 1935/36 in three versions.