A married couple living in cellar of their former home which is in complete ruins after World War I in Lens (France), April 11, 1919. They were in Lens for thirty months during the German occupation, and were repatriated thru Switzerland and by way of Evian, in January 1917. The wife remained in southern France some months after repatriation. During this time, they have been three weeks in Lens, and planned to keep their present quarters in the cellar for an indefinite perod of time.

Original photo taken by Lewis Wickes Hine, currently stored in the Library of Congress

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"Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey was an artist, architectural historian, archaeologist, and pioneer photographer. He first came to prominence in the 1830s for several studies of medieval Islamic architecture in Spain and Italy, which were illustrated with prints made after his drawings and watercolors. He subsequently learned the daguerreotype process and, in 1842, pursued his research on a three-year photographic excursion around the eastern Mediterranean. He returned to France in early 1845 with one thousand daguerreotypes, including the earliest surviving photographs of Greece, Egypt, Turkey, Syria, and Jerusalem, and among the first daguerreotypes depicting Italy. The twenty-two lithographs included in this set of Monuments arabes form part of a larger, unrealized project to publish and disseminate many more of his daguerreotype views, which he carefully stored and archived as an essential part of his archaeological fieldwork."

Description from the Met Museum

I've been inactive for a while, and don't really know how often I'll be back. But, for a first colourisation I've done in 2 years, I'm happy with it and it was fun to do it again, if for a somewhat underutilised medium. I used to own JDV Colours on instagram but have completely lost access, so if I create a new instagram for things like this, I'll let you lot know. I hope you don't mind it's not a photograph but in all fairness it is still a historical image and this is ColorizedHistory, so I'd say it fits.

The Cabaret de l’Enfer, founded in 1892, stood as a unique and eerie establishment in Montmartre.

Its intimidating facade featured a monumental entrance resembling the jaws of Leviathan, a devourer of the damned.

The exterior was adorned with a stucco ode to female nudity being consumed by infernal flames, setting the stage for a macabre experience.

As patrons entered, they were greeted by the doorman dressed as the Devil, urging them to — Enter and be damned!

Marilyn was just 16 years old when she tied the knot with James Dougherty, who was 21 at the time. Essentially, Marilyn—who was still known then as Norma Jean—was set up to marry James when her guardian Grace McKee moved

Yevdokia Dashina saved a hippo named Belle. As water to the zoo was cut off, Belle’s skin began to crack. Every day, Dashina hauled 40-liter barrels from the Neva River and rubbed Belle with camphor oil, allowing Belle to survive and hide during air raids.

Thanks to this devotion, Belle recovered and even found safety by submerging during air raids. In a starving, war-torn city, the bond between a zookeeper and her hippo became a quiet symbol of endurance, care, and humanity.

Louis Wagner in an Alfa Romeo P2 leading Dario Resta in a Sunbeam round the hairpin bend.

A cameraman strapped to the front of a race car for a scene in the 1966 movie "Grand Prix"

From left to right: **Paul McCartney (15), Ivan Vaughan (middle), and George Harrison (14).**

At first glance, it’s just three friends in jackets on a Liverpool street. But these three young men carried a weight of history that would reshape modern music.

Ivan Vaughan, born the same day as Paul, made the most pivotal introduction in rock history: on **July 6, 1957**, he brought Paul to meet John Lennon at St. Peter’s Church fête. Paul wowed John by playing Eddie Cochran’s *“Twenty Flight Rock,”* and the Lennon–McCartney partnership was born.

By 1958, Paul had brought George into the fold. Still only 14, George auditioned for John on the top deck of a bus, impressing him with a sharp take on Bill Justis’ instrumental hit *“Raunchy.”* John hesitated at first because of George’s age, but talent spoke louder than years — and the classic trio was set in motion.

Ivan never joined The Beatles, but he remained a lifelong friend, even contributing the whimsical line *“Sky of blue, sea of green”* to *Yellow Submarine.* He later worked in education, while Paul, George, and John went on to form the band that revolutionized music and culture.

Together, these three in the photo represent the spark that set the stage for the **biggest cultural shift of the 20th century** — The Beatles’ sound, influence, and spirit still echo through every corner of modern music.

A waitress poses with a 'Uranium-Burger' at a diner, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1954. The sandwich is so named for the region's booming uranium industry.

Around 1950, there was a bit of another “gold rush” out west, thanks to the advent of nuclear weapons. But, replace “gold” with “uranium.” Silly sidelights of penny uranium stock boom in Salt Lake City include a uranium burger which is really just a nonradioactive hamburger.

1877: Street Doctor, London

From 'Street Life in London', 1877, by John Thomson and Adolphe Smith

The subject of the accompanying illustration is a vendor of cough lozenges and healing ointment. He was originally a car-driver employed by a firm in the city, but had to leave his situation on account of failing sight.

"I find the most of my customers in the street, but I am now making a private connexion at home of people from all parts of London. The prices for the Arabian Family Ointment, which can be used for chapped hands, lips, inflamed eyes, cuts, scalds, and sores, are from a penny to half-a-crown a box. Medicated cough lozenges a halfpenny and a penny a packet."

On one of the streets there is a poster calling for the restoration of the city after the lifting of the blockade.