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One of our top 10 most read stories last year was our showcase of the work being done by digital artist Dana Keller. He, along with many other artists, have been taking old black and white images and bringing their subjects to life via various colorization techniques. While these colorized photos have proven to be both popular and controversial, I applaud them for sparking conversation and causing some to explore forgotten historical figures and subjects, where they would not have otherwise.
To further recognize this growing artistic specialty, please enjoy these 10 sets of images that have produced for me a wide array of emotions and brought new life to iconic figures and important moments:
[divider ]Albert Einstein[/divider]
[divider ]Civil War[/divider]
[divider ]The Great Depression[/divider]
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[divider ]Stalin and Churchill at the Yalta Conference[/divider]
[divider ]The Holocaust[/divider]
[divider ]V-Day Kiss in Times Square[/divider]
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[divider ]Louis Armstrong[/divider]
[divider ]Johnny Cash[/divider]
[divider ]March on Washington, 1963[/divider]
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