1860s USA - Real Photos of Civil War America - Colorized

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    1860s USA - Real Photos of Civil War America - Colorized
    Civil War USA - Real Vintage Photos Brought to Life - COLORIZED
    Step back in time and experience the American Civil War like never before!
    In this mesmerizing video, we delve into history to unveil a collection of rarely-seen photographs from one of the most pivotal moments in American history. Join us as we transport you to the 1860s through the magic of colorization, bringing these black-and-white images to life in stunning detail.
    From battlefields to portraits of iconic figures, each image has been carefully restored to provide a fresh perspective on the American Civil War.
    This video isn't just a feast for the eyes; it's a journey through time and a lesson in history. Whether you're a history buff or simply curious about this transformative era, you'll be captivated by the stories these colorized photos tell.
    With colorization, you'll notice subtleties and nuances that were previously obscured. The uniforms, landscapes, and emotions of the people captured in these photographs come to life in ways you've never imagined.
    Step back in time and immerse yourself in the poignant narrative of the American Civil War as never seen before! Our mesmerizing video unfolds a curated collection of seldom-seen photographs, resurrecting one of the most pivotal chapters in American history. Through the enchantment of colorization, we traverse the 1860s, breathing life into black-and-white images with breathtaking detail.
    From battlefields to iconic portraits, each image undergoes meticulous restoration, offering a fresh perspective on the multifaceted tapestry of the American Civil War. Beyond being a visual delight, our video unfolds as a captivating journey through time, doubling as an enlightening history lesson. Whether you're a devoted history buff or simply intrigued by this transformative era, the stories embedded in these colorized photos will captivate your imagination.
    Through the magic of colorization, subtle nuances and hidden emotions emerge, revealing a vivid depiction of the uniforms, landscapes, and individuals captured in these historic photographs. Join us on this unparalleled expedition through time, and witness the American Civil War unfold in all its vibrant, colorful glory.
    In paying homage to the 1860s USA, our video encapsulates the essence of the Civil War, showcasing real, vintage photos meticulously colorized for a vivid portrayal of the era. The conflict, claiming approximately 620,000 young lives, tearing families apart, and shaping a nation, holds profound historical significance.
    As we explore this tumultuous period, we honor the courage of the brave souls who endured the hardships, acknowledging the pivotal role the Civil War played in ending a brutal practice in the United States. Today, we bring these war-torn images to life in vibrant color, offering a tangible connection to the struggles and sacrifices of those who lived through this transformative epoch.
    Embark on this unique journey with us, where history comes alive through the lens of colorization, breathing new meaning into the #civilwar #history #historicalphotos.
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  • @chromawhisperer
    @chromawhisperer  10 месяцев назад +36

    Please Like the video and subscribe to channel as it supports me in this Colorization journey.
    Here is the Part two of this video.
    ruclips.net/video/8OD2TQlEdc8/видео.html

    • @TheGrouch2000
      @TheGrouch2000 10 месяцев назад +9

      So where are the ladies in the thumbnail? No subscribe from me.

    • @Melchersson
      @Melchersson 10 месяцев назад +1

      General Sherman was a Freemason?

    • @TheOtherBill
      @TheOtherBill 9 месяцев назад +5

      Clickbait title. Once they're modified by touching them up and adding false color they are no longer "real".

    • @Lukasz-Lach
      @Lukasz-Lach 9 месяцев назад +3

      The subtitles are badly done.
      Shame!!!

    • @иванепифан-к8ж
      @иванепифан-к8ж 9 месяцев назад +1

      If I were an American, I would cry out of love for my ancestors. An old life that reveals so much to contemporaries.........................

  • @fidel2xl
    @fidel2xl 10 месяцев назад +81

    Good job on the colorization of these historical photos. My only criticism is that the text descriptions under the photos don't always fit the screen, so a lot of the text descriptions were cut-off.

    • @ElPulsodelMundo
      @ElPulsodelMundo 9 месяцев назад +6

      Yes, really not very convenient, and I was just wondering about this girl, who is it and where is it?

    • @davidfrisken1617
      @davidfrisken1617 6 месяцев назад

      It seems a lot of the photos were stolen and not the work of this channel

    • @theextraordinaryexperience
      @theextraordinaryexperience 4 месяца назад +3

      This video is AI Generated content so don't bother trying to comment to fix anything- some of the photos are at least real but the info is often mismatched chatgpt search info with lots of errors. This channel is only concerned with cranking out videos fast and easy with little care for quality.

    • @TheGreatNoticing00
      @TheGreatNoticing00 2 месяца назад +1

      And massive statues of Buddha and Siamese boatmen weren't in the American Civil War.

  • @thanoscube8573
    @thanoscube8573 10 месяцев назад +65

    This really is fantastic. It brings life to the past and shows us how it was different, and how it was the same.

  • @michaelfishman7174
    @michaelfishman7174 8 месяцев назад +3

    The added colors make the pictures almost life like. Beautiful. Thank you.

    • @chromawhisperer
      @chromawhisperer  8 месяцев назад

      You're welcome 😊

    • @dukeon
      @dukeon 8 месяцев назад

      The B&W are much preferable to these poorly tinted/colored versions. They look flat and cartoonish.

  • @nunyabiznez6381
    @nunyabiznez6381 10 месяцев назад +22

    I inherited a five generation collection of the photographic works of my family dating back to the 1850's. I have attempted to hand tint a handful of the many tens of thousands of photos that I have. Until now I have always thought hand tinting was a complete waste of time and accomplished very little esthetically. The first photographer in my family went to France to study under the inventor of the art and then came back circa 1852 to set up a shop in Massachusetts. He was commissioned an officer in the volunteers and took hundreds of battlefield photos that are as yet unpublished. I had always intended to simply leave them in my will to the Smithsonian assuming they would have them. After viewing this video I'm now contemplating having this done with a few hundred of those and turning them into a book though many are too graphic for colorization. Sherman was right, war is hell. The scenes are all hellish in nature, the stuff nightmares are made of. But I have many many historic photos taken before and since that I might do something like this with.
    I have never been so impressed by an attempts at colorizing old black and white photos. This is by far the best example of the art I have ever witnessed. I have no idea by what processes this was accomplished but I would say this borders on miraculous in quality. Many of these look like they were taken yesterday with the most advanced digital cameras. I have seen the originals of several of these and blown away by the degree to which images have been cleaned up, clarified and how authentic the colors look. Before this everything I have ever seen colorized looked like they were tinted with water colors done by amateurs.
    I have photos as mentioned above taken on battlefields including action and aftermath. Mostly aftermath. I have street scenes and celebrities. My grandfather who was an amateur photographer took hundreds of WWI photos. I have a series of photos documenting the construction of the Cape Cod Canal and the three bridges over it. I have the only photos of Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) and Herman Melville taken sitting together at dinner at my great, great, great grandmother's boarding house in New Bedford Mass in the 1880's. Clemens came to visit periodically and Melville frequently as they both liked her cooking, especially Melville won once told her that she comes back to New Bedford just for her cooking but prefers New York for everything else. I have photos of Samuel Clemens in drag taken at my great, great, great grandfather's studio. Imagine him wearing a pinafore holding a parasol in one hand and cigar in the other. He was drunk at the time and later asked my great, great, great grandfather to destroy the photos but instead they were preserved. I have photos of the 1918 pandemic taken by my grandmother who was a nurse and helped take care of hundreds of patients in a tent city of the infected that September. There's of a sign reminding people to wear their masks, wash their hands frequently and to social distance. Her diary expressed her frustrations at not being able to convince people of the need to so those things hence all the patients. Another photo shows the dead bodies wrapped in shrouds stacked in the back of wagons like cordwood and yet another photo of work men unloading them into a mass grave. They didn't have modern morgues like today. Some communities burned the bodies but hers thought doing so would cause the smoke to carry the disease spreading it more.
    I have photographs of celebrities that went to high school with my Dad in Massachusetts before they were famous.
    All of the above are unpublished and all in B&W.
    I just wish I could afford to have this done with all of them. It would bring the past back to light in a way that no words can.

    • @chromawhisperer
      @chromawhisperer  10 месяцев назад +8

      Thanks for your generous words. Your words carry emotions and value. Also, you should publish them even in black and white. People like me would love to colorize them besides the fact that original black and white photos are still worthy.

    • @nunyabiznez6381
      @nunyabiznez6381 10 месяцев назад

      @@chromawhisperer Thank you. Do you do this commercially? Or is this something you only do for your videos?

    • @steamboat75043
      @steamboat75043 10 месяцев назад +2

      i hope some day your photos of the 1918 pandemic are posted along with diary entries. Those who do not remember history are condemned to repeat it. While it would you put you in the middle of the controversy, or might, or might draw unwanted attention, on the other hand its message would be very powerful and help people understand our changing world. Thank you for sharing your comments and history.

    • @saturnchildwinterborn7897
      @saturnchildwinterborn7897 10 месяцев назад +1

      IMO, a photo book along the lines of any of those topics would be very interesting, whether black and white or colourised. The Civil War was among the first to be documented with photographs. More study of the Spanish flu and it's aftermath could benefit us all. Even though the idea of a book of battlefield photos, or row upon row of Spanish flu patients might seem sobering, there was a reason why those pictures were taken. To inform and warn, and educate others. 'The Stuff Nightmares Are Made Of, ' would be an excellent title for such a book.

    • @steamboat75043
      @steamboat75043 10 месяцев назад +6

      @@saturnchildwinterborn7897 I find the people looking at the halcyon days of their youth, or the past, don't really understand what day to day life was about. Pictures of 'the bottom of the barrel' of food would be a good one. Life without modern time saving devices. Life without modern medicine. I would have been dead years ago without it. And then there is the whole civil rights movement and the echoes of the past that we are still dealing with. I like the new series which are more historically accurate like 'hell on wheels' about building the transcontinental railroad. I have worked with track hammers and driving stakes at a railroad museum. How people did it for hours on end and the wear and tear on the body. Or black lung disease from being a miner. The series 'Chernobyl' was another one showing the tragedy and cost and how the miners who went in to stop the core from burning its way down all died from radiation poisoning as well as others.... Mostly the good old days - weren't. Times were simpler but far from better.

  • @jacksfavorite4808
    @jacksfavorite4808 10 месяцев назад +32

    At 1:26 there is the photo of Edward Sheriff Curtis. He was born in 1868 and is known for his turn-of-the-century photography of American Indians.

  • @williamfulgham2010
    @williamfulgham2010 9 месяцев назад +2

    Great collection of colorized history photos. It would be good if you could run some public domain music in the background such as period songs that were being played and sung in both North and South at the time.

    • @KB-ke3fi
      @KB-ke3fi 6 месяцев назад

      I have that collection. It wasn't that entirely different.

  • @Teapot-Dave
    @Teapot-Dave 10 месяцев назад +11

    Some of the "old town" photographs are fascinating. It would be really interesting to see today's view taken from the same spot.

    • @chromawhisperer
      @chromawhisperer  10 месяцев назад +4

      I appreciate your interest. But that would be beyond from the scope of this channel. However will try to do that for you.

    • @Teapot-Dave
      @Teapot-Dave 10 месяцев назад +4

      @@chromawhisperer Maybe some of your viewers from those places might be able to help out?

    • @glennrishton5679
      @glennrishton5679 9 месяцев назад +1

      If your interests are in the Civil War and battlefields William Frasanito did several books, Gettysburg, Antietam then the latter campaigns where he determined where old battlefield photos were taken, what was visible and a modern, 1970s1980s, photo from the same camera position.

    • @Teapot-Dave
      @Teapot-Dave 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@glennrishton5679 Thank you, that sounds really interesting.

  • @stevedrenker3610
    @stevedrenker3610 10 месяцев назад +7

    Awesome work! Very enjoyable looking at the USA and various world photos taken so long ago.

  • @cheekygnome
    @cheekygnome 10 месяцев назад +68

    I like how this video of "1860s USA" shows so many photos from outside the USA.

    • @kathrynsmith3417
      @kathrynsmith3417 10 месяцев назад +10

      & The Two Girls featured in this thumbnail & others from this same channel, never appear in the photos shown in video.

    • @TheOtherBill
      @TheOtherBill 9 месяцев назад

      @@kathrynsmith3417 Anything for clicks!

    • @ElPulsodelMundo
      @ElPulsodelMundo 9 месяцев назад +1

      Yes, you're right, but I want something specific and point in the right direction.

    • @Dadsezso
      @Dadsezso 9 месяцев назад +4

      @@kathrynsmith3417That is because they're AI generated.

  • @philliphancock6992
    @philliphancock6992 10 месяцев назад +14

    Looking at these pictures from back then, make you feel like you're in the wrong period of time. Keep it up with more old pictures

  • @Doo_Doo_Patrol
    @Doo_Doo_Patrol 9 месяцев назад +1

    Like the music and the colors. Sometimes I watch those shows where people see color for the first time ,with special glasses, and they always cry.

  • @JohnS-il1dr
    @JohnS-il1dr 6 месяцев назад +4

    Lincolns pics from 1860 to a few years later shows him aging very rapidly. Noticed that this happens to every president.

  • @carlcriterbox7102
    @carlcriterbox7102 9 месяцев назад +2

    The photo of Charles Dickens was by far the best quality in the whole lot. Whoever took it had a very clean camera and clean film. Correct focus and correct exposure. Most digital cameras today couldn’t take a photo that sharp.

    • @Poisson4147
      @Poisson4147 9 месяцев назад

      True that! Film's limited only by the resolution of its emulsion but digital is trapped by how many pixels it has.

  • @misterbum1
    @misterbum1 10 месяцев назад +11

    Really excellent colorizations. Thank you. The merkins were a bit of a hoot. Godfrey Weitzel was born in Germany, a brilliant student, and perhaps the youngest enrollee in West Point Military Academy at the age of 14 (having lied about his age). A superior engineer, when promoted, he took charge of an all-black Army Corps, putting him on the death list of the Southern Government.

    • @chromawhisperer
      @chromawhisperer  10 месяцев назад

      Thanks for compliments. Please like and subscribe. Also, your knowledge of history is great.

  • @deniswauchope3788
    @deniswauchope3788 9 месяцев назад

    Wonderful trip through time! Thanks so much, I'm now subscribed (and would recommend using word wrap for the text, which was often off-screen.)

    • @chromawhisperer
      @chromawhisperer  9 месяцев назад

      Thanks. I fixed that. Please check latest video on channel.

  • @causticvision
    @causticvision 10 месяцев назад +53

    So the thumbnail was a lie

    • @solapowsj25
      @solapowsj25 9 месяцев назад +3

      Oh! My... the twins?

    • @zyourzgrandzmaz
      @zyourzgrandzmaz 9 месяцев назад +2

      Not twins, two separate girls from different countries. 1 is french 1 is German. Its from after the war ended and they were homeless. Showing beautiful people thrown to the gutters cus of war.

    • @causticvision
      @causticvision 9 месяцев назад +5

      ​@@zyourzgrandzmaznice imagination my man

    • @marktrail8624
      @marktrail8624 7 месяцев назад +4

      I could tell by the picture that it was clickbait. They looked to clear and contemporary looking for the time period. Probably SI generated of course.

    • @AssarKask-kp6uo
      @AssarKask-kp6uo 7 месяцев назад +4

      Yes a goddamn lie😢

  • @1vtmom966
    @1vtmom966 9 месяцев назад +4

    I used to think photos shouldn't be colorized, but it certainly makes an impact on how these grey lifeless black & white photos change with color! Suddenly, they look like everyday people. Although, too many uniforms on very young men!

  • @georgetteconstant9050
    @georgetteconstant9050 4 месяца назад

    Good job on these! I enjoyed them, thanks for posting. Liked the way the slide show was done too.

  • @alanoneill3065
    @alanoneill3065 10 месяцев назад +9

    Edward Sherriff Curtis (February 19, 1868 - October 19, 1952) was an American photographer and ethnologist whose work focused on the American West and on Native American people] Sometimes referred to as the "Shadow Catcher", Curtis traveled the United States to document and record the dwindling ways of life of various native tribes through photographs and audio recordings.
    Wiki

  • @Zeppolino100
    @Zeppolino100 10 месяцев назад +2

    Fantastic! You make History come Alive like never before! Everyone needs to see this, to recognize our common humanity, to grow in empathy and understanding, learning to love each other as the Divine intended.

  • @tubi333
    @tubi333 9 месяцев назад +65

    Who else is fed up from videos teasing with search images which they don't show in the video?

    • @MayimHastings
      @MayimHastings 6 месяцев назад +4

      I agree, but this one was obvious. Their clothing was from the Great Depression!

    • @barath4545
      @barath4545 6 месяцев назад

      Is this channel with AI speak and all even the OG source of these colorations?

    • @zacharypugh4730
      @zacharypugh4730 4 месяца назад +2

      You have the option to report it now.
      [...] → Report → Spam or Misleading → Misleading Thumbnail

    • @tubi333
      @tubi333 4 месяца назад +1

      @@zacharypugh4730Thank you, I just reported it. I don’t have the option „Misleading thumbnail“, but I reported misleading information.

    • @SharonJacobs-r2h
      @SharonJacobs-r2h 2 месяца назад +2

      That and crazy music that doesn't fit the video. The Peanuts movie yes... Civil War photos HECK NO !... GEEEZ !....😝

  • @wittwittwer1043
    @wittwittwer1043 10 месяцев назад +10

    The swallow-tail flag behind Custer has 35 stars in the canton. The 35th was added when a star for West Virginia was added July 4, 1863 (West Virginia seceded from Virginia).

    • @rickeargle
      @rickeargle 10 месяцев назад

      Thats the story and they are sticking to it.. Lincoln needed electoral college votes, so forget the U.S. constitution- so Union troops backed a group claiming they where rightfull gov of Virginia allowing the formation of the new state of West Va. A powder mine/ factory in the new West Virginia would employee 2200 men (mostly soldiers) and supply 1/3 of the gun powder for the confederate army/navy for the next two years..No new West Virginians --white/back/free/poor/rich/male/female pointed out to the Feds what was being producted-shipped under tell noses....Seeing they might need more votes Nevada became a state despite not having enfu population to qualify as a state --its still something like 90+% federal land..

  • @corettejones
    @corettejones 3 месяца назад +1

    New Sub. As an amateur Historian, I really Appreciate the comparison of Original Photography with Colorized Interpretations. That lends greater appreciation of craft and historical significance. Thank You!✔️👍🏽🇺🇸💙

  • @GilezDavidson
    @GilezDavidson 10 месяцев назад +5

    I love this, it really does bring the past to life. I just wish the text wasn't cut off. 😎 I am curious as to what software was used, I am guessing Adobe, but I don't have that, too expensive lol?

  • @justme8837
    @justme8837 9 месяцев назад +1

    How awesome would be to be able to go back and "visit" the past, until we can do that this is the closest we will get. Great job and thank you for sharing.

  • @angr3819
    @angr3819 9 месяцев назад +2

    Thank you from SE England, UK.

  • @akaJackLugar
    @akaJackLugar 5 месяцев назад

    What is the musical track used (bluesy)? Thank you!

  • @blindlemonpiesky
    @blindlemonpiesky 9 месяцев назад

    Great editing work and fantastic music! New light to an old subject.

  • @kirok3184
    @kirok3184 6 месяцев назад +4

    When jazz started playing, I was expecting Snoopy to come out and dance.

  • @timotaio69
    @timotaio69 10 месяцев назад +4

    Great video! The color added, just make the pictures look so recent! The gentlemen at 1:27, for example, looks like he was in the 1960's instead! So how are the photos colorized?Thank you, and keep more videos like this one coming.

    • @chromawhisperer
      @chromawhisperer  10 месяцев назад

      Thanks for that!

    • @timotaio69
      @timotaio69 10 месяцев назад

      @@chromawhisperer you’re welcome!

  • @ricogarion
    @ricogarion 9 месяцев назад +1

    I could watch these all day.

  • @cak813
    @cak813 10 месяцев назад +12

    These have to be the best colorizations I’ve ever seen. Well done!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

    • @chromawhisperer
      @chromawhisperer  10 месяцев назад +2

      Thanks you. Please check other videos as well on our channel. You would love them.

  • @rhinnbuck7766
    @rhinnbuck7766 10 месяцев назад +4

    Not a fan of the jazzy background music, watching the video with audio muted adds more credence to the photos imo.

  • @davegoren9978
    @davegoren9978 10 месяцев назад +3

    I love the photos, but also that jazz. Who is that playing the piano? Thanks!

    • @chromawhisperer
      @chromawhisperer  10 месяцев назад

      Please check description. Every video has list of music and a direct link to music.

  • @JohnMallon777
    @JohnMallon777 10 месяцев назад +9

    Wow! This is the best example of colorization I've ever seen! Bravo !

    • @jamesdellaneve9005
      @jamesdellaneve9005 10 месяцев назад +1

      I agree

    • @dukeon
      @dukeon 8 месяцев назад

      I don’t. It’s abysmal compared to top colorizations out there.

  • @ali_die_zehnte
    @ali_die_zehnte 7 месяцев назад +98

    Clickbait thumbnail 👎👎👎

    • @donnawalker7085
      @donnawalker7085 7 месяцев назад +10

      Yep, but the video has merit.

    • @truthhearer6323
      @truthhearer6323 6 месяцев назад

      You must be pretty delusional if you thought women in 1865 looked like that.

    • @ali_die_zehnte
      @ali_die_zehnte 6 месяцев назад +21

      @@lukestuningshop8467 he really used AI generated photos of "attractive women in times of Civil War" because "normal" looking people wouldn't generate clicks as much. Kind of disrespectful to our ancestors who fought during that time

    • @1Corinthians15_1-4
      @1Corinthians15_1-4 5 месяцев назад +1

      All I can say is "free-ma-sons" and old world.

    • @edge9380
      @edge9380 5 месяцев назад +1

      yeah but the video is really cool

  • @rlroux
    @rlroux 9 месяцев назад

    beautifully rendered images - bravo!

  • @richardletaw4068
    @richardletaw4068 10 месяцев назад +18

    The photos are well chosen, and the colorization is exceptional.
    The portrait of Edward Sheriff Curtis at 1:30 makes it personal: He strongly resembles my son-in-law, who happens to be a Civil War reenactor.

    • @JesusMagicPanties
      @JesusMagicPanties 10 месяцев назад +5

      Indeed so. The colours make this non existing world disturbingly close and realistic. Good job.

    • @alanoneill3065
      @alanoneill3065 10 месяцев назад +4

      @@JesusMagicPanties Edward Sherriff Curtis (February 19, 1868 - October 19, 1952) was an American photographer and ethnologist whose work focused on the American West and on Native American people. Sometimes referred to as the "Shadow Catcher", Curtis traveled the United States to document and record the dwindling ways of life of various native tribes through photographs and audio recordings.

    • @JesusMagicPanties
      @JesusMagicPanties 10 месяцев назад +3

      @@alanoneill3065 Thank you.
      Most of the folks captured must have seen the camera both the first and last time in their lives...
      Cheers from Poland.

    • @E-s.thoughts
      @E-s.thoughts 10 месяцев назад

      Nice to know ... there's only one little thing; Edward S. Curtis was born only 3 years after the end of the Civil War.

    • @ElPulsodelMundo
      @ElPulsodelMundo 9 месяцев назад

      Are those pictures of Curtis?

  • @grahamheath1485
    @grahamheath1485 10 месяцев назад +3

    Enchanting. Thank you 🙂

  • @4835SM
    @4835SM 8 месяцев назад +1

    Nice voice, articulate, and scholarly. Well done!

  • @Poontangible
    @Poontangible 9 месяцев назад +1

    The color is good, but so many of the photos were fuzzy or slightly out of focus. Too bad they couldn't sharpen them up a bit. Still, it is a nice connection.

  • @valeriyblinov1573
    @valeriyblinov1573 9 месяцев назад

    Super Beautiful Photo!! Thank You!! VB

  • @bobbylyons
    @bobbylyons 10 месяцев назад

    Loved the show. Question: What program/process did you use to colorize?

  • @thomaslong8401
    @thomaslong8401 10 месяцев назад

    Great clarity. Really brings those times to life. Question: The Nashville Railroad for example....how do you know from a black and white photo that a rail car was not only blue, but two shades of blue?

  • @Mr.56Goldtop
    @Mr.56Goldtop 10 месяцев назад

    Some of these pictures look incredibly real! Amazing!

  • @matta.5363
    @matta.5363 10 месяцев назад +1

    So much better than the blurred, ghostly black and white images from the cameras of that day. Now these people look like they could be my next door neighbors in 2024!

  • @argee36
    @argee36 10 месяцев назад +14

    Wonderful photos. Exceptional colorization. (I'm subscribed)

  • @Aristotelezz
    @Aristotelezz 8 месяцев назад +1

    Great pictures! I wonder, if someone on a colorized picture wears a blue shirt, did he really wear a blue shirt? Or is this something decide by the person who colorized it?

  • @1337fraggzb00N
    @1337fraggzb00N 10 месяцев назад +33

    Edward Sheriff Curtis died in the 50s, so he saw the Civil War and both World Wars 😮

    • @mrrrufus
      @mrrrufus 10 месяцев назад +11

      I recently looked this up. The video is misleading. E S Curtis was born in 1868 three years after the Civil War. The self portrait featured is actually dated 1889.

    • @1337fraggzb00N
      @1337fraggzb00N 10 месяцев назад +2

      @@mrrrufus dang, you're right.

    • @mrrrufus
      @mrrrufus 10 месяцев назад +4

      Only because I looked it up! 😊

    • @1337fraggzb00N
      @1337fraggzb00N 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@mrrrufus I also looked it up... but wrong 😂

    • @allwyndsouza5770
      @allwyndsouza5770 10 месяцев назад

      He lived through the Civil War and witnessed both the great Wars

  • @marctiltman9555
    @marctiltman9555 8 месяцев назад

    Superb work - thank you

    • @chromawhisperer
      @chromawhisperer  8 месяцев назад +1

      mine pleasure. please do watch other similar videos on my channel.

  • @DennisCambly
    @DennisCambly 10 месяцев назад

    What are you using, website and/or company) for the colorization of the photos? I've been colorizing very old family photos. It's amazing to see them come to life in my time. Very good work your are doing. I am not here to dispute claims made by others although accuracy is very important from a historical and personal perspective.

    • @dukeon
      @dukeon 8 месяцев назад

      I think he’s just collecting some of these from other sources. I see watermarks on some of them, and the style varies too much. Probably just someone shoveling out other people’s work to get hits on their channel. OP if I’m wrong, tell me!

    • @DennisCambly
      @DennisCambly 8 месяцев назад

      @@dukeon You are probably right. AI depends on the human coding the software. There are so many websites offering basically the same colorization of older color and black and white photos I though the website being used would be mentioned.

  • @nassermj7671
    @nassermj7671 9 месяцев назад +1

    Priceless stuff.

  • @johnshort5003
    @johnshort5003 10 месяцев назад +7

    The photo of the slave children is totally bizarre. Oh for the back story.

    • @revjaybird2
      @revjaybird2 10 месяцев назад

      A cut and paste: "Abolitionist portrait of the propagandized emancipated enslaved children, Isaac White and Rosina Downs, standing, arm-in-arm. Isaac has brown skin, and wears a shirt jacket, pants, and broad tie. He has his left hand tucked into his shirt jacket. Rosina has fair skin, and wears an off-the-shoulder, calf-length dress, cinched at the waist, and with stripe details on the neckline and skirt. She also wears pantaloons. Freed by Union General Butler in New Orleans, the children toured through the North with other emancipated enslaved people, and Colonel George H. Hanks, to raise funds for the emancipated enslaved schools of Louisiana established by Philip Bacon, Assistant Superintendent of Freedmen."
      The photographer was M. H. Kimball. The children are: Isaac and Rosa, emancipated slave children, from the free schools of Louisiana.
      I cannot post links, so hopefully this will start you in the right direction to find more info.

  • @Tecomunicaste
    @Tecomunicaste 9 месяцев назад

    Excelente las fotografías y el fondo musical, saludos 🇦🇷

  • @nighthawk_predator1877
    @nighthawk_predator1877 10 месяцев назад +13

    Willie Nelson has to be Pistol Pete's doppleganger 🧐

    • @KB-ke3fi
      @KB-ke3fi 6 месяцев назад

      Except Willie has a completely different view of all of it.

  • @micheleandrews4779
    @micheleandrews4779 8 месяцев назад

    This is excellent!! Thanks!

  • @annelisezeender1334
    @annelisezeender1334 8 месяцев назад +1

    I find it hilarious that the vendor of those "intimate wigs" chose that particular cut for his beard.

  • @michaelworse6034
    @michaelworse6034 10 месяцев назад +1

    That guitar picking for the first 3 minutes is awesome 😎

  • @patriciapost962
    @patriciapost962 10 месяцев назад

    Exceptional work but disappointed that some descriptions were cut off

  • @markd3250
    @markd3250 10 месяцев назад +2

    I can see A.I. artifacts in some of the images, so I'm guessing most of them are colorized by A.I.? Brilliant idea actually, must speed up the process astronomically. Some of the images are stunningly well done, while others seem weak, as though there wasn't enough there for the A.I. engine to get a good reading of it. A.I. being what it is however, with repeated use it learns and gets better. If you could get access at museums, of clothing, fabrics, leathers, etc. from the 1800's and take good pictures of them, you could use those to train the A.I. to be more color and texture accurate.
    Just a suggestion, but it would be nice if you had music from the era/period the photos are from. A.I. could probably provide that too, if you can get sheet music from those times. Just teach it the instrumentation of the time, and it would be able to do a fairly decent representation.
    This was enjoyable to watch!

  • @voloantiquemalls4217
    @voloantiquemalls4217 9 месяцев назад

    Hi! We are looking for any images of the 92nd infantry civil war specifically Henry Wallace Gail from Forksville. I have heard he had joined forces with Indiana for the lightning brigade. Any info or direction is appreciated. Thx

    • @zyxw2000
      @zyxw2000 9 месяцев назад

      Did you search the internet?

  • @guelphontario1
    @guelphontario1 10 месяцев назад +2

    What a great video!

  • @ronaldkristensen3038
    @ronaldkristensen3038 10 месяцев назад

    FANTASTIC!!!!!

  • @seangillis1974
    @seangillis1974 9 месяцев назад

    Amazing ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @AskiLSHORTS
    @AskiLSHORTS 6 месяцев назад

    Good work my friend 😊

  • @anthonyaveray1324
    @anthonyaveray1324 8 месяцев назад

    Wonderful. Thank you

    • @chromawhisperer
      @chromawhisperer  8 месяцев назад

      Please Visit Channel and watch similar videos about civil war photos.

  • @ericv7720
    @ericv7720 10 месяцев назад +3

    Joel McHale could play Gen. Sherman in any upcoming Civil War flick. Must be the hair!

  • @2000disneyland
    @2000disneyland 10 месяцев назад

    Amazing photos!

    • @chromawhisperer
      @chromawhisperer  10 месяцев назад

      Glad you like them! Please Like and Subscribe the channel.

  • @PlanetBlake
    @PlanetBlake 5 месяцев назад

    Wonderful stuff

  • @davidalexoff1658
    @davidalexoff1658 10 месяцев назад +3

    Too cool. Awesome.

  • @philc8575
    @philc8575 7 месяцев назад

    Great photos! Thank you!

  • @timper4326
    @timper4326 10 месяцев назад

    The colorization was great on these photos.

  • @wa1ufo
    @wa1ufo 10 месяцев назад +3

    Wonderful!

  • @PatyCurry-ht5xo
    @PatyCurry-ht5xo 10 месяцев назад

    Nice picture s love it Patricia curry Danville VA ❤❤

  • @iluvdrywall
    @iluvdrywall Месяц назад

    2:37 What's the back story with the salesman and his display of "intimate wigs"???

  • @mike_98058
    @mike_98058 10 месяцев назад

    Great photos and colorization, but I was hoping for more Civli War photos.

  • @12thDecember
    @12thDecember 10 месяцев назад +3

    Great job at colorization _and_ selection of photographs. @ 8:38, for a second I thought I was looking at Willie Nelson. 😄
    I'm surprised to see that some men were clean-shaven in that period of time. Most of them weren't.

    • @calvarez3106
      @calvarez3106 10 месяцев назад

      Photographs were a big deal then. You looked your best and wore your best clothes for them. No doubt these fellows didn't look as well-groomed and clothed day to day.

  • @bobjozsa5266
    @bobjozsa5266 10 месяцев назад +5

    You do a beautiful job with these.

    • @chromawhisperer
      @chromawhisperer  10 месяцев назад

      Thanks. Please do like and subscribe if you have not done yet.

  • @freetomato
    @freetomato 10 месяцев назад

    Enjoyed greatly, except that the captions were cut off on the L and R margins on iPad.

    • @paganphil100
      @paganphil100 2 месяца назад

      @freetomato: Same on my PC.

  • @undertheyarrowbear
    @undertheyarrowbear 10 месяцев назад +2

    Charleston NC had Romanesque structures with columns! Wow!!

    • @mikebowden4244
      @mikebowden4244 9 месяцев назад

      It is Charleston South Carolina.

  • @elviscobb5922
    @elviscobb5922 10 месяцев назад +2

    You photo selection is beautiful. Your choice of music is baffling. Why wouldn’t you choose something from the 1800’s. I had to turn off the sound to enjoy the photographs.

  • @robinsonsanchezhincapie1592
    @robinsonsanchezhincapie1592 7 месяцев назад

    Excelentes imagenes 👌🏻👍🏻

  • @bigredc222
    @bigredc222 8 месяцев назад

    1:44 the Iron works has a huge display hanging on the front of their building, it's crazy how big that thing is.

  • @rbsmith3365
    @rbsmith3365 4 месяца назад

    Color pictures are best!

  • @TheOfficialZombieWhisperer
    @TheOfficialZombieWhisperer 10 месяцев назад +12

    I hope history doesn't repeat the civil war

    • @richardletaw4068
      @richardletaw4068 10 месяцев назад +6

      War is something everyone should fervently wish not happen anywhere, or to anyone. Sadly, there are those in positions of power who feel it is a perfectly acceptable use of that power.
      Winston Churchill said, “There are worse things than war,” and he was right: slavery and subjugation, among others.
      But every alternative must be explored before resorting to the horror of war.

    • @KB-ke3fi
      @KB-ke3fi 6 месяцев назад

      We've been in one for 3.7 years...courtesy of the Biden administration.

  • @joewhitcombe1365
    @joewhitcombe1365 10 месяцев назад

    What’s with the Be Bop sound track ?

  • @KaBoomChannel
    @KaBoomChannel 9 месяцев назад

    This is amazing!

  • @jimbeyerl875
    @jimbeyerl875 10 месяцев назад +3

    How did the Chroma Whisperer know what proper colors to use ?

    • @papagigo1
      @papagigo1 10 месяцев назад

      That's a great question !

  • @billziff2682
    @billziff2682 2 минуты назад

    The colorization is remarkable, bringing each photo to life and revealing details that might otherwise go unnoticed. The only critique, albeit amusing, is the inclusion of mid-20th-century cool jazz background music in most of it. Period-appropriate music would be more fitting for this artistic presentation.

  • @jimclarke1108
    @jimclarke1108 10 месяцев назад

    Very clear photos, great colour

    • @chromawhisperer
      @chromawhisperer  10 месяцев назад

      Thank you! Cheers! Please Subscribe and Share.

  • @markissboi3583
    @markissboi3583 10 месяцев назад +12

    someone had to clean the horse manure off the streets or the flys would be annoying let alone the smell .

    • @chuckbrotton2449
      @chuckbrotton2449 8 месяцев назад +1

      In the Civil War era, circa 1860s, that wasn't as big a problem as there was a market for it as fertilizer in surrounding farm areas. There were dudes w/ shovels & wheelbarrows looking to makexa living. As the 19th century drew to an end, 1890s & on, it was much more of a problem, once nitrate fertilizers became standard and farming was less likely to be happening anywhere near city centers

  • @jamesanthony8438
    @jamesanthony8438 10 месяцев назад +1

    Please add dark outlines, shadows or drop shadows to the white text. It's impossible to read it when moves across the light areas of the images.

    • @chromawhisperer
      @chromawhisperer  10 месяцев назад +2

      Sure Working on that. Thanks for this feedback.

  • @flowerpower8722
    @flowerpower8722 9 месяцев назад

    Excellent work. It makes them all so much more relatable. The British veteran at around 4:10. That is the coolest top hat I have ever seen. There is wearing your heart on your sleeve, this guy is wearing his life story on his head.
    7:50 - Sickening pic. Looks like they were still using the Irish. In recent times that has been swept under the rug.

  • @duggiedude
    @duggiedude 9 месяцев назад +1

    Your captions can be hard to read sometimes. But nice pix.

  • @MT-qu2tg
    @MT-qu2tg 5 месяцев назад

    Amazing.

  • @retrobeautyvault
    @retrobeautyvault 7 месяцев назад +1

    A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!🤠😳

  • @JTGemini3
    @JTGemini3 10 месяцев назад +1

    Amazing. Though I had to do a double take on the “intimate wigs” shot. Like, what?

    • @abellseaman4114
      @abellseaman4114 10 месяцев назад +3

      I have heard that those "intimate wigs" were more commonly known as a "merkin" and were once quite popular with street walkers/ prostitutes etc...............as they would shave their pubic hair to get rid of lice and crabs etc and then don the "merkin" prior to undressing for a customer - with the customer getting a brief glance at the merkin before the woman slides under the sheets - with the idea being that the appearance of standard looking pubic hair on the woman would persuade the customer that his purchase WAS NOT a really hardened street walker as she had yet to shave her public hair......................
      In related news - British comedian Peter Sellers introduced the world to the merkin when he starred in several roles in the film Doctor Strangelove...........
      with Sellers playing (among other parts) the president of the United States - named Merkin Muffly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @stevencarmosin7201
    @stevencarmosin7201 Месяц назад

    The photos look fantastic, but the background music doesn’t quite fit for me. Try using Bob Dylan's "Cross the Green Mountain" and speeding up the image transitions for more impact. Kick ass

  • @Lethargo
    @Lethargo 9 месяцев назад

    Could you please make the text fit into the screen?