[Renfield]

Remarkable photos are at the link.

Brought to life: Lewis Powell (pictured) conspired with John Wilkes Booth to kill President Lincoln - Powell's job was to kill Secretary of State William H. Seward, a job at which he failed.

He was, if I recall correctly, and actor, as was Booth. Powell looks like an actor, doesn't he? He looks like an actor from a modern soap opera.

[Renfield]

Ping

[yarddog]

I don’t know a lot about Powell. I do know he was from Florida and served with distinction during the war. He was said to love animals and cared for sick ones.

I think someone discovered his skull long after the war and it was buried in Florida beside his Mother.

[Sergio]

bkmk

[truth_seeker]

We have a man in our office, who is a professional photographer and is very skilled with photo=retouch techniques.

He can take a photo of a property, with utility lines, and eliminate them. Even turn a gloomy grey day, into blue sunshine, etc.

I’ve watched him work, but only when working very fast for a project that only needs to be “okay.”

I would like to see him attempt something like this.

[windcliff]

ping

[mass55th]

Powell was a Confederate soldier. I don’t believe he ever acted.

[VanDeKoik]

Some of those photos actually made me gasp out loud. At first they look like they are actors recreating some scene, and then you realize that those are the real people!

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

Incredible work.

[Husker24]

Wow, not at all like the colorized black and white movies that they did in the 80’s.

[Sacajaweau]

I believe the third picture down is Caleb Lyon Jr

[Sacajaweau]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Caleb_Lyon.jpg/220px-Caleb_Lyon.jpg

[TalBlack]

Sam Clemens didn’t desert, rather, he succumbed to ‘fatigue due to persistent retreating.’

That pic of him looks to be during summer when Twain, at that age, preferred the cooler white suits. Wonder what the occasion was?

[cicero2k]

Powell is a prominent figure in “Killing Lincoln”.

These photos, when enhanced this way; bring the past back at a new level. I like the “Duck Dynasty” beards.

I frequently use much cruder enhancements on my photos. Like removing horse manure from parades, bluring out distractions, level the horizon, white balance etc. But thes guys start with nothing, 50 shades of grey; and bring it to life.

[rlmorel]

Wow!

[fulltlt]

My 3rd great grandfather was in the Civil War at the Battle of Prairie Grove. I have a picture of him in uniform. One of my relatives wanted to make sure everyone knew what side he was on so they used water color to enhance the photo.

[KC_Lion]

Stunning, nothing short of Stunning.

[Fresh Wind]

Many more colorized photos from various sources are here:

http://www.reddit.com/r/ColorizedHistory/

[wintertime]

These are beautiful photos.

[JoeProBono]

[colorado tanker]

These photos are amazing. The color brings the people and the era to life in a way B&W doesn’t.