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How's this for a Throwback Thursday? These. Are. AMAZING!This is a whole new level of photoshop. There are tons of photos brought to life with color at the Colorized History section of Reddit. I picked out 15 that I thought were particularly cool. I had to force myself to stop at 15 or this would be the post that never ends.Click on the image to see it at full size.Lincoln meeting with General McClellan in 1862 Confederate General Robert E. Lee one week after his surrender to Grant. Teddy Roosevelt in his Rough Rider days. The Brooklyn Bridge, circa 1904...

These images, by photographers of the Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information, are some of the only color photographs taken of the effects of the Depression on America’s rural and small town populations. The photographs are the property of the Library of Congress and were included in a 2006 exhibit Bound for Glory: America in Color.

Found this on another message board, and thought my fellow Freepers would enjoy the history. From the site: "The color photo was invented in 1903 by the Lumiere brothers, and the French army was the only one taking color photos during the course of the war." http://www.bigdandbubba.com/nicknacks/color_photo_was_invented_in.htm