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Last Chance Texaco (Colorized): 1937
Submitted by photojacker on Fri, 01/04/2013 - 9:41pm.
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Thank you!
Submitted by photojacker on Mon, 01/07/2013 - 7:16pm.
Thanks all, I was really inspired by the subject and composition and couldn't resist. Much more to come, I can't help myself with the amazing images on here.
Super Job!
Submitted by Jim Page on Sun, 01/06/2013 - 8:34pm.
That may be the most successful colorizing job I've ever seen. It looks like a photo from a color negative.
--Jim
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Submitted by richland1254 on Sun, 01/06/2013 - 8:06pm.
very nice job right down to the green T on the sign.
Great colour!
Submitted by z396z28 on Sat, 01/05/2013 - 4:03pm.
This looks like a 1950 photo of an abandoned gas station leftover from the 1930s! Great colorization.
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