Most of the photos on this site were extracted from reference images (high-resolution tiffs, 20 to 200 megabytes in size) from the Library of Congress research archive. (To query the database click here.) Many were digitized by LOC contractors using a Sinar studio back. They are adjusted by your webmaster for contrast and color in Photoshop before being downsized and turned into the jpegs you see here.

Horseless Carriage, 1906 (colorized). View full size.
Thanks for the compliment Steve. Colorizing photos has just been a hobby. I am always open to a challenge though. Let me know your email address and I'll get in touch.
[Dear peoples: Any registered Shorpy user can get in touch with any other registered user by clicking on the person's username, and then the "Contact" tab. - Dave]
Do you colorize for others? This is some great stuff. We need to talk.
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