{"id":4834,"date":"2023-01-29T18:00:25","date_gmt":"2023-01-29T18:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/?p=4834"},"modified":"2023-01-29T18:00:40","modified_gmt":"2023-01-29T18:00:40","slug":"1940s-united-states-in-color","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/1940s-united-states-in-color\/","title":{"rendered":"A journey through time: Colorized photos of the US in the 1940s"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From World War II to the beginning of the Cold War, the 1940s was a period of change and transformation in the United States. While many of us have only seen this era through the lens of black-and-white photographs, technology now allows us to see these moments in a whole new light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through the process of colorization, we can now experience the 1940s in a previously impossible way. From coast to coast, we’ll see the people, places, and events that defined the 1940s and shaped our nation in a nostalgic and awe-inspiring way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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5th Avenue at 42nd Street, New York City, 1946. Photo by Todd Webb. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Times Square in New York City, 1942. Photo by Tom Fitzsimmons. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Chicago, Illinois, 1947. Photo by Bill Strum in 1947. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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People\u2019s Drug Store on G Street, New York City, 1942. Photo by Marjory Collins. Color by\u00a0@sebcolorisation<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Young boys standing in front of a pool hall in Roscoe, South Dakota, 1942. Photo by John Vachon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Woman and her dog in Harlem, New York City, May 1943. Photo by Gordon Parks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Children play in the street on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, 1941.
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Information booth and escalators at the Pennsylvania railroad station, New York City, 1942. Photo by Marjory Collins.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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State Street, Chicago, Illinois, July 1940. Photo by John Vachon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Finnish construction workers take a break because of the heavy rains, Flordia, 1940. Photo by Marion Post Wolcott.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Fish store, New York City, 1942. Photo by Marjory Collins.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Shoppers at F and 7th Streets, Washington DC, 1942. Photo by John Ferrell.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Chicago, Illinois, April 1941. Photo by Russel Lee.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Roadside stand on US Highway 80, Texas, between Dallas and Fort Worth, January 1942.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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New Orleans, Louisiana, January 1941. Photo by Marion Post Wolcott.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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College boys trying to hitch a ride home over the weekend, Natchitoches, Louisiana, June 1940. Photo by Marion Post Wolcott.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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View of Main Street, Fort Worth, Texas, January 1942. Photo by Arthur Rothstein.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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A general street view in Needles, California, March 1943. Photo by Jack Delano.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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McGill’s Fish Market and Fann Lunchroom, Daytona Beach, Florida, February 1943. Photo by Gordon Parks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Grocery store window in Bath, Maine, December 1940. Photo by Jack Delano.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Sunbathers at the swimming pool, Greenbelt, Maryland, June 1942.
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At the beach, Corpus Christi, Texas, June 1943. Photo by John Vachon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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People waiting for the greyhound bus, Indianapolis, Indiana, September 1943. Photo by Esther Bubley.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Oakland, California, April 1942. Photo by Russell Lee.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Serving dinner to motorists at a Hot Shoppe, Chevy Chase, Maryland, July 1942. Photo by Marjory Collins.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Eating watermelon, Revere Beach, 1946.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Christmas shopping crowds, Gadsden, Alabama, December 1940. Photo by John Vachon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Women talking on a porch, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 1943. Photo by John Vachon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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A worker at Shasta Dam plays poker, Shasta County, California, December 1941. Photo by Russell Lee.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Downtown Greensboro, North Carolina, 1941. Photo by Jack Delano.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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People Waiting outside Florsheim Shoes, NYC, 1947. Photo by Stanley Kubrick.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Young woman sitting on a bench in Central Park, NYC, 1946. Photo by Jim Hansen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Co-op gas station in Minneapolis, August 1941. Photo by Marion Post Wolcott.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Man changing a tire, New York, 1946. Photo by Stanley Kubrick.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Scrap salvage wagon outside a retail junkyard, Washington, D.C, 1942. Photo by Marjory Collins.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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An outdoor ball, Joinville-le-Pont, 1947. Photo by Willy Ronis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Young couple, Oregon, 1940\u2019s.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth of July parade in Watertown, Wisconsin, July 4, 1941. Photo by John Vachon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Eight AM work commute, Baltimore, Maryland, April 1943. Pohto by Marjory Collins.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Bus terminal, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1943. Photo by Esther Bubley.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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People boarding a Greyhound Chicago, Illinois, 1943. Photo by Esther Bubley.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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The front porch of a boarding house, Portsmouth, Virginia, March 1941. Photo by John Vachon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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After a snowstorm in Norwich, Connecticut, November 1940. Photo by Jack Delano.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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New York Times Square on D-Day<\/a>, June 6, 1944. Photo by Howard Hollem.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Garage and general store, Penfied, Georgia, June 1941. Photo by Jack Delano.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Flirting in Caldwell, Idaho, July 1941. Photo by Russell Lee.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Municipal pool in Washington, D. C., July 1942. Photo by Marjory Collins.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

All photos colorized by @sebcolorisation<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From World War II to the beginning of the Cold War, the 1940s was a period of change and transformation in the United States. While many of us have only seen this era through the lens of black-and-white photographs, technology now allows us to see these moments in a whole new light. Through the process […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4835,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,26,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4834","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-modern","category-photos","category-us-history"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t