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During my 17 years of collecting, color photography from the World War II period has surfaced in unbelievable numbers, proving that color photography (or movies) were much more popular than considered in the past. I have only collected several thousands of (mostly Agfacolor) slides, but my fellow collectors own a lot more.
During the same period, colorization of black and white pictures has also become popular. While most can be identified as such at first grance, thanks to the poor knowledge of the maker or photoshop skill, sometimes advanced skill of some colorization artists amaze me. This is potentially considered harmful from the historical research point of view, since made-up color information might circulate as correct.
Recently at missing-lynx website, there was a discussion over a color photo of a Panther whether it is a real Kodachrome or a colorized one. The caption states that it was taken in Belgium, but as Ronny August found out, it was taken in Reims at Berru (Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine).
Magnum photos kindly licensed me the use of the particular image on my site. Much appreciated. I examined the 6491x6660 pixel high resolution image. It looks okay, but hard to determine whether it is a real color image without looking at the slide.
Here are some real Agfacolor images from the period.
I found the exact roadsign in my Agfacolor collection. I have to say that color is very correct in David Seymour photo.
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