19th Century Portraits Brought To Life

► 19th Century Photographs Brought To Life
► Welcome back everyone. If you enjoy looking at old photographs, please stay tuned for some exclusive content coming up on this video. After receiving such a good feedback on two of our earlier videos on Victorian portraits, we wanted to bring you something even more unique today. We've gathered a collection of 19th-century portraits that appear to come to life as they glide across your screen. The portraits were given a quick restoration, colorization and some facial motion, using some of the latest tools in AI technology. I hope you find this presentation enjoyable, since it was a labour of love to create. As always, we value your opinions and comments, so please don't hold back. Let's get started!
Please check the video to see fashion, clothing and hairstyle of 19th century men and women in a mixture of daguerreotypes, ambrotypes and tintypes.
00:00 Old Photos Brought To Life, Intro
01:00 Daguerreotype of Unidentified Woman by Thomas M. Easterly, 1850s
01:13 Victorian man
01:25 Lovely Victorian Ladies
01:38 Johannes Brahms, 1853
02:15 James Stark, 1850s
02:27 Young Francis Parkman
02:51 Young Girl in off-shoulder plaid dress by Rufus Anson, 1850s
04:17 Woman in Flowered Bonnet
04:30 Tintype, circa 1870s
05:56 Victorian man and his dog
06:45 Frances Virginia Lee Harris
07:34 Braided beauty, 1850s
07:47 Robert Cornelius, 1839
07:59 Unidentified woman, a relative of the Mark Hopkins family
08:12 Portrait of a young woman from Poland, 1850s
08:24 Family portrait of a mother, two daughters and young son
08:36 Mrs C.P.Roberts, American Civil War, 1860s
08:49 Unknown African-American man, 1850s
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[@crystalfreeman9295]

I love this this is so amazing. You guys are magical ⭐⭐. This looks so incredibly real and alive all at the same time. Such a beautiful work of art. It's unbelievable what in color can do. These people are all so beautiful and look still alive today. Amazing wonderful job 👍👍👍💯💯💯 well done.

[@joannebattersby8365]

It would be so interesting to see the portraits of the Indiginous peoples.

[@mikhailbashni8936]

Magnificent and evocative, as I watch and seen the past come alive how exquisitely haunting it felt.

[@robertl.3074]

Amazing!!

[@Cutter-jx3xj]

Beautiful, dignified men and elegant women. And look where women's fashion is now. Toss a pair of leggings or yoga pants to any the these women and guess the response

[@ParkerAllen2]

The moment when the colorized, brought-to-life version fades into the still, black-and-white original has a haunting quality to it, as if they've been sent back to a place where they exist only in memory.

[@KatsPurr]

Perfectly described!

[@gisborne1847]

Yeah. That's what I wanted to say!

[@jasminflowerz1710]

Well worded description!

[@luvthesun100]

Wonderfully expressed!

[@amyl.7570]

❤❤❤❤ Well stated

[@AAX1975]

I cannot explain the emotions that this brought over me. I began to tear up immediately. Knowing that these people are long gone...yet brought to life by someone years after their passing. They're being remembered in such a beautiful way. Seeing them fade in and out of life was haunting. This was absolutely powerful. Maybe I'm just in that mood today due to the weather but...I really felt impacted by this.

[@donnaauten6888]

Well said - I felt the exact same way.

[@dianetheisen8664]

Me, too. I couldn't have said it better.

[@grantsmythe8625]

It is frightening, astonishing, breathtaking, stunnign....all at once.... to see the faces actually come alive.

[@markorollo.]

Had exactly the same thoughts and feelings just before seeing your comment. Made me think of , hopefully, many years from now when I will, to quote Billy Connolly, go for a wander and forget to come back, what will my future relations or others see and think when they see pictures of me when time has passed the same as it has from these people to us.

[@arthurkeen934]

They were us as one day we shall be them

[@testplatform582]

I can't fully describe the feeling I consistently had upon seeing the portrait return from the colorized animation to the original black and white. It's as if the person in the portrait said goodbye in a gentle manner and permanently and returned to their time in the past.

[@outfromtheshadows]

That is so beautifully put, exactly how I felt. ❤

[@BatKid2410]

The first woman is absolutely beautiful. It’s amazing what you have done here. People, long forgotten, brought back to life for just enough time for me to feel engaged by their presence as if I knew them somehow, but no, they are 173 year old photos. Photos of people who’s memory is forgotten because everybody who knew and loved them is also long gone. This will be you and me one day, forgotten because everybody who loves us will also be long gone and forgotten. This kinda makes me want to enjoy my time here that little bit more. Our lives are literally a blip. The people in these photos had feelings, emotions, good days, bad days, jobs, favourite meals, pet hates, friends and places they loved to visit. They probably thought about what the world would be like in the year 2000, yet here we are in 2023, looking at their forgotten faces. It’s breathtaking. I love portraits like these. Keep up the good work

[@pettermillar4158]

No smiles like todays. Lot good looking faces but mouth closed. Reason, no wenirs, bridges, crowns, teeth whitening and implants in that time.

[@michelles2299]

Yes, and no plastic surgery botox fillers I hope these faces, are no becoming truly a thing of the past some people today look like freaks

[@lisaknell1809]

She is beautiful. I wonder who she was and what her life was like!

[@mariannecrowe221]

I agree. She is absolutely stunning.

[@ramencurry6672]

She’s stunning. I wish she would come back to life somehow

[@greenrage27]

I don't know why, but I was brought to tears while watching this as if for a moment we observed exactly what the photographer did as they looked through the viewport on that day so many decades ago. These were real people who meant something to someone at some time. Even if we don't know them, and we don't know what type of person they were, we briefly were given the honor of standing in on this moment in their lives, and just for a few seconds, they mattered again to somebody. I wonder how much their spirits rejoice in you showing how they once lived. This is one of the most beautiful and honorable creations I've ever seen. Thank you and God bless!

[@vanessathomas4309]

I felt the same! My heart could feel the "humanity" of these forgotten lives. Very moving!

[@videorocketzmillar007milla5]

Real people who lived before us. Everyone cries. Such a great work.

[@janspell2516]

Brought tears to my eyes as well. They became alive again!

[@bopeep86]

That is why genealogy is so important. It brings us together, connects us to the past. Finding out stories that match the pictures are even better!

[@joeyhunter842]

Imagine all the people through time, looking at you the way they were at the height of their youth and beauty.

[@johnbollen1322]

This has to be one of the most moving and haunting videos I have ever seen. These people, for a few fleeting seconds have come back to life, before they return to their faded photo. Pure magic, thank you.

[@gracielaramos5522]

I was a costume designer for a costume shop in Chico, CA and one day a young man walked in to see if I could make a Confederate uniform for him. He said he had collected the buttons and medals at re-enactment events and online. When he pulled out the photo to show me, I was speechless. The young man in the old photo looked like he could be this man’s twin! I worked with a tailor researching fabrics and techniques to create the most exact replica for him. I still remember him to this day.

[@greenalien3857]

Maybe he was a time traveler.

[@ufosrus]

Once these portraits are colorized and brought to life it shows how much more attractive they really were.

[@deidraboswell8451]

Especially the men

[@crowgrl13]

Seeing these people move, blink, and even give a little smile really touched my heart. They were more than just photos, they were real people, with families and friends. At least for a moment here, we can see that and remember them.

[@kevinfisher466]

cgi bs

[@Misfit9405]

So Beautiful and heart breaking. To see them in color and brought to life, it made them real. As soon as the pictures went back to black and white it was so sad because they seem to fade away like no one cared.

[@abiudsoto5646]

I just wonder what it could be the future of these persons and some other millions of humans from past times that already sleep on death. We will meet again? John 5:28,29.

[@iconsnart]

Yes, so beautiful and moving

[@dalehoward5416]

You just want to reach out to them to tell them they are remembered and loved still. So beautiful.

[@Enki35Productions]

Beautiful, yet heart breaking. It is showing us how fragile life really is. We're just a twinkle away from a memory. This was deeply moving. Thank you!

[@saulgutmensch5559]

not even a long lasting memory

[@dude9318]

Its not so bad really

[@Enki35Productions]

@@dude9318 not until you lose someone you love.

[@dude9318]

@@Enki35Productions I didn't say the death of loved ones wasnt hard to deal with. I thought you spoke about the people in the video and that their deaths made you sad I misunderstood what you said i guess .

[@Enki35Productions]

@@dude9318 These people are the deaths of loved ones.

[@madelinebell84]

I was completely surprised by how emotional this made me. It brought the mortality of humankind into stark focus. One moment we are living a full, vibrant life and in the blink of an eye we're a faded photograph that may one day be labeled "unidentified woman." So much life captured in so brief a moment. Thank for the work this must have taken and for the deep mindfulness this has no doubt created in many besides myself.

[@MauserKar98k]

Very well said.

[@ramencurry6672]

Life is actually short and sad. Woody Allen said a big reason why he stays busy making movies is because it’s a distraction to the fact that we’re all going to die

[@donaldbrown5003]

I'm an extremely empathetic person and facial/body expression plays an important part on how a perceive others and the truths their lives hold. This video was so over powering with emotions I began sobbing. It was as someone had woken each person for just a small fraction of time to reveal the life they lived with just one expression. I saw happiness, hurt , pain, lies, determination, disappointment, joy every face showed for a moment the truth of each life. It was almost too much for me to witness but I could not stop watching and I could not stop crying. It was actually the beautiful pain of living of our truths even for just a moment.

[@KiatHuang]

Such handsome people, beautifully brought back to life, as though their souls returned to this world for a fleeting moment. So well done.

[@MH-vw9ni]

I bet they were monsters.

[@clutch1141]

@@MH-vw9ni As if you are not...

[@MH-vw9ni]

@@clutch1141 Back in those days all white people were monsters. There were no laws to prevent them from doing whatever whenever and however to Black and Brown people. Especially if they were White Christian Extremist.

[@clutch1141]

@@MH-vw9ni Wrong. America is the only country in history to ever have a civil war to end slavery, which was fought almost entirely by white Christians and also cost more lives than all other American wars combined. Now back to the drawing board with you. You may also want to read some books and stop getting your world view from politicians and the entertainment industry. They're very bad for the mind.

[@MH-vw9ni]

@@clutch1141 Where do you think I got my info from those same history books white people want to now ban because they tell us about America ugly history that now want to disappear because the truth make the descendants of those White Christians who fought a war feel bad.

[@averagejoette1570]

It's as if they are saying 'yes, I was really alive.. look at me' before fading away. Hauntingly beautiful

[@saraswatisky3119]

Yeah.

[@catarlv]

Totally agreed. That was the reason I cry the whole video. ¡It was such a wonderful personal experience!

[@tracesprite6078]

It was good how they stayed serious and didn't start smiling.

[@generalmortars7557]

"We are just stories."

[@GeraldWilhelmBradenComposer]

My favorite was Johannes Brahms, who was a major influence on my composing and orchestrating style. It was like I was actually seeing this past master alive, and looking into his eyes! Now if only I could have shared conversation with him, and a few cold beers....sigh.... Peace! 🎼❤☮

[@FreshAir1]

I recognized him too! I instantly felt love for so many of these souls...

[@wendyh2708]

Absolutely stunning. I can't help but wonder who they are and what their lives were like.

[@scottrousseau496]

I actually got a bit emotional viewing these. I thought, "What if one of these was my own relative?" It would be a kapow moment. I loved this. Thank you for sharing.

[@reedmaxwell2709]

Me too . . . It’s a reminder that everyone is or was someone to somebody, no matter how faded the photos become . . . And that’s a beautiful thing.

[@catsnpeacocks]

Scott, I’ve even thought about the possibility of one of these people being myself in a past incarnation, that is of course if you believe in reincarnation as I do.

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

@@catsnpeacocks .... No, either they were or they were not. If something like reincarnation is real or not does not depend on if people _believe in it._ 😒

[@lorrainedowning2623]

It was quite moving, looking at all these faces from long ago. These were real people, husbands, wives, brothers, sisters, aunts and uncles. It was quite moving to see them come alive for a few seconds and then freeze back into the past, that one moment in time that is captured for us to view.

[@cydkriletich6538]

@@catsnpeacocks I do, too. And when they come into view, I talk to them (in my mind). I tell them I think they were beautiful in these photos. and hope they had a good and happy life during that time. Then I tell them I hope they are also finding a good life now. I am always so touched by them.

[@Afro3461]

For just a few brief seconds, it was possible to feel their presence and a sense of communication with a generation who were our great, great grandparents, but who we never knew. I found the experience quite moving and thought provoking. Thank you so much for sharing your labour of love!

[@FriendlyCroock]

No one mentions the little pup 😠

[@rattus3102]

​@@FriendlyCroockI noticed her/him......very cute dog! 😊❤❤

[@wendyqallab6906]

I have always loved old photos. This is so wonderful.

[@joellechiara]

completely crying from this video that randomly showed up in my feed. :/ Just the way they fade out into a memory is just how we will all end up and time is just so short. Made me incredibly melancholy and I'm deeply moved. Thank you though.

[@SoulessStranger]

This was very moving and poignant. I realized I said a little greeting to each and every person that appeared, silently in my head. I can only hope and pray that they all had happy lives and it was a privilege to meet them, despite it being only a fleeting moment. Wonderful work Mystery Scoop and thank you for your dedication and hard work.

[@TheUltimateSeeds]

It's such a touching thing to watch. As you witness the essence of life entering and then quickly exiting the beautiful faces of these long since departed fellow humans, it's kind of a bittersweet metaphor (and reminder) of just how fleeting life is for us here on earth.

[@amyl.7570]

So well stated! Eloquent indeed ❤👍

[@kduncan8811]

I was thinking something so similar. Life is short and precious.

[@EduardoRodriguez-sy6gt]

Well said, my thoughts exactly.

[@jeanettesteed3326]

All of those lovely people, who once existed with their hopes, dreams and lives to be lived. Long gone. How I would love to be able to talk to them. Many thanks for this, it is beautiful.

[@kevinpittman2517]

yea ... makes u feel like ur apart of something Universally large ... yet so small too... imagine us all long gone for hundreds of thousands of years... and an advanced race comes upon us ... how these seemingly innocent people chose to destroy themselves in the most violent means unimaginable and each one of us is apart of that and will someday soon join these images and be just a long lost mysterious face.... adding the blinks and subtle facial changes just makes it all that much more real and alive but again

[@bridgetsmith9352]

I find this overwhelmingly sad and yet so moving. Thank you for bringing these long lost people back to life again.

[@Yanik29]

I find too!

[@evetsnitram8866]

It might be interesting to do this to your old photos of past relatives.

[@moh5332]

why is sad? soon everyone will join them

[@aureus1381]

@@moh5332 that's why is sad

[@KP-je6jt]

Yes it is. The music is perfect for it and also contributes to the sadness.

[@gooders4648]

I can’t help but wonder what all these people did with their lives,such good looking people too,I wonder where they are all buried,it’s so surreal seeing them moving and coming to life again,this is amazing to watch,thank you !!

[@abenteuerauswandern7735]

some of them were breathtaking

[@jay-by1se]

This is incredibly powerful. As they fade back to the original you are hit by a deep sense of who they are being frozen back in time. Like for a moment they came back to life and you got to meet them. Then a sadness as you watch them return to death. Powerful and sad.

[@thetithe466]

BUT WHY ? Why is it so sad to watch ?? wtf, i'm litteraly crying

[@TheLizsoldit]

Exactly this feeling .it’s so difficult to watch their inner light dim once again

[@lupo1940]

@@thetithe466 the death is sad bro, for everyone is sad, I feel bad too

[@brigittebeltran6701]

So true...I cried...😪

[@brigittebeltran6701]

@@thetithe466 ME too!!! 😪

[@chriscollier7469]

The very first woman looks so beautiful and stylish, touched me emotionally. The whole gallery is so haunting

[@jamesk1868]

She really is strikingly beautiful

[@coops1992]

She looks mean but pretty xD

[@shadykatie100]

She looks like Megan Fox when she was younger.

[@elizabethfeffer8285]

This made me tear up. You can’t help to think of what they were thinking and the lives they lived at the time. Beautiful presentation bravo!!👏🏽👏🏽

[@madcapper6]

I'm fascinated by the incredible talent and creativity evident in the fashion of that era, especially on the women.

[@linda5628]

My mother just recently passed away at the age of 90 and one of these portraits looked so much like her when she was a young girl. I had to watch it a few times as it was almost like she was alive again. This touched my heart, thank you for this video.

[@Marcustheseer]

could be her in a past life?

[@linda5628]

@@Marcustheseer - Maybe? I believe in reincarnation and was thinking along the same line, who knows? 🙂

[@st.michaelthearchangel7774]

Aw.

[@sumdumbmick]

you mean the creepy little girl whose skin has no color even in the colorized version?

[@linda5628]

@@sumdumbmick - Actually, no not that one. But what a nice supportive comment to make about someone who just died.

[@poolwaiter]

I've watched this several times. Weird to say this, but when they go back to their original image it feels like you watch them pass on again. You are so happy to see them gain life that losing it again hurts.

[@sumdumbmick]

there's something genuinely wrong with you. the animation is the soulless part. check the skin tone... it's always too flat, and in several instances color wasn't even added, or with the last guy everything was just washed out in blue. then there's the constant blinking and disturbing attempts at simulating head movement. and every single one of them has blue eyes... even the black people. seeing them fade back to the original should be a relief, because the animations are disturbing if you look closely.

[@johnreed8336]

@ mick , yet another one . Who upset you so much ?

[@eddierey5202]

@poolwaiter, I had the same impression and was just about to comment the exact same thing.

[@TheBlueCream]

we must all die

[@leslindelgado6124]

Me, too! It’s like I can hug them. Like I know them. Then, they fade away and it’s like they died all over again. 💔

[@lisanidog8178]

This brought tears to my eyes. One I’ve never seen this done before, and two knowing they’re all long dead made me wonder who they are, but it also brought tears to my eyes thinking of their children, grandchildren and what good lives they had. And it also brought tears to my eyes because my late paternal grandfather was born in 1899 the last year of the 19th century and my maternal grandparents was born in 1900 and 1904 with my parents and uncle living through a lot of history born in 1921, 1927, 1931 that are now in history books taught in school. The Flapper era, gangsters people have heard about in their heyday, radio shows, the invention of sound in movies, the Great Depression, the first fireside chats etc. Makes one feel kind of antique.

[@js5787]

Mystery Scoop captures the past, like a time machine. I never get tired of riding the mist, that connects us to the past in a beautiful and magical way!

[@kennethsowden]

Hauntingly and poignantly beautiful. Made alive for a few brief moments as they gaze at us and then they recede into the distant past from whence they came. Life is so, SO short 😔

[@kingdomthinker9794]

A very profound statement indeed! 👍

[@catman4644]

Hauntingly, yes it is and in fact a bit to much for me as I found it to be more than a bit "creepy"! That however is just me and my perception but I would be interested to know if others find it the same, I would bet the number of us in such a group would be small. This is in no way meant to be disparaging or derogatory and in fact I applaud the effort and thank the creators for bringing this out for everyone to see. Still I would be less than honest if I said I didn't find it to be "creepy" almost to the point of chills!

[@danielsimpson6885]

Thank God so SO much life is short, its way to long as it is, especially being alive in 2022

[@michaeltaylor8835]

@@catman4644 Not creepy at all. Very touching

[@ellascott4497]

Indeed profound, and yet true and, I felt the same and thought the same as I viewed these iconic pictures on May 4th 2022. The person who write that statement must be an author or writer or sonething? Well written and heartfelt. Thanks for that. The upload truly amazing.👍🌹

[@ElleWoods3582]

I almost NEVER cry, and very few things in this world are significant enough to move me to tears, but this one did. 😪 Wow...just incredible, beautiful work you've done here! 💕🤩 All of these precious, long-lost faces, briefly resurrected in color and light...there are no words. 🙏

[@franklinstephen3268]

Hi 👋 how are you doing?

[@gooders4648]

Oh my days,you brought these people back to life,this is breathtaking to watch,thank you,it brought tears to my eyes knowing these people have all passed so long ago!!

[@kilikinaho4726]

Funny you say that. I experienced the same.

[@rachelglittenberg461]

Brought these people to life. I felt emotional watching them. Eyes are a window to the soul for sure. Thank you ❤

[@Zeem4]

Fun fact: the picture at 7:50 is historically significant. Robert Cornelius took the picture himself in 1839 - thereby creating what is widely regarded as the world's first-ever selfie.

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

I assume he used some kind of timer, since his arms were folded.

[@Zeem4]

@@TheNoiseySpectator Due to the technology of the time, I believe he did it by starting off the exposure, running round to the front of the camera and posing for it, then he ran back round again to stop it. This was back when photographic plates took a few minutes to expose. I see that the video description lists the names of the subjects, but this particular picture just had that extra interesting fact about it. I only learned it recently when I saw something about it on TV.

[@poorthing]

who knew he was such a cutie?

[@Zeem4]

@Bullseye Not according to Wikipedia, but there are a lot of firsts here (earliest known photographic portrait of a human taken in the United States, for example). I didn't realise until now that the photographic plate was his invention.

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

@@Zeem4 ! So, Cornelius invented the photographic plate?! I am impressed. 👍

[@KennethGutierrez-sv9mq]

I don't think I have ever seen a video on KZbin which has made me feel so many emotions. At first, the images coming to life piqued my curiosity and then quality of the restorations had me in awe. Then I began to wonder how you decided to portray the details of the portraits (i.e. hair color, skin tone, eye color, ect.). After a few few minutes of these musings, it hit me like a ton of bricks that I was missing the whole point of what you have done. As each portrait "came to life", I felt as though each PERSON in the photographs was reaching out 170 years into the future and saying "I was here...the same as you". As each of them faded back into their still image , I couldn't help but feel extremely sad about the lives that have passed before us and my own mortality.

[@cineetalkies7963]

Love 💘your comments....

[@ThePigslayer]

This was exactly my emotion. The realization that they’ve been dead for 100 years hits hard. It’s almost like looking at a live person who got sent back in time. I feel like I fell in love with some of these people

[@romalisan1]

This is one of the reasons why we have to take care of our planet and the future of humanity. The individual passes for the whole to continue. We are them and basically we felt what they felt. See that many of us felt exactly what you described, including me. So in a way I am one with you and you are one with me, as we are one with all of us, uniting the past, the present and, if any, the future.

[@penguin8247]

My friend, the fear of death is something we all have, do you know what death actually is? Its wages, wages for our sins, you see we've all sinned against a rightoues God, and deserve punishment, but because God loved us so much He sent His Son to die instead and if you will believe in who Jesus is and what He did for you, and turn your heart away from sin and towards God (repent) you will be saved

[@brigittebeltran6701]

Exactly right! We are as sand in an hour glass...😪

[@e.b.4379]

My favourite is the man and his dog! How they could get the dog to sit still in that position for at least 15 minutes is admirable...

[@tntbeck]

What a beautiful haunting collection. Everything from the looks on their faces to the richness of the fabric of some of the clothing. Just an amazing job! I have a lump in my throat from just seeing into these peoples lives for just a moment. And just like that, I too will be here and then gone.

[@PAULOBASS77]

I keep thinking here... how the past hurts! Just knowing that there were people like us, lives, cultures, moments. Everything has become like a memory, everything passes and never comes back. 😔 Very beautiful! I loved this video!

[@emiliareimann]

you're disturbed because you know that we will become them, we're here just for the moment, a chance given us to exist and experience life

[@PAULOBASS77]

​@@emiliareimannYes, I know that with a lot of conviction. In fact, we cannot question the laws of life.

[@Milestonemonger]

No longer frozen, distant... lifeless. You brought them back to life, figuratively speaking. Absolutely amazing 👏

[@archangelliii2536]

No. They are indeed frozen, distant and lifeless...well unless they are in Heaven but that would only be their souls, for now, since their bodies (or what is left of 'em) are still, well, COLD as ice! All these folks did was to play with their pictures using modern technology and imagination and for I can see they're also playing with the emotions of most of you here. Boooohooo! If it's any consolation, we will also be cold, distant and DEAD in a few years as well, if not earlier, so...what's the big deal??!! Just make sure your relationship with God is in good shape. The rest is useless but if you folks want to cry...you're on your own pals!!!!! 😅

[@jean_mollycutpurse_winchester]

Each a soul. Beautifully done and presented.

[@EvilestGem]

Spellbinding. Almost brought to tears. For moments I was in their world. Powerful stuff!

[@techgirl1337]

It's rare that art brings tears to my eyes, but this got me. It's as if each one of them is greeting and acknowledging the person watching - it's intensely intimate in a wonderfully respectful way. Very touching, extremely well done. Thank you.

[@MysteryScoop]

Wow, thank you!

[@denysarcuri1213]

I've read many reviews on this video comes closest to what I feel. It's profound. I can't make up my mind if it's beautiful in its demonstration that these were actually living humans, or if it's sad that their no longer with us, or if it's troubling, bordering on creepy. But it certainly has impact! The music, I think, is very appropriate. Amazing work.

[@denysarcuri1213]

Sad, I think. They have all been dead for over a century, and they live again for a few seconds and then fade away again. The human condition. I agree with your "tears in the eyes" comment.

[@techgirl1337]

@@denysarcuri1213 You've captured it perfectly - they live again for a few seconds and then fade away. The moment is beautiful, profound and fleeting.

[@alanduncan1980]

Tears? Stop lying! You actually cried? Tears came out of your eyes and you had to dry your eyes? That didn't happen. Why are you saying that? Why are you lying?

[@markl2322]

The spark of life comes into their eyes. Some of them seem to look right at me. The ones who smile, even a little, seem to be saying; "I'm glad I got to see you, even this brief glimpse, through the veil of time!" I can't help but smile back and hope that I get to meet them again someday.

[@TheBlueCream]

maybe we will meet them

[@penguincommunity6218]

Marvelously done. No cheesy modern smiles, and I love how they fade to black and white as they leave the screen. Beautiful music as well!

[@nostalgiajim]

This is one of the most unnerving, yet touching videos i have ever seen...incredible emotions when they "come to life" for an instant and then are lost to time again....

[@cullercoatstunneloflove4307]

Never ceases to amaze me. Bring history to life, instead of lifeless black and white images, now just look like a present-day person.

[@donloughrey1615]

I haven't been a fan of most modern colorization, they end up looking like modern people in period costumes. However the way they are presented here is brilliant, they way they fade in and then back out of color as they scroll by is a masterpiece. It adds the emotion back in just before they fade away back into history. A family photo album done in this way would be amazing! Thank you.

[@Michelle-qd9gm]

Think what they can do in the future it will be mind blowing more than this

[@DVankeuren]

so what are people from the past supposed to look like? It's not like they would be grainy in real life just because they were born in the 1800s.

[@sumdumbmick]

you're overselling it quite a bit. the transitions are often clumsy, the coloring is quite bizarre in multiple cases, and the motion of the faces is never matched in the hair despite the fact that since the hair is further from the point of rotation that any part of the face the hair should move more than the face does. also... everyone has blue eyes. even the last guy, but he's just washed out in a blue tone to hide it. wtf? it's nice, but absolutely not a masterpiece.

[@Jayson8888]

@@sumdumbmick you're being overly critical just as much as he's overselling.

[@creamdelacreme]

This is so mesmerizing. It feels like for a moment you can truly feel their essence. Sometimes when they smile it’s hard not to smile back like they are so nearly lifelike you could communicate with them.

[@shemanide]

So beautiful. Had tears in my eyes. Thinking of all these people and their lives

[@Joshua-fy1lu]

I absolutely love these. Each and every one of those people had a full life filled with emotion and laughter and we don't even know their names.

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

Their names are provided in the video description. 🙂. I missed that at first, too.

[@peterfitzgerald53]

Hard to get your head around isn't it

[@jancornelisse9037]

The fourth picture of the young man is Johannes Brahms,German composer......

[@acousticos]

You are right, the era is very interesting and full of various and significant events. The life of these people must have been amusing and exciting..

[@Kai0nTheMoon]

I was not expecting to be brought to tears by a random click on a KZbin video. Seeing these folks 'brought back to life' for a moment was breathtaking. And to think, none of these people had even the slightest idea that such a thing would be happening to them so very far into the future as they were sitting there posing for their portraits. We tend to think of people from the distant past almost like a different species when in reality, they were the same as us; they worried about money, got butterflies over love and cried over loss. As a middle aged man with no children or family left, I figure that my many photos albums will probably just wind up in a landfill some day. But I hope that at least some images of me survive and are perhaps able to be 'brought back to life' for a brief moment in centuries to come, should humanity even survive that long. *And may I add that the little dog at 6:00 really overwhelmed me with emotion. I know a very special small dog who could very well be that dog's great x12 grandson. The way people live and the technology they use may change over time but even in ancient times, dogs have always just been dogs - pure, innocent and loving. If you have the means in your life, then please adopt (don't shop) a dog from a shelter. In doing so, you will instantly become the best human being on Earth in someone's eyes. 🐕

[@frankschuler2867]

You took the words right out of my mouth...especially the parts about dogs...

[@okitasan]

And the man must've loved his dog very much to have wanted to have him in his portrait with him.

[@masterlinkster]

cringe

[@mastervolt2092]

Deep thought

[@TeeKay1990]

True. Same for me 🙂❤️

[@gibsonj5035]

These are the most breathtaking portraits I've ever seen. These people transformed from a b&w image to a person one could speak to. I've never seen such a transition. I felt I wanted to touch their hands or cheeks. Thank you for taking the time to transform these images. It is magnificent!

[@michellejohnson875]

Totally agree 👍💯

[@korbendallas71]

It’s amazing how familiar they look when colorised and animated.

[@dianadurbin7097]

I am a portrait artist. Watching you bring these Individuals to life so beautifully is what I work so diligently to do with brushes & paint over days & weeks. You expose their souls in seconds. So very lovely & touching. Thank you.

[@S.L.S-407]

You brought these people back to life. This is stunning❗

[@hazzard8760]

For just a moment, you bring them back to life. The sad part is when they disappear back into the original photo as they leave the screen. if only in those fleeting moments we could communicate once again. I wish I could see my parents and friends just one more time just to tell each other how much we still love, miss and think of them.

[@HighLevelPlayer]

This gives me a totally different picture of history. It helps me see that the biggest visible difference between the people of the past and the people I see today are the style of dress. It allows me to imagine people I know dressing exactly like this, as if they lived in that time, and that bridged the sea of difference I perceived between the people of the past and the present.

[@darrellhamner4608]

Go to a reenactment.

[@peterfitzgerald53]

makes history more human doesnt it

[@littlefox3128]

Absolutely, I felt exactly the same whilst I was watching it, history can feel like a fantasy some times but this really hits home that they were just us.

[@kjvitor]

exactly, and is something the movies can't give you.

[@OSTARAEB4]

I think we tend to romanticise period pieces whether the early infancy of photography or some obscure, grainy video shot somewhere in a city. I think we tend to not realise people basically had one or two outfits, sanitary habits and clearly medical advances weren’t prevalent as today. Horse drawn carriages and streetcars for transportation and no air travel, telephones, or cell phones, and pre-automobile age.

[@argee36]

Thank you for bringing these long gone people back to life. It makes me realize that they were just us in a different time frame. Your method of presentation is by far the best I've ever seen. Please keep doing this.

[@nancycollins8824]

Thank you for honoring these people. They lived just as we do. It's humbling.

[@Sillyrabbitcustoms]

Wow they all look so much more attractive in colour and with life breathed into them. It’s easy to forget when you look at old black and white photos that actually these are people just the same as us only wearing different clothes. It’s emotional to watch knowing these ppl are long gone ❤

[@cforte0423]

This was surprisingly powerful. To realize that these people lived their lives so long ago and are now gone is troubling yet beautiful at the same time.

[@pinkscorpion3295]

We get a glinch of what life was like back then . This is haughtily beautiful. It amazes me what technology can do . Thank you for sharing this .

[@MysteryScoop]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@EFDA111]

So cool!!! I can't even fathom what life was like back then. I wish I could watch a movie of each of these people's lives

[@mannyr.2756]

I found this experience to be extremely moving for me it was as if this was the closest thing to Bringing someone back to life knowing they've been long gone it was very moving.

[@mdee64]

What a stunningly beautiful video. This is going to sound weird but found myself saying hello and goodbye as each person came to life then returned to just their black and white image. How beautiful it would be if we could have a few fleeting seconds with our lost loved ones again. Bless them all.

[@michaelturner6358]

You see these people as truly individuals and their beauty. More than just a random stranger in a photograph long ago.

[@attila9791]

For some reason iam crying ...... When they go color like they live once more for a few second like they once were at the time they tooke these pictures . When they slowly go back to steel and black and white there is somthing peaceful and sad ... I wished when i was younger if i could go back for one day to my childhood just for one day and i could be with my grandpatrents and how happy that would make me i thought .. But from midday on i would cry my eyes out becouse that day will end . What we have is memories and will keep them in the safest place whre they still a live or they just rest in eternal peace . Thank you for this wonderful video !

[@meemz7098]

I just randomly came across this and found it to be incredibly moving. I go into antique stores and vintage shops and I often see photos like these. I can’t help wondering about who these people were and think it's a shame they’re colorless, flat and often stern. What you’ve done is AMAZING and beautiful. Thank you.

[@Lexagmor]

Yes I always feel sad when I see those pictures in antique shops. Abandoned memories.

[@bluebull399]

I think this is a common misconception due to the way they pose. In fact, most of these people were very happy. The aristocracy was known for having lots of parties. Those massive stately homes they all owned were party venues. I'm sure their world was full of entertainment. They had money afterall.

[@patsmusicnstuff1026]

I've always had the feeling that general people from that time period weren't very "pretty", but now I am blown away by the beautiful women and handsome men you have brought to life! What a treasure!

[@jenniferlloyd9574]

Breast feeding is important to the shape of the face, cheekbones and jawline. It's more work for an infant to suckle breast than bottle, so muscles and bones develop better. Processed baby food doesn't provide enough chewing to aid in producing a better developed face. Trust me, I'm not making this stuff up. Ideally, a child should breastfeed until at least two and begin chewing a teeth emerge. The people in these photos were obviously raised this way. You can see it in their facial shape and bones.

[@redtobertshateshandles]

@@jenniferlloyd9574I suppose so but children have access to too much sugar nowadays. Adults too.

[@alanduncan1980]

They went out of their way to select the good looking ones. They have to do that to appeal to the retards out there. Show them the kind of people that they might follow on Instagram. That will keep their attention for a few minutes. Stupid video.

[@Unchainedful]

The pictures you seen were mostly of the upper class, people who were able to afford such luxuries of healthy bodies. Pictures in those times were very expensive and required much time to prep, most of the common people did not take family pictures, most pictures people had at those times were group work photos or news photos shared to them. People back then looked the same as now, just different fads and clothing has changed, and also most of the world has gotten much fatter over the time due to the abundance of sugary products.

[@dreamthedream8929]

@@Unchainedful my impression is also that people at that time aged faster and could look pretty old even in their 20s and 30s. People like keanu reeves and tom cruise at the same age back then would be looking much older

[@user-lz6dm5lk9y]

Magical....the portraits often look so cold and frozen and long ago, but you have made them alive and warm and present with personalities. I feel as though I could speak to them, and they would reply. Amazing.... Thank you.

[@Parmac7]

Mesmerising . When the portraits turned back to black and white it was as if they were turning back into memories and ghosts from the past 🙏🙏🙏 !

[@KimberlyGreen]

I rather like this presentation format. The fade-in/fade-out gives the impression of a memory coming into focus, then fading away again.

[@MysteryScoop]

Thank you!...

[@luvthesun100]

Exactly. Great description!!!

[@LWilliamsYoutube]

Amazing how you've brought these people back to life! Some of the ladies were breathtakingly gorgeous!

[@dianetheisen8664]

The men, too❗

[@wareforcoin5780]

@@dianetheisen8664 I was looking for this comment. There's some real lookers in this bunch.

[@dianetheisen8664]

@@wareforcoin5780 Indeed‼️

[@Douglas3420]

Yes, indeed!

[@eleanortwardy]

Beautiful, you made them come alive. Great job and great pictures of people gone by, not just pictures, but people.

[@sharonr5447]

What a fabulous find this was! I especially loved the one where the dog's eyes also moved.

[@bisonkambaine5628]

For those precious few seconds the colourised pictures come to life and they interact with us, it's incredibly moving.

[@robinmagdahlen2721]

This really touched me and found myself crying through most of it which surprised me. Lovely to see their humanity come to life and the realization that they were fully inhabited and full of their human experience when this moment in time was captured.

[@Godwinpounds4333]

Hi 👋how are you doing?

[@mr.janhe_10]

Watching that lady at the beginning made me recall that movie 'Somewhere In Time" with Christopher Reeves and Jane Seymour. Call me a hopeless romantic but almost brought a tear to my eyes 😢

[@richardrimmer1264]

Simply mesmerizing! Although we can never have them back in our present time, yes we can visit them. Yes, they can visit us. We see ourselves in times long past and that's mesmerizing!

[@pamott1809]

I get lost every time I see these videos!! These folks were alive over 150 yrs ago!! They led lives, had loved ones. I hope all were happy and successful.I look at their faces and I wish we knew their stories.Thank you for sharing!!

[@Gamble661]

Robert Cornelius at 7:49 was the first known selfie, he took a photo of himself in Philadelphia and had to stay perfectly still for some time to do it! This video is amazing, to see the subjects seem to come to life for just a few seconds then fade back to being frozen in time is nothing short of haunting.

[@mr.janhe_10]

Gamble, do you happen to know who the very first lady is? She's absolutely gorgeous.

[@Gamble661]

@@mr.janhe_10 Yes she is but sorry, her name seems to be lost to time.

[@mr.janhe_10]

@@Gamble661 What a pity! But her beauty remains for us to watch and admire. Thanks for replying! 👍🏼🙌🏼

[@Soulsister3009]

Already as 6-years-old girl I did browse in the attic of my grandma. Old leather suitcases tempted me intensive. Photos, really old clothes, Hats, veils, gloves, handbags.. I couldn’t resist. With your video you made me feel like all the stuff is actually worn by those people on the pics. Magical!

[@nancyl.martinez7156]

Wow! That was truly the definition of “a moment in time”.

[@carmenhunter4380]

Beautiful, wondrous, mysterious and sad. I wonder who they were, what made them happy, what their lives were like. Looking at Victorian era photos I've always felt quite removed from the people; they seem so different. But watching the light and life flicker into their faces here I feel much closer. Thank you for this gift.

[@richa1147]

thats incredible - these old pics are often so cold and unrelatable and your work completely changes that and brings out their warmth and human fragility

[@azilelaufer9831]

I Love the attire of those day. They look stunning.

[@avril4421]

These aresabsolutely amazing. I find myself smiling back at them.

[@trackrunner11]

Being a man,I was amazed at how breathtakingly beautiful the women were! I almost cried.I consider myself a better man for just witnessing this video. Thank you so much for making my life better!

[@ltcajh]

The cover woman was a stunner!

[@PeaceDweller]

People forget in those times there was no McDonalds, Dominos, Starbucks etc...people still ate the natural human diet.

[@brianplatt9038]

I was thinking the same thing! More than a few of them caught my eye. Time to build that time machine...

[@dianetheisen8664]

The men; can't forget the men❗ They were gorgeous, too.

[@AnyoneCanSee]

This film is a true work of art. Like so many others I found this to be incredibly moving. All these people have passed out of living memory and are brought to life again for a moment and then to see that life disappear from the photographs is incredibly haunting. You sense something of their personality and intelligence and some are quite stunningly beautiful in full colour. It is also very hard not to consider that we too will one day be just a forgotten image in a photograph.

[@thenomadrhodes]

They'll so damn handsome and beautiful. These people were filled with pride and honor, If only these photos could speak to us. How far we've fallen.

[@rigaflr]

That was so enjoyable, a moment captured in time, easy to imagine them sitting waiting on that day. So many good looking and striking looks. Perfectly accompanied by that beautiful music. Then frozen in time once again as they pass by. All gone. Amazing!

[@MysteryScoop]

Many thanks!

[@LorraineStanton]

Just a touching reminder that these people lived out their lives, had experiences, families, loves, heartbreaks, and hopefully some happiness as well. It is nice that we had a brief moment to see how they really might have been as living, breathing humans.

[@franklinstephen3268]

Hi 👋 how are you doing?

[@7Steveski]

So moving to see our ancestors “come to life.” I wished I could know those people, and some of them were stunningly beautiful.

[@solidcode21]

I’m about to say that.

[@scottpreston5074]

It bums me out that they're dead. (I know it's crazy.)

[@ginadisbrow9324]

What a soul-stirring experience from our past. This is brilliant. Just too bad we couldn't have been treated to a brief narrative of each one's personal story. Brought tears to my eyes.

[@ShavinMcCrotch]

All these people lived their lives, died, and were long forgotten until now, given one last fleeting breath of life a century & a half later. This will be us one day, all of us. I don’t spook easily, but this was absolutely chilling, in a bittersweet way. What an unexpectedly powerful creation!

[@betryl3669]

This is incredible. It's really as if they got their soul back for a few moments. Studying history, sometimes we tend to forget that those aren't just names on pages, but they were actual human beings, alive just as we are now. Thinking about it made me a little bit emotional and I can't help but wonder what these people were like.