The Oldest Photos of America / HD Colorized

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[@Blurb777]

Horse diving? Was that by consent?

[@Fireworxs2012]

*How many of these "photographs" are fake?*

[@tobascoheat6582]

I'm 64 years old now (2024), but when I was 8 years old I remember my grandmother, who was in her 70s, telling me about about a huge, dangerous bird from when she was a child. It was so big that it could and did grab children and fly off with them to eat them or feed to its babies! My grandma was born in the 1880s, to give you an idea of the time period. My best guestimate is about 1900 and before. I believe she said that you don't see them anymore. The Native Americans also have stories of this bird, they called the "Thunderbird" because of the loud noise its wings made.

[@tobascoheat6582]

You need to go back to your photos of civil war soldiers. I noticed several marked "Confederate Soldiers", who are wearing Union uniforms. Confederate uniforms were gray -- gray jacket and pants. Union uniforms were blue jackets and gray pants.

[@vincenzomacalluso4032]

You won't show the photos of the murdered bodies of Indian women and children here??

[@jessebaldwin2661]

History comes alive photo by photo! Thanks for sharing.

[@BrightStyle]

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[@Fireworxs2012]

*This is not History. Many of the pictures are fake*

[@dojocho1894]

You people that do this work are helping humanity......

[@markhardman9107]

Thank you, absolutely the best Photographs of the early years I have ever watched

[@BrightStyle]

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[@michellenz5529]

🌺🌿🌹🌺Stunning, and I love that you allow time to see the images when most would flick by way too fast🌺🌹🌿🌺

[@doreenblatz2440]

Thank You. Excellent pictures and good music, doesn’t get any better. ❤️

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[@teescoffee5689]

Absolutely a great collection of old pictures! They really tell a story of life back then. I was glad to see electric vehicles included.

[@billiejomcmillan7632]

Awesome photos! I love the styles of the era. Thank you!

[@roughriderreturns5039]

Watching this video was entertaining and a fine way to close out the weekend. Thank you, very much.

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Your work is excellent! The detail is illuminating. Thank you!

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[@melissarmt7330]

I have a family photo from my great-grandfather. He was Irish and worked on the railroads, building them, not an engineer. The photo has writing on the back stating that it's a picture of his railroad crew, and they had to of been Irish as well. It's an original. I do not know exactly where the photo was taken but it had to be before 1869 because the railroads were finished being laid by then. I'm loving this video! Thank you for putting this all together! I can find to photo if you'd like to add it to any future videos.

[@LazyIRanch]

I'd love to see that photo!

[@marktwain2053]

I have a picture of my Great-grandfather and Great-grandmother, with their three oldest children, taken outside their soddy somewhere south of Dallas, I think Hillsboro, in 1882. My Great-Grandmother would have been pregnant with my grandfather.

[@shirleyandrews1152]

Beautifully done. Thank you.

[@jiggermast]

Fascinating to look at these ghosts from a bygone era, thanks for uploading such great images,

[@happygoluck0000]

Thank you. I really enjoyed watching. Brilliant colorized video ❤😊

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[@Elena-zb2or]

You must have spent so much time researching and creating all this amazing kaleidoscope of historical photographs it is much appreciated. And the music is really good too, Thank you

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[@larrylewis6725]

WOW!! I am impressed with the colors. When you started with the first picture it was in black and white then transitioned to color. That was extra special because we could see the before and afterwards with the color. More dramatic I think. GREAT job. Had to be tedious work but OOOhhhh so beautiful. Thanks Bright Style!

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[@IngefromGraz]

Thank you! Wish I could go back in time!

[@joanmccarren6666]

thank you for this it is always a pleasure to view your work.

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As usual, you've hit a home run with these beautiful photos. Love the music too!

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[@MarcusZepeda]

Thanks for sharing these cool photos.😊

[@michaelpatterson2955]

Beautiful, amazing work. Thanks for posting this!

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[@thomascain5313]

I spent well over an hour looking at these, on a biggish screen, full of admiration for the attention you have paid to researching colors and dealing so brilliantly with shades of color. As I said looking at them was a joy.,Thank you so much for your great attention to detail. Subscribed.

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[@oneolddog8809]

This montage is the best I’ve watched .

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Excellent work! Thank you

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[@josedasilva7636]

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[@skipperclinton1087]

Back in the day each building had it's own character because of the architecture. Now everything is basic cookie cutter steel, aluminum & glass. When those old building's were demolished the US lost a part of it's individual identity and history, IMO. Bringing those old pictures to life in color really shows it too.

[@serenitypeaceandcomfort3669]

Architecture was built by Old World artists and craftsmen back then. Expert Ironworkers, plasterworkers, woodworkers and marble workers. Then came WW1 and most were killed or went back to Europe without turn-keying their knowledge and artistry to any apprentices here.Then income tax came in and most people couldn't afford a grand house. WW2 of course solidified it. And that's why homes today are basically cookie cutters. They're cheaper and take alot less talent and artistry to construct.Sadly.

[@GoHomeKamala]

​​I'm back, look at My Lunch Break, it will explain more@@serenitypeaceandcomfort3669before we had the ability to make automobiles these buildings went up. That's backwards. Today look at the cars we have and we can't design even one building like they built. I imagine they flew around and it packed up into a briefcase.

[@1armeddrummerinaprisonrock244]

lol - thats totally normal. People from the 1800s probably said the same when they saw more and more new built buildings made of bricks..... Same with medival forts and buildings etc etc. - Building and architevture evolve - or do you want to use the old technologies from 1850 ? Drive a horse instead of a car?

[@F-tt3xv]

Which history? US buildings are more or less copies of the european ones.

[@MeadowDay]

Every state looks the same, strip malls and identical housing developments , same chain stores and fast food. Sad, nothing but nature is beautiful anymore

[@jamesmuldowney5500]

Really interesting! Thank you very much

[@Whoremembersusa]

I love this song, and I really like the way you colored the image!

[@BrightStyle]

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[@stephenmenhennett6134]

Thank you, I enjoyed your presentation. It gives me a sense of nostalgia for a time I never knew.

[@BrightStyle]

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[@mygremlin1]

Thank You so much for these pictures of our past. I love seeing the dress and carriages of that time. Keep it up!

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[@mitzicrowder2186]

Thank you. Beautiful music as well

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[@Nicholas-cn5vk]

Fantastic! Thank you for this wonderful video. 👍

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[@shannondavis3035]

Very enjoyable! Thank you for sharing photos of our past….

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[@deniseparker6346]

Well done! So enjoyable to see these pictures.

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[@scottkenzig5144]

Amazing photos 📸 👍. They would have been very interesting days. All the best from Australia 🇦🇺.

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[@lindaa.5740]

Loved these - thank you!

[@donettamckenzie194]

Enlightening and delightful. Thank you.

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[@Tony.5211]

It amazes me how well dressed everyone was in the past, not just in America.

[@wendyeames5758]

Before junk fast fashion. Clothing was a huge investment & most people didn't have more than a work outfit & church clothes. They took care of it & tried to look their best. *Clothes make the man "

[@Blah-i7n]

Usually they only had 1-3 dresses at most and 1-2 suits for work. Fashion wardrobes were for the rich mostly.

[@GaryYoung-eq1ph]

I must say u did great with these old photos turned gorgeous colorized

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[@cindybetten7573]

Your pictures are wonderful! One comment about the picture of the Mitchell girls, it’s dated 1879 however their hairstyles were more fashionable during the late 1840’s and through the 1850’s. You might want to recheck the dating on that one. Thanks, I love this channel.

[@rkendrewmclaughlan8866]

Agreed, some of the dates on these photos aren't right but really enjoyed watching and very much appreciate what you do. Thank you!

[@salamanders6969]

Min 5:40 photo of grandma and two granddaughters. Notice younger girl’s face is slightly blurry. It is due to her moving, not sitting still. At that time even slightest movement resulted in a blurred image.

[@kirstymackenzie2437]

5:04. I’m amazed at how built up New York was all those years ago! 😮😊. Thanks for showing us these great photos! ❤❤

[@MichaelSmiff1969]

Do you really believe they built them during the civil war the us is much older than you think

[@kirstymackenzie2437]

@@MichaelSmiff1969 Well I’m from UK so didn’t know of US history.

[@letitiakearney2423]

@@kirstymackenzie2437well I’m from the UK and know lol

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@@letitiakearney2423 🙄

[@ec5406]

Thanks I never knew there was such a thing as the Diving horses. I am English great music great photos 👌

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[@ec5406]

@ that took you time and hard work much appreciated Can’t get enough of history and the photos in colour brilliant work my friend thank you 🙏🏼

[@michellebaily-defina644]

I really enjoyed thank you for sharing ❤

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[@williamcovarrubias1070]

This is truly amazing . informative ,and we should all stop and take a look at history for what it is. And we should come back with a great appreciation for those who came before us to build a beautiiful prosperous nation

[@johnsmith6309]

Really enjoyed this. Thanks.

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[@annamariehewitt3173]

Fabulous BrightStyle...🎈

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[@sherrillsturm7240]

THE STORY OF OLIVE OATMAN, PICTURED HERE WITH THE TATTOO GIVEN HER BY HER NATIVE CAPTORS, IS A FASCINATING TALE OF COURAGE AND HEARTBREAK IN THE PIONEER DAYS OF THE AMERICAN WEST. IT IS WORTH READING!

[@susanjaeger9851]

It's a made up story.

[@guldenaydin9918]

Yaşanılan zamanla, unutulan / geçen, tarih olmuş zaman arasındaki, yakın uzak bütün fotoğraflar, hafızamızdaki yansımalar gibidir.. Thank you very much..

[@joycesteinkeyser1959]

Thank you so much wonderful photos❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

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[@soleaguirre100]

Thanks for your historical photos! Excellent 👍🏼 greetings from Santiago Chile .

[@marinamartinez6886]

Overall great compilation and background music. 👍👍👍

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[@mitzicrowder2186]

Fabulous ❤ I will be watching and I rang that bell

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[@EBeverly-gv4ln]

The “tombstone thunderbird” photo is a modern creation by a guy named Chris Smith. Can’t post a link on KZbin so you’ll have to see for yourself.

[@ewob52h74]

How the OP didn't see this is beyond me.

[@BigTrees4ever]

The photo even says “BS” in the upper left

[@LazyIRanch]

I'm surprised at how far I had to scroll through comments to find one that correctly identifies this as a fake, and a recent creation from 2010. It was not created to deceive, it's an art piece and well done but it got shared as being real. I'm not surprised that so many are fooled by such a ridiculous claim, however.

[@increible3894]

@Ebeverly, I came to this channel to relax & you are the !idiot who is effing everything. In 2024 any technology is made through AI so, who is really the real owners? The person who used the app or the creator of the AI?

[@davidekstrand8544]

Yeah. The dogs, all the men under the pterosaur, and the man at the very end of the left wing, is definitely a giveaway that this is a docked photo.

[@JohnnyReb-BBQ]

@ 3:50 Two Confederates in South Dakota in 1862? I believe that "Miss Lillian Smith" is actually Annie Oakley. Outstanding photographs and thank you for sharing.

[@victorcontreras3368]

Beautiful fotos! I loved every one of them and the accompanied music was nice. I was surprised to know of many electric powered vehicles back then.

[@BrightStyle]

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[@daniellebrown8995]

Love the photos and the music. 😊😊😊

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Thanks

[@LeatherneckJoe133]

My farther was born in 1907 he told me he can remember when a plane flew over his house everyone would come outside and look pointing up ☝️ he said the whole street would be full of people he lived in Newark NJ and he as a kid remembers a man named Thomas Edison in east orange new jersey he did his work there he said he liked talking to kids my dad was lucky to see the old days and experience the space age, he died in 1986 he was part of the greatest generation..

[@mumbles215]

My grandfather brings in 1919 remembers when he first heard a Public Address system blasting. He never heard amplified music/voice before. Said he followed the sound through the woods till he came to a party with a PA system set up. Prob around 1930. Crazy time. I also read of town who would all come out and look at a plane overhead. Crazy times today tho

[@LeatherneckJoe133]

@mumbles215 crazy times for sure 👍

[@emotiveenergy4598]

The woman noted as being Lillian Smith at the 9:55 mark is actually Annie Oakley.

[@susanjaeger9851]

They are purposely mislabeling that photo to check to see if you remember your brainwashing lessons. You passed. 😂

[@mattsunrool]

I thought that too

[@VagoniusThicket]

@@susanjaeger9851get over yourself!

[@PierceMiller-jk7zu]

Brilliant and moving page of time gone by

[@billyski6798]

👍Great photos, and excellent music. 👍

[@BrightStyle]

Thank you so much !

[@JazzFunk22]

🎹🎹🎹🎹..🎶🎼🎶...👍🏻💥

[@kathyvickrey8848]

These were fantastic!!!

[@BrightStyle]

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[@carrie8187]

I really enjoyed your collection of vintage photographs. Do you by any chance have more information on James and Amelia from Austin, Texas? I am doing research on a civil war, Texas quilt , and these are the names of my subjects. Thank you for your time, Carrie Allen

[@starburstppl]

Love the picture of the Pterodactyl, I mean "Thunderbird" at 2:33 time stamp. Fantastic job! Keep up the great work!

[@BrightStyle]

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[@Jestymesty]

Cool music!

[@BrightStyle]

Thanks

[@GB-go6gp]

What a great video. You realize how technologically advanced life was in the late 1800s & early 1900s. The woman who's recharging her 'not a Tesla' is one example. However, what I'd really like to know is, where the picture at 16:23 was taken. The city is advanced enough that there are stand pipes (under the man's foot) that are charged with water for fire fighting. Also, embedded in the sidewalk are purple glass rectangles. These are placed In the sidewalk to provide light below the sidewalk. The only place I've seen them are in the Pioneer Square section of Seattle. Light is needed because of Seattle's underground city.

[@deathriders83]

a lot of people dont want to accept what you are saying. I agree, there is some jems here. notice the top of the towers and buildings also?

[@jurcyk.het.5926]

Fantastyczna robota.Dziekuję.

[@KhalidMahmood-wm1qz]

Wow,a time capsule,🎉

[@AllanGildea]

Wonderful, thank you.

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[@jamesharrington4752]

Thank you!

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😀👍

[@rupertkindermann1335]

Amazing work!!!!

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[@billculver4949]

I enjoyed it more than you did doing it, thanks

[@gardengeek3041]

Considering that photography came along in about 1840, the clarity of some these shots just 20 years later is astounding. Colorizing really brings them to life.

[@marielucenavas9502]

Merci c'est passionnant!

[@BrightStyle]

Merci beaucoup !

[@MyName-nx1jj]

Correction. At 18:18, the caption should read: "George Armstrong Custer with former classmate, friend, and captured Confederate soldier, Lieutenant James Barroll Washington, an aide to General Johnston, at Fair Oaks, Virginia, 1862."

[@markloy9651]

Exactly.

[@lyndamartinez2257]

many thanks

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[@patriciajrs46]

These are great pictures. I even like your selection of music. Thanks. James and Amelia who? Was there no last name on the back? As I'm interested in genealogy, it always makes me wonder why people never thought it was important to include information on their photos.

[@TeresaMacOG]

Absolutely incredible!!! The photo listed as Lillian Smith I believe is Annie Oakley.

[@BrightStyle]

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[@thatoldgoatsvinyl]

Mesmerizing!

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[@lamar9331]

AAaahhh when people had class, worked hard and appreciated what they had.

[@NameRequiredSoHere]

Any info on the cross-dressing wedding couple???

[@briancharters8720]

New Yorkers!😳🧐🤪🤡🤦‍♂️

[@increible3894]

​@@briancharters8720😂😂😂

[@Tony-pc3tb]

Must be Biden supporters.

[@marktwain2053]

Freaks have been around forever.

[@my6732]

​@@briancharters8720😂 I am a New Yorker , upstate New Yorker, We are NOTHING like ones in the city

[@jimmajer5503]

That was awesom Thanks.e

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[@seabertotter4325]

I didn't realize that pterosaurs were menacing the cowboys in AZ.

[@bethbartlett5692]

2:36 Tombstone Thunderbird, clarity is notable. The 1 other I saw was in B/W 0:54 Mary Mitchal's (1884) shoes are the best Historic Ladies Shoe or Boot I've ever seen. Looks like she found the founder of Nordstrom's.

[@Ieatlikeabird-mh7tz]

I thoroughly enjoyed watching the video,wow...may I have the name of the song at the beginning,please..love the music

[@marinamartinez6886]

Click on "more" in the description.

[@cindyk4294]

I really enjoyed this video…

[@BrightStyle]

Thank you so much, I appreciate it

[@thesilentgeneration]

And now, sadly, family and faith mean very little in the U.S.

[@serenitypeaceandcomfort3669]

We need to bring it back!

[@michaelnone1437]

@@serenitypeaceandcomfort3669 Ahh yes blatant racism, terrible living conditions, short life span. The things that push people towards family and faith. You know the good ol' days.

[@savonjaakari412]

”Faith” is the same as lie.

[@VagoniusThicket]

@@savonjaakari412 but some people need it.

[@lorenzorichardson2999]

You said it!

[@terrysmith3216]

Do you know what the rest of the caption said for the picture of the kidnapped lady with the chin tattoo? Thanks for the great pictures!

[@coeneschamaun1735]

What is that huge teradactyle looking creature that they are holding up?

[@NotJanine777]

Why is no one mentioning the pterodactyl shot down by those guys…?

[@Mediocre_JT]

Trees can grow quite large in 2000 years when nobody cuts them down.

[@Kx110x]

Very interesting, and I seance a little hummer in the odd photo on your part . The man in dress and his wife in the suit , a bit of photographic licence perhaps . I’ve also resisted the temptation to google whether horse diving was a pastime , in those distant days . And it it’s also telling the lack of diversity, apart from Native Americans . The harsh realities of the time may give understanding to just how far we have come , despite everything . Best wishes and kind regards . 👍

[@GPinAtlantaIN]

To put it in perspective, my grandfather was born in the 1800s. I am now 56 years old. I was a teenager in the 1980s. Think about that when you’re watching this video, about how fast time goes and how interrelated we are to our past; it seems so ancient, but really is not.

[@jameskennedy60nSoCal]

Super!

[@BrightStyle]

Thank you.

[@sawangcho253]

Great picture

[@BrightStyle]

Thanks