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Colored century photographs of immigrants who arrived in the USA, reveal the contrast of cultures

Colored century photographs of immigrants who arrived in the USA, reveal the contrast of cultures

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Amazing photos clearly demonstrate the variety and diversity of different cultures of those people who arrived in the United States in the early twentieth century, hoping to start a new life. Originally black and white pictures were taken August Sherwood Amateur photographer and the employee who checked arrived immigrants on Ellis island. In the period from 1892 to 1954, it was 12 million.

The photos were colorized by Dynamichrome of colorists and will be published in the photo book The Paper Time Machine.

Portraits of the 100-year-old also demonstrate amazing national costumes, which often was the best clothes of people who decided to drop everything and go to America in search of a better life.

Colored century photographs of immigrants who arrived in the USA, reveal the contrast of cultures

Colored century photographs of immigrants who arrived in the USA, reveal the contrast of cultures

Children who come from Lapland. Most likely, a brother and sister. 1910.

Colored century photographs of immigrants who arrived in the USA, reveal the contrast of cultures

Boy from India, 1911.

Colored century photographs of immigrants who arrived in the USA, reveal the contrast of cultures

Male from Romania.

Colored century photographs of immigrants who arrived in the USA, reveal the contrast of cultures

The man from Algeria in national dress, 1910.

Colored century photographs of immigrants who arrived in the USA, reveal the contrast of cultures

Italian woman in traditional headdress, 1910.

Colored century photographs of immigrants who arrived in the USA, reveal the contrast of cultures

The girl from Alsace-Lorraine, which at the time was part of Germany, and after the First world war began to belong to France. 1906.

Colored century photographs of immigrants who arrived in the USA, reveal the contrast of cultures

Orthodox priest from Greece, 1910.

Colored century photographs of immigrants who arrived in the USA, reveal the contrast of cultures

Dane, 1910.

Colored century photographs of immigrants who arrived in the USA, reveal the contrast of cultures

The young man from Algeria, 1910.

Colored century photographs of immigrants who arrived in the USA, reveal the contrast of cultures

Girl from Norway, 1910.

Colored century photographs of immigrants who arrived in the USA, reveal the contrast of cultures

A woman from the Netherlands, 1910.

Colored century photographs of immigrants who arrived in the USA, reveal the contrast of cultures

A native of Albania, 1911.

Colored century photographs of immigrants who arrived in the USA, reveal the contrast of cultures

Girl from Guadeloupe, 1911.

Colored century photographs of immigrants who arrived in the USA, reveal the contrast of cultures

A woman from Lapland, 1910.

Colored century photographs of immigrants who arrived in the USA, reveal the contrast of cultures

Rusinka, 1910. Rusyns inhabited the territory that historically belonged to the Galicia-Volyn Principality. It ceased to exist in the XIV century, and its lands were divided among other States.

Colored century photographs of immigrants who arrived in the USA, reveal the contrast of cultures

Ellis Island.

Keywords: USA culture | North America | History | Portrait | Photographer | Immigrants | Clothing | Portraits | Colour photography | Hope | Color-coding | The differences | The twentieth century