Thanks for pointing out that site to us, the LJ community!
The lack of colour does influence our perception of late 19th and early 20th century history. I know how surprised I was when I first saw a colour picture of Hitler in a newspaper - I'd been used to seeing photos from the early 1900s in black and white.
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Date: 2004-10-28 12:45 am (UTC)The lack of colour does influence our perception of late 19th and early 20th century history. I know how surprised I was when I first saw a colour picture of Hitler in a newspaper - I'd been used to seeing photos from the early 1900s in black and white.