From young soldiers preparing to leave home to civilians caught in the uncertainty of the war, these photos offer a rare glimpse into the everyday realities of a world on the edge. The colors breathe new life into each photo, making the past feel more alive and personal. These aren’t just images from a history book; they’re moments frozen in time, brought back with startling clarity. Here are 20 colorized photos from 1914.
1. A French soldier at the outbreak of WWI
2. World War 1 recruitment in London
3. French soldiers goofing off before shipping out
4. Writing home from the trenches
5. Playing in the sandlot
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6. A soldier of the Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 243
7. King George V wearing his military uniform during the First World War
8. Wounded Russian soldiers during WWI
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9. A Serbian soldier sleeping with his father, who came to visit him on the front line near Belgrade
10. “My great-grandfather, shortly before leaving for France in 1914, was wounded by shrapnel and sent home a year later”
11. Soldaderas during the Mexican Revolution
12. A British Army nurse
13. A member of the German Landsturm Patrols near Lille
14. Ebbets Field, Brooklyn
Ebbets Field was demolished in 1960.
15. Playing a game of cards in Austria-Hungary
16. A mugshot of a young boy in Rochester, New York
17. A portrait of President Woodrow Wilson
18. Highland Territorials in a trench
19. French soldiers posing for a photo in the street
Sergeant J.M. Laroche, seated left, was declared missing. This is the last photo of him before he went missing.
20. A chest X-ray in progress
Want to see more colorized content?
Check out 20 Colorized Photos From 1912, or take a look at 25 Colorized Photos From 1895. Finally, if you want to see colorized photos of soldiers from the 1910s, check out 20 Colorized Photos of Soldiers in the 1910s.
