The year 1889 was a turning point in history. It was an era of bold inventions, transforming cities, and shifting ways of life. Photography had only just begun to document the world in black and white, but today, with the help of colorization, we can see that distant past in a whole new light. These 20 images, originally taken over 130 years ago, have been carefully brought into color, revealing details that were once lost to time.
1. A photo of United States Postmaster General Donald M. Dickinson, 1889
2. Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, 1889
3. The Eiffel Tower, once it was finished, Paris, 1889
4. A portrait of a blind man who carried a paralyzed man, 1889
5. Three happy boys in Whitby, England, 1889
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6. John Muir with his best friend, 1889
7. Lars Jonassen, in Paris, 1889
8. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, 1889
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9. William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody in Paris, 1889
10. Hawaiian King Kalakaua and Author Robert Stevenson, 1889
11. A boy and his father are trying to catch the big one with a cane pole in 1889
12. Art Moss and his friend are preparing for a massive cattle drive, 1889
13. A man from Jerusalem, gazing cautiously at his workers, 1889
14. The Tower Bridge in London, while under construction, 1889
15. Heading home after a long day in the marshes, 1889
16. The O’Halloran sisters, who fended off officers evicting their family with pots of boiling water, 1889
17. Shooting ace Annie Oakley with her prized possession, 1889
18. Johannes Brahms, a Romantic Era composer and pianist, before speaking on an Edison wax cylinder, 1889
19. Georges Ernest Boulanger, age 52, 1889
20. The 23rd President of the United States, Benjamin Harrison, 1889
Want to see more vintage content from the 1800s?
Check out 20 Colorized Photos From The Mid-1880s, or if you want to take a look at life in the 1870s, check out 35 Vintage Photos Of The Mid-1870s. Finally, if you want to see what life was like in the 1890s in color, check out 20 Colorized Photos of the Mid to the Late 1890s.
