It really puts a fresh perspective on things. It makes it seem like the photos were taken recently. The thing about history is that the farther back you go, the more disconnected you feel from it. When photography came to be, it closed that gap significantly. Photographs let you look straight back into the past. Simply adding color to these old photographs makes me feel much more connected to the history behind them because it makes them feel so much more alive and real. It makes me feel a deeper connection with the people and the time period, and it makes me remember why history is so fascinating.
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A popular Government without popular information nor the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy or perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own Governors must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives
- James Madison
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