![]() There is a lot of ignorance about the war and topics such as the Holocaust and the political history of the 1930s. “Another reason for me to make the series was the educational aspect, especially for younger generations. For example, The Battle of Britain, Pearl Harbor, the Pacific, North Africa, the Holocaust, Collaboration, daily life, damage, suffering, and humor are themes that feature in the series.” ![]() The focus is on the low countries, but many other events are covered. It eventually became a four-part book series that covers World War 2 in general from the run-up to VE-day and the aftermath in the years after. “I searched for and colored at least 80% new material for the book series. However, this does not mean that the book just features work that Lagerweij has shared previously. They saw that he had produced a lot of WWII colorizations, so the idea for a book covering the war arose. Lagerweij has released his new book with Dutch publisher Kick uitgevers, who he originally worked with a few years ago to colorize photographs for nostalgic football calendars. Instead, the Lumire brother's invention used layers of dyed potato starch and light-sensitive emulsion to create color transparencies, offering more accurate depictions of nature and generating new creative possibilities. Sam Noach on the roof terrace of his house in Deventer, the Netherlands, after he packed his suitcase just before being transported to a labor camp, August 1942.Ĭolorized by Colourised Piece of Jake // Original from Etty Hillesum Centrum Browse Getty Images premium collection of high-quality, authentic World War Ii In Colour stock photos, royalty-free images, and pictures. In the years before this invention, color was usually added to a photo by hand-painting its surface with dyes and pigments. In the end, we moderated the WW1, WW2, and RAF pages together.” I visited him once, and we have kept in close contact ever since. “Soon after posting some World War II colorizations on my Facebook and Instagram pages, I was noticed by colorizer Doug Banks who started sharing my work with a much larger audience. I also like to color photos from other periods, but World War II is just my preference!” ![]() He was also the one who took me to Normandy, the Ardennes, and World War 2 museums from a young age. Ever since I was a kid, I would listen to wartime stories from my grandparents, and Canadian veterans would come to my town for memorial celebrations my dad, who passed away in 2018, helped to keep these commemorations alive. During the Second World War, a lot happened in the area where I live in the Netherlands, such as Operation Cannonshot and Operation Market Garden. When asked about why he mainly focuses on colorizing images from World War II, Colourised Piece of Jake said, “I focus on World War II out of personal interest. ![]() A group of people in Kleverpark, Haarlem, the Netherlands, listen to the radio in secret, 1944.Ĭolorized by Colourised Piece of Jake // Original from Noord-Hollands Archief US soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 120th Regiment, 30th Infantry Division pass an M24 Chaffee tank, probably of the 744th Tank Battalion, in pursuit of the fleeing 116th Panzer Division through Wesel forest, Germany, 26th March 1945.Ĭolorized by Colourised Piece of Jake // Original from US Signal Corps ![]()
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