Glass Blower and Mold Boy (West Virginia, 1908)

Glass Blower and Mold Boy (West Virginia, 1908)

Colorized by Okkama Colorizations at The Psychogenealogist (2019). Original photo taken by Lewis Hine (West Virginia, 1908).

Pic of the Week (#149) - Seesaw or Teeter-totter? 1950s

Pic of the Week (#149) - Seesaw or Teeter-totter? 1950s

Nothing too fancy here. Just a couple of women here, likely form the 1950s, sitting on a seesaw or teeter-totter with a cute little girl.

Pic of the Week (#148) - Happy Halloween and Birthday "Mom" - Betty Grace Sears Hanley (1924-1981)

Pic of the Week (#148) - Happy Halloween and Birthday "Mom" - Betty Grace Sears Hanley (1924-1981)

My grandmother, Betty Grace Sears Hanley (1924-1981) was born on Halloween, October 31, 1924. This was the Halloween themed birthday cake her family made for her on her 47th birthday in 1971. Check out the other photos in the gallery!

Stanley Kubrick's The Shining: Overlook Hotel Ballroom Photo Colorization

Stanley Kubrick's The Shining: Overlook Hotel Ballroom Photo Colorization

The very end of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining features a spooky black and white photo of the fictional Overlook Hotel Ballroom and guests in 1921. Here it is colorized by Okkama Colorizations at The Psychogenealogist (2019).

Pic of the Week (#147) - "Dear Sisters" - Boulder Colorado Sanitarium

Pic of the Week (#147) - "Dear Sisters" - Boulder Colorado Sanitarium

“Dear Sisters: My left lung is still pretty badly choked up. I have kept up until Thurs. P.M. I had not been going to doctor each day as I should have, but I hope I’ll be up in a few days.”

Colorization of Cute Murdoch Kids from Kilcoran (Ireland, 1905)

Colorization of Cute Murdoch Kids from Kilcoran (Ireland, 1905)

Colorized by Okkama Colorizations at The Psychogenealogist (2019). The Murdoch siblings, Adeline (age 4), Maude (age 8), and Sidney (age 3) of Kilcoran, Ireland (1905).

Pic of the Week (#146) - "Pa Pa" - Mississippi (1905)

Pic of the Week (#146) - "Pa Pa" - Mississippi (1905)

What hair this gentleman lacks on his receding hairline he makes up for with the robustness of his mustache. Can you help me find and tell his story?

Family Caravan Photo Colorization, England (1914)

Family Caravan Photo Colorization, England (1914)

Colorized by Okkama Colorizations at The Psychogenealogist (2019). A family caravan, perhaps around 1914 at Jesmond Dene, a public park in north-east England.

Pic of the Week (#145) - "Hello Pickles, How you was?" - Postcard (1910)

Pic of the Week (#145) - "Hello Pickles, How you was?" - Postcard (1910)

A postcard from 1910 shows two young suitors in a tender embrace being chased down by a driver and two passengers in a red car. It was sent to a Mr. Frank Hollingsworth of Kearney, Nebraska. Can you help find the story?

Sailors and Bunnies Aboard the John Ena in Full Color (1916)

Sailors and Bunnies Aboard the John Ena in Full Color (1916)

What’s not to love about old-timey sailing men on a ship holding bunnies? These men sailed on the John Ena in May of 1916. Colorized by Okkama Colorizations at The Psychogenealogist (2019).

Pic of the Week (#144) - A Family Photo and a Photographer's Secret?

Pic of the Week (#144) - A Family Photo and a Photographer's Secret?

A family photograph of a father and his son’s from 1920s Greeley, Colorado. Was their photographer, Howard Riley, hiding a secret?

Mr. Gerald Flood and Family of Castleboro, Co. Wexford, Ireland (1930s)

Mr. Gerald Flood and Family of Castleboro, Co. Wexford, Ireland (1930s)

Colorized by Okkama Colorizations at The Psychogenealogist (2019). Mr. Gerald Flood sits with his family in 1930s Castleboro, Co. Wexford, Ireland.

Pic of the Week (#143) - "The Doctor Says: You Need Some Change" (Postcard, 1916)

Pic of the Week (#143) - "The Doctor Says: You Need Some Change" (Postcard, 1916)

A quirky 1916 postcard written between cousins from Minnesota.. Can you help us find and tell their stories?

Bank of Montreal Hockey Team Reimagined in Full Color (1895)

Bank of Montreal Hockey Team Reimagined in Full Color (1895)

Colorized by Okkama Colorizations at The Psychogenealogist (2019). The 1895 Bank of Montreal Hockey Team is reimagined in full, glorious color! Can you help us find their stories?

Pic of the Week (#142) - Unknown Woman From Peru, Indiana

Pic of the Week (#142) - Unknown Woman From Peru, Indiana

This photograph is of an unidentified woman in my personal family collection. It was in the photo album of my great grandmother, Ida Rhoads Sears (1900-2002). Can you help me find and tell her story?

Pic of the Week (#141) - "Colorado's Pine and Silent Peak" (Postcard, 1918)

Pic of the Week (#141) - "Colorado's Pine and Silent Peak" (Postcard, 1918)

This delightful 1918 postcard depicts a picturesque Colorado mountain scene behind a forest of pine trees. Written from Hazel, to her Aunt in Illinois. Can you help us tell this story?

War Ration Lesson and Why 1940s Blackboards Are Not Green

War Ration Lesson and Why 1940s Blackboards Are Not Green

Colorized by Okkama Colorizations at The Psychogenealogist (2019). Catherine M. Rooney, 6th grade teacher in Washington D.C., gives a lesson on War Ration Book Two in 1943.

Pic of the Week (#140) - An 1893 Children's Group Photograph

Pic of the Week (#140) - An 1893 Children's Group Photograph

A beautiful cabinet card photograph from 1893 showing a group of children. Who are they and what are their stories?

Ice Cream in Italy in Full Color (1943)

Ice Cream in Italy in Full Color (1943)

Colorized by Okkama Colorizations at The Psychogenealogist (2019). American soldier, Vincent J. Orivello [i.e. Crivello] of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, eating ice-cream at a sidewalk cafe in Palermo with three of his cousins.

Pic of the Week (#139) - Burlington Boy Rides Fake Horse (1919)

Pic of the Week (#139) - Burlington Boy Rides Fake Horse (1919)

Is this boy at a Burlington Railway (Ontario, Canada) station in 1919 or 1920? Can you help me find and tell his story?

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