1903 - Lytham to Blackpool, England Tram Ride {Colourized} Colorful History 2024-08-12 | This 1903 Mitchell and Kenyon collection film features the opening ride of a new tram route from Lytham to Blackpool, England. Along the way you will see glorious views of life in Lancashire at the turn of the century. Landmarks in the video include Clifton Hotel, market square, Lowther Gardens and St Cuthberts Church. This video was colourized by AI.
1930s NYC - Lower Manhattan Skyline Colorful History 2025-06-30 | 1930s footage of New York City’s skyline from the point of view of a ship off the shore. This video has been restored and had color added to it
1929 New York City street footage (in color) Colorful History 2025-06-27 | Incredible footage from 1929 NYC
1890s traffic in London (rare footage, in color) Colorful History 2025-06-26 | Traffic in 1890s London. A peak at life on the road more than a century ago
1912 rare Titanic footage Colorful History 2025-06-26 | 1912 footage of the Titanic setting off to sea
1896 train arriving in Frace (rare footage, in color) Colorful History 2025-06-25 | Short film from 1896 of a train arriving in La Ciotat, France. Watch people board and disembark in this slice of life footage. This video has had color added to it
1912 Los Angeles street scenes (in color, rare footage) Colorful History 2025-06-25 | 1912 footage of daily life in Los Angeles, California. This video has color added to it
1914 port of Amsterdam (rare footage, in color) Colorful History 2025-06-25 | A glimpse into the past. 1914 footage of people boarding a ship in the port of Amsterdam. This video has had color added to it
1902 fair in England - trying out swings for sale Colorful History 2025-06-25 | 1902 fair in Leeds, England, this section of the festival is selling swings which people can try out
1902 fair in England - rare footage Colorful History 2025-06-24 | 1902 fair in Leeds, England brought back to life through colorization of the footage. Take a glimpse into the past
1919 Hollywood film production - rare footage Colorful History 2025-06-22 | 1919 footage of movie production in Los Angeles, California. This video has had color added to it
1906 carousel and fair in England (in color) Colorful History 2025-06-20 | 1906 footage of a fair in Preston, England. This video has had color added to it
Pablo Picasso drawing a face (1956) Colorful History 2025-06-19 | Watch the legendary artist Pablo Picasso draw a face in his studio
1890s Paris, France - forgotten footage in color Colorful History 2025-06-19 | 1890s footage of a fair in Paris. This video has had color added to it
1897 Jerusalem street scene in color Colorful History 2025-06-19 | Jerusalem’s Jaffa Gate in the year 1897. This glimpse into the past was originally filmed in black and white but has had color added to it
1927 Macy’s thanksgiving day parade in color Colorful History 2025-06-18 | Macy’s thanksgiving day parade from 1927. This video has been colorized
1904 British pier and beach fun Colorful History 2025-06-18 | A glimpse of life at a pier in Blackpool, England in 1904. This video has had color added
1902 Derry, Ireland street scene in color Colorful History 2025-06-18 | 1902 Derry, Ireland street life footage which has been colorized
1900 beach day in France Colorful History 2025-06-15 | 1900 fun in the sun in Biarritz, France. This video filmed original in black and white at the turn of this century has been remastered in color
1929 Kyoto, Japan festival Colorful History 2025-06-15 | 1929 footage of a festival in Kyoto, Japan. This video has color added to it
1898 - Iceskating in France Colorful History 2025-06-13 | A film captured in 1898 of people happily ice skating in France. This video has had color and sound added to it
J.R.R Tolkien on absolute good and evil Colorful History 2025-06-13 | J.R.R Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings series, discusses his views on absolute evil and good with an interviewer
1890s moving sidewalk in Paris Colorful History 2025-06-12 | 1890s footage of a moving sidewalk in Paris, France. This video has been colorized
Salvador Dali painting a rhino at the Zoo Colorful History 2025-06-11 | Salvador Dali painting a rhinoceros at the zoo
1896 - children’s marble game in France Colorful History 2025-06-11 | 1896 film of kids playing marbles in Lyon, France, colorized
Tokyo in 1910s; in color Colorful History 2025-06-11 | Lively street scenes of Tokyo, Japan in the 1910s. Color was added to the footages
Coney Island in the 1929, colorized Colorful History 2025-06-11 | Footage of Coney Island in New York City from the year 1929. This video has had color added to bring it to life
(1910s) riding tall bicycle, and falling Colorful History 2025-06-10 | Guy from the 1910s riding a penny farthing bicycle from the 1800s
1910s Beijing’s lively streets, in color Colorful History 2025-06-10 | 1910s footage of a lively streets in Beijing, China
(1900) Victorian London market Colorful History 2025-06-10 | Lively footage of a market in Victorian London, England shot in 1900
(1944) volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius Colorful History 2025-06-10 | 1944 footage of the eruption of mount Vesuvius
(1922) Dancing in the streets of Amsterdam, in color Colorful History 2025-06-10 | 1922 footage of people dancing in the streets of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Charlie Chaplin - The Property Man {Colorized, 1914} Colorful History 2024-09-01 | This Charlie Chaplin movie was filmed in 1914. Charlie Chaplin causes chaos at vaudeville. Charlie has trouble with actors' luggage and conflicts over who gets the star's dressing room. This video was colourized by AI.
1907 - Vancouver and Victoria, Canada Street Scenes {Colorized} Colorful History 2024-08-31 | This 1907 short film would have been a popular attraction at Nickelodeons. The film shows the streets of Victoria, Victoria Harbour, and the streets of Vancouver.You'll see Douglas Street, Yates Street, and Government Street, and the Empress Hotel. This video was colourized by AI.
1960s - TV Commercials {Colorized} Colorful History 2024-08-31 | This is a collection of television commercials from the 19060s. The video gives an idea of what people bought, the marketing tactics, and general culture of the time. This video was colourized by AI.
1904 - Blackpool Victoria Pier {Colourized} Colorful History 2024-08-30 | A short film from the Mitchell and Kenyon collection showing Blackpool's Victoria Pier (now known as South Pier) in the year 1904. This video has been colourized by AI.
1902 - Rotherham Town v Thornhill, Football History {Colourized} Colorful History 2024-08-28 | An Edwardian football game in the year 1902 between Rotherham Town and Thornhill. These two Rotherham football clubs eventually merged to become Rotherham United in 1925.
1902 - Wigan, England {Colourized} Colorful History 2024-08-24 | A film titled Living Wigan, part of the Mitchell and Kenyon collection. This short movie was shot in the early 1900s and shows street life and a steam tram in Wigan town centre in August 1902. The film, which premiered in Wigan Town Hall before the Coronation celebrations of King Edward VII in 1902.
Buster Keaton - The Goat {Colorized, 1921} Colorful History 2024-08-24 | In this 1921 Buster Keaton film, a series of misadventures begin when a man is inadvertently mistaken for notorious outlaw Dead Shot Dan.
1896 - Blackfriars Bridge, London {Colourized} Colorful History 2024-08-24 | This film was captured on Blackfriars Bridge in London, England in the year 1896. People use horse dawn carriage, walk or tram to cross the Thames river. This Victorian footage was colourized by AI.
1944 - Youngstown, Ohio Steel Industry {Colorized} Colorful History 2024-08-23 | This clip from the 1944 US Government film, Steeltown shows a bit of what it was like to work in the steel industry in the 1940s and well as the steel making process. This video was colourized by AI.
Buster Keaton - One Week {Colorized, 1920} Colorful History 2024-08-22 | Buster Keaton and Sybil Seeley star as newlyweds who receive a portable house as a wedding gift. But when he tries to construct it, things quickly go awry. Vintage physical comedy. This video was colourized by AI.
1950 - Office Etiquette {Colorized} Colorful History 2024-08-21 | This public service announcement from 1950 detailed what is and isn't appropriate behavior in the workplace. This video was colourized by AI.
1955 - Gloucestershire, John Betjeman Documentary {Colourized} Colorful History 2024-08-21 | A short documentary about Gloucestershire village Eastleach Martin with poet John Betjeman narrating. Part of Shell's Discovering Britain series, this film is one of 26 created in 1955 cataloging different locations around the British isles.
Buster Keaton - The Boat {Colorized, 1921} Colorful History 2024-08-19 | This 1921 Buster Keaton film Buster and his family go on a voyage on his homemade boat that proves to be one disaster after another, as the boat he built by hand falls apart underneath him. This video was colourized by AI.
Buster Keaton - Cops {Colorized, 1922} Colorful History 2024-08-19 | In this 1922 Buster Keaton film a young man accidentally gets on the bad side of the entire Los Angeles Police Department during a parade, and is chased all over town. This film was colourized by AI.
1944 - Eruption Of Mount Vesuvius {Colorized} Colorful History 2024-08-17 | This documentary created in in the 1940s shows the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the reaction to it. The last eruption of this volcano happened on March 17, 1944. Vesuvius is the only active volcano on the European mainland, this is the volcano that buried Pompeii in ash in the year 79 AD. This video has been colourized by AI
