These Newly-Colorized Historical Photos Reveal Shocking Things

Warsaw, Poland, 1946

This photographer brought his own backdrop to a site in post-WWII Warsaw, Poland to hide the ruins. Europe was in shambles for years after the end of World War II. Photographers attempted to make things look and feel normal while shooting portraits or advertisements.

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