Wow, these black and white photographs look even more powerful in full color!

Surely you know this iconic photograph. It was taken back in 1932, when color photography was not yet widespread. Have you ever tried to imagine what it would have looked like if it had been taken in color? Luckily, technology now allows us to revisit these iconic scenes in full color. We’ve compiled a list of the most iconic black and white photographs and will show you what they look like in color.

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Lunch atop a Skyscraper

Lunch atop a Skyscraper is a black-and-white photograph taken on September 20, 1932, of eleven ironworkers sitting on a steel beam 850 feet (260 meters) above the ground on the sixty-ninth floor of the RCA Building in Manhattan, New York City. It was arranged as a publicity stunt, part of a campaign promoting the skyscraper.

Have you ever seen this iconic photograph? Continue to find out what it looks like in full color.

Raising a Flag over the Reichstag

Raising a Flag over the Reichstag is an iconic World War II photograph, taken during the Battle of Berlin on 2 May 1945. The photograph was reprinted in thousands of publications and came to be regarded around the world as one of the most significant and recognizable images of World War II.

Have you ever seen this iconic photograph? Continue to find out what it looks like in full color.