Top 19+ Colorized Gilded Age Photos That Make History Pop (1865-1902)

1. The dresses of the Gilded Age were something else

1. The dresses of the Gilded Age were something else, 2. Ambrose Burnside, 1870s, 3. An 1870s politician holding a pose, 4. Mark Twain was actually a redhead, taken in 1870, 5. Miss Stevenson back in the 1870s, 6. Nicolas Cage, is that you though?, 7. A distinguished lady's portrait back in the 1870s, 8. President James Garfield and his daughter, around 1870, 9. Representative William McKinley, 1870s-1880s, 10. Miss Sophia Morrison with the iconic hair, 11. Apparently this kid's name was Stanley Cain, and it was taken back in the 1870s, 12. Congressman, James Garfield back in the 1870s, 13. Those colors really make that shot pop, 14. You've just got to wonder what's so funny?, 15. Breaker Boys at the Woodward Coal Mines in Kingston, Pennsylvania, circa 1900, 16. An old sailor with his dog in 1890, 17. It seems like she had to hold that pose for quite some time, 18. Young fellow is looking quite studious there, indeed

What a lovely shade of pink we have going on here.

2. Ambrose Burnside, 1870s

1. The dresses of the Gilded Age were something else, 2. Ambrose Burnside, 1870s, 3. An 1870s politician holding a pose, 4. Mark Twain was actually a redhead, taken in 1870, 5. Miss Stevenson back in the 1870s, 6. Nicolas Cage, is that you though?, 7. A distinguished lady's portrait back in the 1870s, 8. President James Garfield and his daughter, around 1870, 9. Representative William McKinley, 1870s-1880s, 10. Miss Sophia Morrison with the iconic hair, 11. Apparently this kid's name was Stanley Cain, and it was taken back in the 1870s, 12. Congressman, James Garfield back in the 1870s, 13. Those colors really make that shot pop, 14. You've just got to wonder what's so funny?, 15. Breaker Boys at the Woodward Coal Mines in Kingston, Pennsylvania, circa 1900, 16. An old sailor with his dog in 1890, 17. It seems like she had to hold that pose for quite some time, 18. Young fellow is looking quite studious there, indeed

Not sure if these beards are ever going to make a comeback or not.

3. An 1870s politician holding a pose

1. The dresses of the Gilded Age were something else, 2. Ambrose Burnside, 1870s, 3. An 1870s politician holding a pose, 4. Mark Twain was actually a redhead, taken in 1870, 5. Miss Stevenson back in the 1870s, 6. Nicolas Cage, is that you though?, 7. A distinguished lady's portrait back in the 1870s, 8. President James Garfield and his daughter, around 1870, 9. Representative William McKinley, 1870s-1880s, 10. Miss Sophia Morrison with the iconic hair, 11. Apparently this kid's name was Stanley Cain, and it was taken back in the 1870s, 12. Congressman, James Garfield back in the 1870s, 13. Those colors really make that shot pop, 14. You've just got to wonder what's so funny?, 15. Breaker Boys at the Woodward Coal Mines in Kingston, Pennsylvania, circa 1900, 16. An old sailor with his dog in 1890, 17. It seems like she had to hold that pose for quite some time, 18. Young fellow is looking quite studious there, indeed

The politicians from back in the day really knew how to make a statement with their facial hair.

4. Mark Twain was actually a redhead, taken in 1870

1. The dresses of the Gilded Age were something else, 2. Ambrose Burnside, 1870s, 3. An 1870s politician holding a pose, 4. Mark Twain was actually a redhead, taken in 1870, 5. Miss Stevenson back in the 1870s, 6. Nicolas Cage, is that you though?, 7. A distinguished lady's portrait back in the 1870s, 8. President James Garfield and his daughter, around 1870, 9. Representative William McKinley, 1870s-1880s, 10. Miss Sophia Morrison with the iconic hair, 11. Apparently this kid's name was Stanley Cain, and it was taken back in the 1870s, 12. Congressman, James Garfield back in the 1870s, 13. Those colors really make that shot pop, 14. You've just got to wonder what's so funny?, 15. Breaker Boys at the Woodward Coal Mines in Kingston, Pennsylvania, circa 1900, 16. An old sailor with his dog in 1890, 17. It seems like she had to hold that pose for quite some time, 18. Young fellow is looking quite studious there, indeed

Who'd have thought it?

5. Miss Stevenson back in the 1870s

1. The dresses of the Gilded Age were something else, 2. Ambrose Burnside, 1870s, 3. An 1870s politician holding a pose, 4. Mark Twain was actually a redhead, taken in 1870, 5. Miss Stevenson back in the 1870s, 6. Nicolas Cage, is that you though?, 7. A distinguished lady's portrait back in the 1870s, 8. President James Garfield and his daughter, around 1870, 9. Representative William McKinley, 1870s-1880s, 10. Miss Sophia Morrison with the iconic hair, 11. Apparently this kid's name was Stanley Cain, and it was taken back in the 1870s, 12. Congressman, James Garfield back in the 1870s, 13. Those colors really make that shot pop, 14. You've just got to wonder what's so funny?, 15. Breaker Boys at the Woodward Coal Mines in Kingston, Pennsylvania, circa 1900, 16. An old sailor with his dog in 1890, 17. It seems like she had to hold that pose for quite some time, 18. Young fellow is looking quite studious there, indeed

The hats back then really knew how to bring it. Makes sense with it being the Gilded Age and all.

6. Nicolas Cage, is that you though?

1. The dresses of the Gilded Age were something else, 2. Ambrose Burnside, 1870s, 3. An 1870s politician holding a pose, 4. Mark Twain was actually a redhead, taken in 1870, 5. Miss Stevenson back in the 1870s, 6. Nicolas Cage, is that you though?, 7. A distinguished lady's portrait back in the 1870s, 8. President James Garfield and his daughter, around 1870, 9. Representative William McKinley, 1870s-1880s, 10. Miss Sophia Morrison with the iconic hair, 11. Apparently this kid's name was Stanley Cain, and it was taken back in the 1870s, 12. Congressman, James Garfield back in the 1870s, 13. Those colors really make that shot pop, 14. You've just got to wonder what's so funny?, 15. Breaker Boys at the Woodward Coal Mines in Kingston, Pennsylvania, circa 1900, 16. An old sailor with his dog in 1890, 17. It seems like she had to hold that pose for quite some time, 18. Young fellow is looking quite studious there, indeed

Yet another referential exhibit in terms of Nicolas Cage potentially being immortal.

7. A distinguished lady's portrait back in the 1870s

1. The dresses of the Gilded Age were something else, 2. Ambrose Burnside, 1870s, 3. An 1870s politician holding a pose, 4. Mark Twain was actually a redhead, taken in 1870, 5. Miss Stevenson back in the 1870s, 6. Nicolas Cage, is that you though?, 7. A distinguished lady's portrait back in the 1870s, 8. President James Garfield and his daughter, around 1870, 9. Representative William McKinley, 1870s-1880s, 10. Miss Sophia Morrison with the iconic hair, 11. Apparently this kid's name was Stanley Cain, and it was taken back in the 1870s, 12. Congressman, James Garfield back in the 1870s, 13. Those colors really make that shot pop, 14. You've just got to wonder what's so funny?, 15. Breaker Boys at the Woodward Coal Mines in Kingston, Pennsylvania, circa 1900, 16. An old sailor with his dog in 1890, 17. It seems like she had to hold that pose for quite some time, 18. Young fellow is looking quite studious there, indeed

There are some stories behind those downcast eyes.

8. President James Garfield and his daughter, around 1870

1. The dresses of the Gilded Age were something else, 2. Ambrose Burnside, 1870s, 3. An 1870s politician holding a pose, 4. Mark Twain was actually a redhead, taken in 1870, 5. Miss Stevenson back in the 1870s, 6. Nicolas Cage, is that you though?, 7. A distinguished lady's portrait back in the 1870s, 8. President James Garfield and his daughter, around 1870, 9. Representative William McKinley, 1870s-1880s, 10. Miss Sophia Morrison with the iconic hair, 11. Apparently this kid's name was Stanley Cain, and it was taken back in the 1870s, 12. Congressman, James Garfield back in the 1870s, 13. Those colors really make that shot pop, 14. You've just got to wonder what's so funny?, 15. Breaker Boys at the Woodward Coal Mines in Kingston, Pennsylvania, circa 1900, 16. An old sailor with his dog in 1890, 17. It seems like she had to hold that pose for quite some time, 18. Young fellow is looking quite studious there, indeed

Honestly, doesn't look like dad and his kid are having the best time here.

9. Representative William McKinley, 1870s-1880s

1. The dresses of the Gilded Age were something else, 2. Ambrose Burnside, 1870s, 3. An 1870s politician holding a pose, 4. Mark Twain was actually a redhead, taken in 1870, 5. Miss Stevenson back in the 1870s, 6. Nicolas Cage, is that you though?, 7. A distinguished lady's portrait back in the 1870s, 8. President James Garfield and his daughter, around 1870, 9. Representative William McKinley, 1870s-1880s, 10. Miss Sophia Morrison with the iconic hair, 11. Apparently this kid's name was Stanley Cain, and it was taken back in the 1870s, 12. Congressman, James Garfield back in the 1870s, 13. Those colors really make that shot pop, 14. You've just got to wonder what's so funny?, 15. Breaker Boys at the Woodward Coal Mines in Kingston, Pennsylvania, circa 1900, 16. An old sailor with his dog in 1890, 17. It seems like she had to hold that pose for quite some time, 18. Young fellow is looking quite studious there, indeed

That's an intense bow-tie.

10. Miss Sophia Morrison with the iconic hair

1. The dresses of the Gilded Age were something else, 2. Ambrose Burnside, 1870s, 3. An 1870s politician holding a pose, 4. Mark Twain was actually a redhead, taken in 1870, 5. Miss Stevenson back in the 1870s, 6. Nicolas Cage, is that you though?, 7. A distinguished lady's portrait back in the 1870s, 8. President James Garfield and his daughter, around 1870, 9. Representative William McKinley, 1870s-1880s, 10. Miss Sophia Morrison with the iconic hair, 11. Apparently this kid's name was Stanley Cain, and it was taken back in the 1870s, 12. Congressman, James Garfield back in the 1870s, 13. Those colors really make that shot pop, 14. You've just got to wonder what's so funny?, 15. Breaker Boys at the Woodward Coal Mines in Kingston, Pennsylvania, circa 1900, 16. An old sailor with his dog in 1890, 17. It seems like she had to hold that pose for quite some time, 18. Young fellow is looking quite studious there, indeed

You can already tell that all that jewelry surely fetched a pretty penny.

11. Apparently this kid's name was Stanley Cain, and it was taken back in the 1870s

1. The dresses of the Gilded Age were something else, 2. Ambrose Burnside, 1870s, 3. An 1870s politician holding a pose, 4. Mark Twain was actually a redhead, taken in 1870, 5. Miss Stevenson back in the 1870s, 6. Nicolas Cage, is that you though?, 7. A distinguished lady's portrait back in the 1870s, 8. President James Garfield and his daughter, around 1870, 9. Representative William McKinley, 1870s-1880s, 10. Miss Sophia Morrison with the iconic hair, 11. Apparently this kid's name was Stanley Cain, and it was taken back in the 1870s, 12. Congressman, James Garfield back in the 1870s, 13. Those colors really make that shot pop, 14. You've just got to wonder what's so funny?, 15. Breaker Boys at the Woodward Coal Mines in Kingston, Pennsylvania, circa 1900, 16. An old sailor with his dog in 1890, 17. It seems like she had to hold that pose for quite some time, 18. Young fellow is looking quite studious there, indeed

Stanley Cain is one very serious looking kid.

12. Congressman, James Garfield back in the 1870s

1. The dresses of the Gilded Age were something else, 2. Ambrose Burnside, 1870s, 3. An 1870s politician holding a pose, 4. Mark Twain was actually a redhead, taken in 1870, 5. Miss Stevenson back in the 1870s, 6. Nicolas Cage, is that you though?, 7. A distinguished lady's portrait back in the 1870s, 8. President James Garfield and his daughter, around 1870, 9. Representative William McKinley, 1870s-1880s, 10. Miss Sophia Morrison with the iconic hair, 11. Apparently this kid's name was Stanley Cain, and it was taken back in the 1870s, 12. Congressman, James Garfield back in the 1870s, 13. Those colors really make that shot pop, 14. You've just got to wonder what's so funny?, 15. Breaker Boys at the Woodward Coal Mines in Kingston, Pennsylvania, circa 1900, 16. An old sailor with his dog in 1890, 17. It seems like she had to hold that pose for quite some time, 18. Young fellow is looking quite studious there, indeed

Those are some striking blue eyes if I've ever seen them.

13. Those colors really make that shot pop

1. The dresses of the Gilded Age were something else, 2. Ambrose Burnside, 1870s, 3. An 1870s politician holding a pose, 4. Mark Twain was actually a redhead, taken in 1870, 5. Miss Stevenson back in the 1870s, 6. Nicolas Cage, is that you though?, 7. A distinguished lady's portrait back in the 1870s, 8. President James Garfield and his daughter, around 1870, 9. Representative William McKinley, 1870s-1880s, 10. Miss Sophia Morrison with the iconic hair, 11. Apparently this kid's name was Stanley Cain, and it was taken back in the 1870s, 12. Congressman, James Garfield back in the 1870s, 13. Those colors really make that shot pop, 14. You've just got to wonder what's so funny?, 15. Breaker Boys at the Woodward Coal Mines in Kingston, Pennsylvania, circa 1900, 16. An old sailor with his dog in 1890, 17. It seems like she had to hold that pose for quite some time, 18. Young fellow is looking quite studious there, indeed

Love the decision to make that dress such a vivid magenta here.

14. You've just got to wonder what's so funny?

1. The dresses of the Gilded Age were something else, 2. Ambrose Burnside, 1870s, 3. An 1870s politician holding a pose, 4. Mark Twain was actually a redhead, taken in 1870, 5. Miss Stevenson back in the 1870s, 6. Nicolas Cage, is that you though?, 7. A distinguished lady's portrait back in the 1870s, 8. President James Garfield and his daughter, around 1870, 9. Representative William McKinley, 1870s-1880s, 10. Miss Sophia Morrison with the iconic hair, 11. Apparently this kid's name was Stanley Cain, and it was taken back in the 1870s, 12. Congressman, James Garfield back in the 1870s, 13. Those colors really make that shot pop, 14. You've just got to wonder what's so funny?, 15. Breaker Boys at the Woodward Coal Mines in Kingston, Pennsylvania, circa 1900, 16. An old sailor with his dog in 1890, 17. It seems like she had to hold that pose for quite some time, 18. Young fellow is looking quite studious there, indeed

It almost seems like she got caught up in a laugh, but it was already too late.

15. Breaker Boys at the Woodward Coal Mines in Kingston, Pennsylvania, circa 1900

1. The dresses of the Gilded Age were something else, 2. Ambrose Burnside, 1870s, 3. An 1870s politician holding a pose, 4. Mark Twain was actually a redhead, taken in 1870, 5. Miss Stevenson back in the 1870s, 6. Nicolas Cage, is that you though?, 7. A distinguished lady's portrait back in the 1870s, 8. President James Garfield and his daughter, around 1870, 9. Representative William McKinley, 1870s-1880s, 10. Miss Sophia Morrison with the iconic hair, 11. Apparently this kid's name was Stanley Cain, and it was taken back in the 1870s, 12. Congressman, James Garfield back in the 1870s, 13. Those colors really make that shot pop, 14. You've just got to wonder what's so funny?, 15. Breaker Boys at the Woodward Coal Mines in Kingston, Pennsylvania, circa 1900, 16. An old sailor with his dog in 1890, 17. It seems like she had to hold that pose for quite some time, 18. Young fellow is looking quite studious there, indeed

Being a "Breaker Boy" was no easy life.

16. An old sailor with his dog in 1890

1. The dresses of the Gilded Age were something else, 2. Ambrose Burnside, 1870s, 3. An 1870s politician holding a pose, 4. Mark Twain was actually a redhead, taken in 1870, 5. Miss Stevenson back in the 1870s, 6. Nicolas Cage, is that you though?, 7. A distinguished lady's portrait back in the 1870s, 8. President James Garfield and his daughter, around 1870, 9. Representative William McKinley, 1870s-1880s, 10. Miss Sophia Morrison with the iconic hair, 11. Apparently this kid's name was Stanley Cain, and it was taken back in the 1870s, 12. Congressman, James Garfield back in the 1870s, 13. Those colors really make that shot pop, 14. You've just got to wonder what's so funny?, 15. Breaker Boys at the Woodward Coal Mines in Kingston, Pennsylvania, circa 1900, 16. An old sailor with his dog in 1890, 17. It seems like she had to hold that pose for quite some time, 18. Young fellow is looking quite studious there, indeed

That dog is obviously a very good boy.

17. It seems like she had to hold that pose for quite some time

1. The dresses of the Gilded Age were something else, 2. Ambrose Burnside, 1870s, 3. An 1870s politician holding a pose, 4. Mark Twain was actually a redhead, taken in 1870, 5. Miss Stevenson back in the 1870s, 6. Nicolas Cage, is that you though?, 7. A distinguished lady's portrait back in the 1870s, 8. President James Garfield and his daughter, around 1870, 9. Representative William McKinley, 1870s-1880s, 10. Miss Sophia Morrison with the iconic hair, 11. Apparently this kid's name was Stanley Cain, and it was taken back in the 1870s, 12. Congressman, James Garfield back in the 1870s, 13. Those colors really make that shot pop, 14. You've just got to wonder what's so funny?, 15. Breaker Boys at the Woodward Coal Mines in Kingston, Pennsylvania, circa 1900, 16. An old sailor with his dog in 1890, 17. It seems like she had to hold that pose for quite some time, 18. Young fellow is looking quite studious there, indeed

No kidding, hopefully she was able to blink a few times.

18. Young fellow is looking quite studious there, indeed

1. The dresses of the Gilded Age were something else, 2. Ambrose Burnside, 1870s, 3. An 1870s politician holding a pose, 4. Mark Twain was actually a redhead, taken in 1870, 5. Miss Stevenson back in the 1870s, 6. Nicolas Cage, is that you though?, 7. A distinguished lady's portrait back in the 1870s, 8. President James Garfield and his daughter, around 1870, 9. Representative William McKinley, 1870s-1880s, 10. Miss Sophia Morrison with the iconic hair, 11. Apparently this kid's name was Stanley Cain, and it was taken back in the 1870s, 12. Congressman, James Garfield back in the 1870s, 13. Those colors really make that shot pop, 14. You've just got to wonder what's so funny?, 15. Breaker Boys at the Woodward Coal Mines in Kingston, Pennsylvania, circa 1900, 16. An old sailor with his dog in 1890, 17. It seems like she had to hold that pose for quite some time, 18. Young fellow is looking quite studious there, indeed

Looks like the young lad isn't particularly enjoying his studies.

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