I like 'em, though I can't look at them without feeling that they've been tweaked, and that's a drawback. Even so, the photo of Mark Twain gives me a sense of the living, breathing man, a person one might have talked to, instead of being a famous writer whose life and works can be studied, but who is just out of reach as a human being. Of course, we all know about his life, his works, his family and friends, and his quirky creative energy, but that colorized photo adds a dimension to our sense of this man as a person. In a way, it brings him into the present, our present, but it also brings us into his past in a fresh way. Thanks for the post. Ken S. On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 6:32 AM, Hal Bush <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > This project represents a very good intention, I think; and I think some of > these photos are quite lovely. But I wonder what other scholars think of > this technique?? Mostly soldiers but also including our paragon, MT... > > > http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2446391/Amazing-Civil-War-photographs-created-colorist-bring-eras-heroes-characters-life-color-time.html > > thanks, --Hal B. > > > > -- > Prof. Harold K. Bush > Professor of English > 3800 Lindell > Saint Louis University > St. Louis, MO 63108 > 314-977-3616 (w); 314-771-6795 (h) > <www.slu.edu/x23809.xml> >