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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 19 Aug 2013

    Admit it: You imagine the world in the 30s and 40s really *was* black & white. Surprising color photos from the era:http://bit.ly/16XfCGt 

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      1. Leigh Cuen‏Verified account @La__Cuen 28 Aug 2013
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        @sapinker those photos just blew my mind. #vintage

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      1. Wijnand IJsselsteijn‏ @Psych_Tech 19 Aug 2013
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        @sapinker I had a similar experience when first seeing WWII footage in colour - made it seem much more recent.

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      1. Sue Heath‏ @sueellendarling 19 Aug 2013
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        @sapinker I'm pretty sure colour burst forth in mid 60s. Was very grey till then in my memory.

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      1. Miguel Perez Alvarez‏ @Maperez324 19 Aug 2013
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        @sapinker Truly amazing. My 7 yo son tell me "Dad, when you was born the world was in black and white? I have 57 yo.. http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/sets/72157603671370361/ …

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      1. Kerry‏ @Kerramel 19 Aug 2013
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        @sapinker So different to see this era in color. Beautiful!

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      1. Not Einstein‏ @ness_bill 19 Aug 2013
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        @sapinker Id like to know how the color editors of B&W film know what colors to use for certain, aside from the obvious?

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      1. Matthew‏ @Mancreviews 19 Aug 2013
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        @sapinker it's not that I think the 30s & 40s were in b&w. It's more that I see these and assume its people pretending to be from that era.

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      1. Dave Nussbaum‏ @davenuss79 19 Aug 2013
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        @sapinker has this been studied? Are people's imaginations of the pre-photography era more likely to be in color than after b&w photos?

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      1. Bill Shakespeare‏ @RBShakespeare 19 Aug 2013
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        @sapinker I blame Calvin & Hobbes for this....

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      1. Neowolf‏ @Neowolf2 19 Aug 2013
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        @sapinker Calvin's dad told us so. You mean he was lying?! http://www.cooperativeindividualism.org/calvin-father-on-black-and-white-pictures.gif …

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      1. Mark Wells‏ @markwells20 19 Aug 2013
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        @sapinker Absolutely beautiful.

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      1. Angry Harry‏ @AngryHarrysPage 19 Aug 2013
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        @sapinker Only the women are working, I notice. Feminist propaganda!

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