So when you first scroll through these photos, they obviously appear Photoshopped, right?

These photos were taken by an anonymous Japanese photographer working in the early 1900’s. To jazz up the photos and represent a trend of pastel bathing suits, the photographer hand painted over the clothing. 

Authentic Photographs From the Early 1900’s Look Totally ‘Shopped

via The Jealous Curator

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    Lol, if people didn’t know photo oils existed at one point…..then lmao….
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    Hand coloring is one...my favorite conventions of early photography.