October 23, 2015 at 2:18 pm

Picture of the Day: Cherry Blossoms, Washington DC, 1925

by twistedsifter

Cherry Blossoms, Washington DC, 1925 colorized by dynamichrome (1)

Photograph via Library of Congress

 

In this incredible colorized photo by Dynamichrome we see two sisters enjoying the Cherry Blossoms in bloom at Washington D.C.’s Potamac Park. The original photo (courtesy of the Library of Congress) was taken on March 28, 1925.

The two girls shown are Sumi and Sada Tamura, daughters of Teijiro Tamura, former Third Secretary of the Japanese Embassy in the United States. You can see the original black and white photo below.

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Cherry Blossoms, Washington DC, 1925 colorized by dynamichrome (2)

 

 

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