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Wow, they really are.

I think they are colorized. Here one comparison of the original [0] (taken in the 30s/40s!) in comparison to the image on Wikipedia [1]

[0] http://loc.gov/pictures/resource/fsac.1a34931/

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosie_the_Riveter#/media/File:...

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Nope. It's why people still to this day can't let go of Kodachrome.

The first thing I thought when I saw those photos was — large format Kodachrome. Those clearly have the color pallet of Kodachrome and many of those old WWII era propaganda color photos were shot on 4x5.

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