This is my colorized version of this Shorpy original. View full size.

This is my colorized version of this Shorpy original. View full size.

Colorized from this Shorpy original. A comment on the original b&w posting by fellow member Vidiot stated, "That's a strikingly different view of steamboat travel -- actual utilitarian work, transporting freight. Belies the romantic notion of white-suited gentlemen sipping sloe gin. I think I like this view better." I do agree, although to me, there is a gent seated on the second deck above the bow that does fulfill that romantic notion of a riverboat gambler. I can easily imagine that he would not have been a stranger to a deck of cards! View full size.

Colorized from this Shorpy original. View full size.

This is my colorized version of Begin the Beguine: 1943. View full size.

Colorized from this Shorpy original. View full size.

My colorized version of Dallas Noir: 1942. View full size.

My colorized version of this Shorpy original. View full size.

Colorized from this Shorpy original. View full size.

My colorized version of Cheese Midgets: 1942. View full size.

Colorized from this Shorpy original. Another view of a 1943 rainy Times square by John Vachon. In this 1943 shot the war is a bit more visible. There is an "in case of an air raid siren" sign and some loudspeakers are visible on the far away light posts. View full size.

Colorized from this Shorpy original. View full size.

Colorized from this Shorpy original. View full size.

Colorized from this Shorpy original. View full size.

Colorized from this Shorpy original. View full size.