American found color photo of the Indians of the late nineteenth century

Filmmaker Paul Ratner (Paul Ratner) revealed a passion for studying old photographs of Indians during the filming of the film "Moses on the Mesa", dedicated to the love story of German Jewish and native American women.

"Many of the pictures I found, was painted by hand, since color film in the 30s was still a lot of experimenters, says Ratner. — Colorizing black-and-white prints were an art in itself, and many with integrally colored photos indicate a remarkable talent, which reached us quite realistic images of people who lived more than a hundred years ago."

Minnehaha, 1904.

Bone Necklace, Oglala chief of the tribe-Lakota, 1899.

Camp tribe siksika with grazing horses, Montana, beginning of XX century.

Eagle Arrow from the tribe siksika, Montana, beginning of XX century.

James Garfield, chief of the Apache tribe-jicarilla, 1899.

Ringing The Bell, Minnesota, 1908.

The girl from the tribe siksika, Montana, beginning of XX century.

Painted dwellings of the elders, the tribe siksika, Montana, beginning of XX century.

Manufacturer Arrows, a man from the people of the Ojibwe, 1903.

The leader of the Small Harm a family, a tribe Oglala-Lakota, 1899.

Peppoloni from the Pueblo people, 1899.

Wolf Robe, the chief of the tribe of Cheyenne, 1898.

Walking on the Water and her daughter Chubby, tribe siksika, Montana.

Five riders coming down the hill, the beginning of XX century.

Children of the tribe siksika, Montana, beginning of XX century.

Indian on patrol, Montana, beginning of XX century.

A couple of Indians pikani, glacier national Park, Montana, beginning of XX century.

A woman from the tribe of Cheyenne, 1879.

The elder of the people of Zuni, new Mexico, 1903.

The couple from the tribe siksika, Montana, beginning of XX century.