But we have used artificial intelligence apps to inject some colour into iconic pictures of the city dating back from the early 20th century, and into the 1960s, showing new, colourised versions of some famous black and white images of the city.
The idea is to make them look a little more like the world people really saw at the time.
We did this by putting archive pictures, many taken from The Star’s 1988 book, Sheffield since 1900, through a modern computer program, designed to bring them to life with colour.
They range from the Sheffield Blitz to the Beatles at City Hall.
The results? Some are stunning. Browse through our gallery and see what you think.
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This colourised picture of bomb damage during the blitz at Archiband Road, Nether Edge, in December 1940 has little bright colour. Photo: Bomb damage
10. The Moor
The AI colouristion can been seen on the buses on this picture of The Moor in 1960, but Sheffield buses were not known for their red detail. Photo: Sheffield Newspapers
11. Bramall Lane
This colourised picture of bomb damage at Bramall Lane brings out the green of the pitch. Picure from Sheffield Since 1900 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers
12. Harry Brearley
The iconic picture of the Sheffield steel magnate Harry Brearley, colourised Photo: submitted