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 is what a picture of the Sheffield Blitz looked like after being colourised by an AI program. The picture is taken from Sheffield Since 1900 Photo: Sheffield Blitz
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Colourised picture of Castle Street in 1905, looking towards the Royal Hotel where the Castle Market later stood,. Picture taken from Sheffield Since 1900. Photo: Sheffield Newspapers
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Colourised picture shows a mobile canteen in operation after the Sheffield Blitz in 1940 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers
