You can be forgiven if these images are the way you think of life in the past. Black and white with lots of grey muted tones. When I convert images of the farm into black and white, I am often complimented on the conversion. Everybody seems to think that black and white or sepia are the perfect treatment for the historic topic.
In actuality, our ancestors enjoyed colors very much. Daily items from clothes and stone wear to farm equipment was often very colorful. Our thinking of history dressed in grey is only the result of old photographic methods and technology.
Visit your local heritage farm, living history village or museum and you will see spectacular colors being used for centuries. Our ancestors lived in color not black and white.
tim mcmurdo 
Great points Tim. As “in love” as I am with black and white, I sometimes forget that the subjects of black and white photography actually saw in color. I suppose that this is how photography can have a profound impact on the way people “see things”.
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