The original WW2 era image is scanned at high resolution, and the result then digitally enhanced to remove blemishes and to improve contrast & brightness. It is then professionally printed in a photo lab on Archival Quality photo card, to ensure your image lasts a lifetime.The result is better than the original and closer to how the image would have appeared originally. Please look at the picture carefully as this is an accurate representation of exactly what you will receive. The text shown on the image will not be on your photograph. This a repro photograph, printed to order.