So much can be done

Taking an old photo and transforming in into the almost original form is awesome..here are a couple of examples..

this is what cropping can look like 

full size print 

Oval look here but also was restored from initial black and white 

my mother in first grade..it was restored from black and white 

Some added color for a brighter photo 

my mother as a baby....restored to color 

a softer and better look 

water damage here 

My original taped up first grade pic 

Original pic 

A little bit of magic 

another great restoration that was initialy damaged by water 

Restored photo of myself from first grade