[decimon]

I wonder why all the photos of the people were in black and white and the photos of the cave paintings are in color?

I think the ones in color are current, the others from the late 1940s.

[Red_Devil 232]

I think you are right about the color photos in the article. But Morse did take color photos of the paintings this is one:

Cave Painting, Lascaux, Dordogne, France. Photo by Ralph Morse for Life Magazine, 1947

[Red_Devil 232]

This is one of his photos also!