Wonderful Color Photographs Across the US in 1938-39 Taken by Charles W. Cushman_ml

Charles Weever Cushman, amateur photographer and Indiana University alumnus, bequeathed approximately 14,500 Kodachrome color slides to his alma mater.

Taken by Cushman in 1938 and 1939, the images document an amazing cross-section of American, from inner-city storefronts and industrial landscapes to candid portraits and botanical studies. The collection is part of the Indiana University Archives.
The richly saturated Kodachrome slides add color to an era primarily recorded in black and white, ”a world that we had long since resigned ourselves to viewing only in shades of gray,” writes Eric Sandweiss, IU Carmony Chair and Professor of History.

Wonderful Color Photographs Across the US in 1938-39 Taken by Charles W. Cushman_ml

Wonderful Color Photographs Across the US in 1938-39 Taken by Charles W. Cushman_ml

Wonderful Color Photographs Across the US in 1938-39 Taken by Charles W. Cushman_ml

Wonderful Color Photographs Across the US in 1938-39 Taken by Charles W. Cushman_ml

Wonderful Color Photographs Across the US in 1938-39 Taken by Charles W. Cushman_ml

Wonderful Color Photographs Across the US in 1938-39 Taken by Charles W. Cushman_ml

Wonderful Color Photographs Across the US in 1938-39 Taken by Charles W. Cushman_ml

Wonderful Color Photographs Across the US in 1938-39 Taken by Charles W. Cushman_ml

Wonderful Color Photographs Across the US in 1938-39 Taken by Charles W. Cushman_ml

Wonderful Color Photographs Across the US in 1938-39 Taken by Charles W. Cushman_ml

Wonderful Color Photographs Across the US in 1938-39 Taken by Charles W. Cushman_ml

Wonderful Color Photographs Across the US in 1938-39 Taken by Charles W. Cushman_ml

Wonderful Color Photographs Across the US in 1938-39 Taken by Charles W. Cushman_ml

Wonderful Color Photographs Across the US in 1938-39 Taken by Charles W. Cushman_ml

Wonderful Color Photographs Across the US in 1938-39 Taken by Charles W. Cushman_ml

Wonderful Color Photographs Across the US in 1938-39 Taken by Charles W. Cushman_ml

Wonderful Color Photographs Across the US in 1938-39 Taken by Charles W. Cushman_ml

Wonderful Color Photographs Across the US in 1938-39 Taken by Charles W. Cushman_ml

Wonderful Color Photographs Across the US in 1938-39 Taken by Charles W. Cushman_ml

Wonderful Color Photographs Across the US in 1938-39 Taken by Charles W. Cushman_ml

Wonderful Color Photographs Across the US in 1938-39 Taken by Charles W. Cushman_ml

Wonderful Color Photographs Across the US in 1938-39 Taken by Charles W. Cushman_ml

Wonderful Color Photographs Across the US in 1938-39 Taken by Charles W. Cushman_ml

Wonderful Color Photographs Across the US in 1938-39 Taken by Charles W. Cushman_ml

Wonderful Color Photographs Across the US in 1938-39 Taken by Charles W. Cushman_ml

Wonderful Color Photographs Across the US in 1938-39 Taken by Charles W. Cushman_ml

Wonderful Color Photographs Across the US in 1938-39 Taken by Charles W. Cushman_ml

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