Charles Cushman, Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, 1964
You’ve probably never heard of Cushman’s work because he was a life-long amateur whose archive was discovered decades later. This NPR web slideshow with commentary gives a good introduction. But, if you have a bit of free time, click-through to the archive, pick a subject or place and dig around a little. Wonder what your city looked like in Kodachrome in the 1950s? I’ve been looking for years and have found a few gems - what’s incredible about it is, people I follow on tumblr have dug through and found different wonderful shots. You can help rescue the good stuff from the archive!
Charles Cushman, Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 1965
Charles Cushman, Chicago, 1950
Charles Cushman, Istanbul, 1965
Charles W. Cushman, Ringling Circus Pageant characters, Chicago, 1949
(with exposure, saturation adjustments)
Charles W. Cushman, Miami, Arizona, 1953
Charles Cushman, Jean at Bad Water, Death Valley, California, 1955
Charles Cushman, Jackson Square, New Orleans, 1959
Charles W. Cushman, Chicago, July 20, 1941
