Charles Weever Cushman (1896-1972) is an amateur photographer and Indiana University alumnus, bequeathed approximately 14,500 Kodachrome color slides to his alma mater. His photographs bridge a thirty-two year span from 1938 to 1969, during which time he extensively documented the United States as well as other countries.
We selected some from his collection to reveal daily life of the US during the 1940s. Take a look...
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| Stores near corner of Broome St. and Baruch Place, Lower East Side, NYC, Sep. 27, 1941 |
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| Tucson on Saturday afternoon, Arizona, Feb. 1940 |
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| Bull and whiskered leader Loudoun co., Virginia, September 1940 |
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| Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, Jun. 1940 |
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| Lagoon and Orange, San Francisco Fair Flowers, California, June 1940 |
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| Little girls at Mammoth, Arizona, May 1940 |
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| Rodeo parade, Tucson, Arizona, Feb. 23, 1940 |
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| Proud grandpa watches solo rope skip, New Harmony, Indiana, Apr. 16, 1941 |
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| Girls stroll along lake shore Chicago, Illinois, July 20, 1941 |
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| Hyde Park schoolgirls at Promontory, Chicago, Illinois, June 27, 1941 |
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| Jewish residents of lower Clinton St., NYC, Sep. 27, 1941 |
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| Looking up Fulton St. from South St., New York City, Sep. 27, 1941 |
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| Looking up into Financial District from South Ferry, Wall Street, NYC, Jun. 6, 1941 |
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| Moppet poses after getting pennies, Chicago, Illinois, Mar. 2, 1941 |
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| Street in Negro section, Vieux Carre, New Orleans, Louisiana, Nov. 5, 1941 |
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| The Flying Concellos hang out their wash at the 1941 Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus in Chicago, Illinois, Aug. 2, 1941 |
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| The old Fulton Market Manhattan's Lower East Side on Saturday afternoon, Sep. 27, 1941 |
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| Three bums from South Ferry flophouses at Battery Park, NYC, Jun. 6, 1941 |
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| TWA Stratoliner refuels at Chicago airport Chicago, Illinois, Oct. 10, 1941 |
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| View up Royal St. in the morning, New Orleans. New Orleans, Louisiana, Nov. 5, 1941 |
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| Yoked cattle pull an Ala. Negro's farm wagon, Eutaw, Alabama, Nov. 1, 1941 |
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| A busy corner of Pearl St. at noon, NYC, Oct. 7, 1942 |
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| A corner on west Canal St., NYC, Oct. 4, 1942 |
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| A street in New York's Chinatown, Sidewalk along Chinese store fronts, NYC, Oct. 7, 1942 |
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| Collecting the salvage on lower East Side, NYC, Oct. 4, 1942 |
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| Crowd gathers during Salvage collection in lower East Side, NYC, Oct. 4, 1942 |
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| Hot sweet potatoes on Sidewalk store, NYC, Oct. 4, 1942 |
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| Polish-American parade west bound on Augusta Blvd., Chicago, Illinois, May 3, 1942 |
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| Portable soft drink stand at Bowling Green, NYC, Oct. 1, 1942 |
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| Poverty, young and old, black and white, Lower East Side, NYC, Oct. 4, 1942 |
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| S.O. Building seen from Battery Park, NYC, Oct. 1, 1942 |
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| Statue of de Peyster, Bowling Green, NYC, Oct. 1, 1942 |
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| Two views looking up a street of many races, lower Manhattan, NYC, Oct. 3, 1942 |
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| Two views looking up a street of many races, lower Manhattan, NYC, Oct. 3, 1942 |
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| Up 4th Ave. from Astor Place, Cooper Union at right, NYC, Oct. 7, 1942 |
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| West side of Broadway from Bowling Green, NYC, Oct. 1, 1942 |
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| White horses draw white coach at Bowling Green on Broadway Street, NYC, Oct. 1, 1942 |
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| Couple in garden of Wooded Island, Chicago, Illinois, Oct. 1944 |
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| North State St., Pure Oil Building in backyard, Chicago, Illinois, Oct. 1944 |
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| 1905 Cadillac and early Oldsmobile at Rosenwald Museum, Chicago, Illinois, Nov. 15, 1945 |
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| An early model Cadillac is groomed for 50th anniversary of auto-race, Chicago, Illinois, Sep. 11, 1945 |
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| Old and new tow-boats at Mt. Vernon wharf, Mt. Vernon, Indiana, Oct. 12, 1945 |
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| Mother and daughter feed ducks, Jackson Park Lagoon, Chicago, Illinois, Nov. 15, 1946 |
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| University Club from Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, Aug. 30, 1946 |
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| Liliput Float Circus, Chicago, Illinois, Aug. 2, 1947 |
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| Tractor and Combine for Soybeans Hagerman farm West of Mt. Vernon, Indiana, Oct. 11, 1947 |
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| High water blocks Indiana Hwy 69 near Greathouse school, Point Township, Posey County, Indiana, April 23, 1948 |
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| Wrigley Building seen from Michigan and Water, Chicago, Illinois, Nov. 17, 1948 |
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| Confectionary cart at Lexington & Dekalb, Chicago, Illinois, Mar. 28, 1949 |
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| Cows near Bordick, Indiana, Jun. 24, 1949 |
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| Food and drink store at 1000 Maxwell St., Chicago, Illinois, Mar. 1, 1949 |
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| Main St. of old town Shawneetown, Illinois, May 16, 1949 |
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| Negro store building at 244 Esat 35th St., Chicago, Illinois, Mar. 12, 1949 |
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| Popcorn wagon at Hoyne and Adams, Chicago, Illinois, Mar. 29, 1949 |