미국 횡단 여행 1938-1949: The Cross Country trip in 1938-1949

Cross Country in Color: The Road Trip of Charles W. Cushman 1938-1949

From the late 1930s to 1969, amateur photographer Charles W. Cushman traveled the country documenting American life and landscapes with color photographs. Upon his death in 1972, he bequeathed his collection of 14,500 Kodachrome color slides to his alma mater, Indiana University, where they remain today. Below are a selection of Cushman’s photos from 1938 to 1949. You can see the entire collection and read more about his life and work on the Indiana University website.

Sep. 3, 1938 - Sep. 4, 1938: Golden Gate Bridge - Marin End, San Francisco, California 

Sep. 17, 1938: Street scene. Victoria, B.C. 

Sep. 18, 1938: City Hall, Victoria, B.C.

Sep. 21, 1938 - Sep. 22, 1938: Hwy bridge over Columbia , central Washington 

Sep. 21, 1938 - Sep. 22, 1938: More of the Columbia from its left bank, Washington 

Sep. 22, 1938: Grand Coulee Dam under construction, Grand Coulee, Washington 

Sep. 23, 1938 - Sep. 24, 1938: Looking up Along The Garden Wall, Glacier Park, Montana 

Sep. 21, 1938: Leaving Rainier National Park on the way up to Chinook Pass, Washington 

Sep. 23, 1938: Cushman Little old mining town Alberton, Montana 

Sep. 24, 1938: north end of Flathead Lake, Montana 

Sep. 17, 1938: A retired Britisker's home at Victoria, B.C. 

Sep. 29, 1938: North across Midway Geyser Basin & Prismatic Lake in foreground. Excelsior Geyser in distance, Wyoming 

Feb. 1939: Pre-war Airplane over Miami 

Mar. 1939: Wofford Hotel Beach Miami Beach 

Mar. 1939: Jean and Charles on Wofford Beach, Miami Beach, Florida 

Mar. 1939: South Bay Shore Drive, Miami 

Mar. 1939: Across Biscayne Bay, from the County Causeway, Miami Skyline 

Mar. 1939: Star Island in Bay Biscayne Miami, Fla. 

Mar. 1939: Blimp over Miami Beach, from Million Dollar Pier. 

May 1939: Road south of Miami, Fla. 

Oct. 1939: Fall colors at Dune Acres, Ind., looking past tree-covered dune to Lake Michigan 

Oct. 1939: An October Sunday afternoon along Indiana's Dune Island shore with the Reeds. Jean and Mary. Hank to right. 

Nov. 1939: Pink Rock below Rim between Yavapai and Yaqui, Arizona 

Nov. 29, 1939: Looking across Grand Canyon from Yaqui Point, Arizona 

Dec. 1, 1939: Works of Man and Native vie at Boulder Dam [Hoover Dam], Arizona 

Dec. 1, 1939: Lake Meade at Sunset from Nevada heights back of Boulder Dam. Fortification Mtn. across the Lake 

Jan. 1940: San Xavier Mission near Tucson, Arizona 

Feb. 1940: Flagship Texas at Tucson Airport 

Feb. 1940: Kangaroo Court along-side the Calaboose, Tucson, Arizona 

Feb. 1940: Tucson, Saturday Afternoon in February 

Feb. 1940: Tucson dude ranch, Testing out new saddle horse, Ft Lowell Rd., Tucson, Arizona 

Feb. 1940: Tall sahuaros in foothills of Santa Catalina Mtns. North of Tucson, Arizona 

Feb. 1940: Two Mexican boys fly a kite. South, main st. Tucson, Arizona 

Feb. 23, 1940: Rodeo Parade, Tucson, Arizona 

Mar. 17, 1940: Palm Sunday procession San Xavier Del Bac Tuscon, Ariz 

Apr. 1940: Emmet Flynn as old Leather face in Movie "ARIZONA" on the set. Tucson, Arizona 

Jun. 1940: Fisherman's Wharf San Francisco 

Jun. 1940: Angel Island, S.F. Bay East Bay Hills 

Jun. 20, 1940: California's Hills along Morro bay - Atascadero Road in June 

Jun. 23, 1940 - Jul. 1, 1940: Sunday afternoon Band concert at S.F. Fair. 

Jul. 4, 1940: Harbor of St. Francis Yacht Club Marina in background San Francisco 

Jul. 4, 1940: Marina Beach Holiday crowd, Marina Beach, San Francisco, California 

Jul. 4, 1940: Gayway G.G.I.E. Treasure Island, San Francisco, California 

Jul. 4, 1940: Telegraph Hill San Francisco 

Jul. 9, 1940: Lower end, Lake Walker, Nevada 

Jul. 9, 1940: Tonopah, Nevada 

Jul. 14, 1940: Hopi Indians. El Torar Hotel, Arizona 

Jul. 18, 1940 - Jul. 26, 1940: Johnstown, Penn. 

Jul. 18, 1940: San Jose, New Mexico 

Jul. 26, 1940: Johnstown, Pa. Children of the Mill. 

Jul. 26, 1940: Street Shower Hagerstown, Md. 

Sep. 6, 1940: Drayman Baltimore docks, Maryland 

Sep. 7, 1940: Georgetown Univ. High Tower, Washington, District of Columbia 

Sep. 16, 1940 - Sep. 23, 1940: Row of old brick houses, half block from State Capitol, Annapolis 

Sep. 16, 1940 - Sep. 23, 1940: Hillsboro, Virginia 

Sep. 27, 1940: Harpers Ferry from Potomac river bridge, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia 

Oct. 13, 1940 - Oct. 31, 1940: Posey County children. These live near the Ohio river at Mt. Vernon, Indiana 

Nov. 2, 1940: Summer homes in Indiana's dune country Porter Co. at Lake Michigan 

Nov. 17, 1940: White House and South Lawn, Washington, District of Columbia 

Dec. 21, 1940: The Governor's Palace as seen from the Palace Green, in late afternoon, Williamsburg, Virginia 

Feb. 1, 1941: Factory and mill smoke rise from Harrisburg's industrial valley. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 

Feb. 1, 1941: Pennsylvania farm west of Harrisburg 

Feb, 9, 1941: Chicago's lake front skyline in winter from Northerly Island. Chicago, Illinois 

Feb. 18, 1941: South Works, Carnegie- Illinois, from [91th] St., Chicago, Illinois 

Feb. 18, 1941: Scudding mist, Calumet river from 92nd St. Bridge. A cold day, Chicago, Illinois 

Feb. 19, 1941: Wrigley Bldg. and Tribune Tower Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 

Mar. 5, 1941: Chicago's loop bldgs. Northeast of board of Trade Tower. Chicago, Illinois 

Apr. 16, 1941: Proud grandpa watches solo rope skip. New Harmony, Indiana 

May 24, 1941: Across south part of Country Club grounds. Chicago, Illinois 

Jun. 6, 1941: South St. Along East River front. New York City. 

Jun. 6, 1941: Battery Park New York City. 

Jun. 6, 1941: Wall Street New York, toward Trinity Church. New York, New York 

Jun. 6, 1941: South Ferry New York. Looking up into Financial District from South Ferry. New York, New York 

Jun. 17, 1941: Stewardess of American Airlines takes in a tan on Lake Michigan Shore. Chicago, Illinois 

Jul. 1941: Little Butch and big beach ball. Chicago, Illinois 

Aug. 2, 1941: The flying concellos hag out their wash back of the Big top. Chicago, Illinois 

Aug. 21, 1941: Wrigley and Tribune towers from Wacker and Wabash, Chicago, Illinois 

Aug. 12, 1941: Old Otis home at 1709 Prairie Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 

Sep. 12, 1941: Rainbow Bridge and American Falls. Niagara. 

Sep. 13, 1941: South shore, St. Lawrence from 1000 Islands Suspension bridge. 

Sep. 17, 1941: Thuya Castle Mt. Desert Island, Maine 

Sep. 18, 1941: Boat harbor at Camden, Maine - late afternoon. 

Sep. 19, 1941: The old Short House circa 1717-1733 - Newbury Port Mass. 

Sep. 20, 1941: Boats off Rocky Neck, in Gloucester harbor. Gloucester, Massachusetts 

Sep. 20, 1941: Gloucester harbor Late Sun afternoon, Gloucester, Massachusetts. 

Sep. 21, 1941: Faneuil Hall, Boston. 

Sep. 22, 1941: A wedding party leaves church. Boston's Little Italy. Boston, Massachusetts 

Sep. 22, 1941: Downtown Boston From Cambridge Bank of Charles River. A Sunday Regatta. Boston, Massachusetts 

Sep. 23, 1941: Provincetown, Mass. 

Sep. 27, 1941: An old house in any old anthracite town just south of Hazleton, Pa. 

Sep. 27, 1941: Manhattan's skyscrapers from Jersey City ferry boat. New York, New York 

Sep. 27, 1941: Lower East Side Corner Broome St. and Baruch Place. New York, New York 

Sep. 27, 1941: On New York's lower East Side, Lower Clinton St. New York, New York 

Nov. 5, 1941: New Orleans River steamer Capitol, New Orleans, Louisiana 

Nov. 5, 1941: Street in negro section, Vieux Carre 

Nov. 5, 1941: Vieux Carre New Orleans, Louisiana 

Nov. 6, 1941: L.S.U. campus, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 

Oct. 7, 1942: Chinatown. New York, New York 

Nov. 8, 1942: The Marshall Field Mansion, Chicago, Illinois 

May 29, 1943: Fox river in Evening sunlight Waukesha, Wisconsin 

Jun. 21, 1945: Michigan Ave towers from LaSalle - Wacker Bldg, Chicago, Illinois 

Jun. 23, 1945: Sheila McPeck at 8mo. - laughing. Chicago, Illinois 

Sep. 11, 1945: Get out and get under-190? Cadillac At Rosenwald Museum. Chicago, Illinois 

Oct. 13, 1945: Posey county farm house west of St. Philip, Indiana 

Dec. 6, 1945: Two Steel Corp. ore boats at 100th St. bridge over Calumet river, South Chicago, Illinois 

Mar. 7, 1946: North side of Sullivan St. 400 block. Chicago, Illinois 

Apr. 25, 1946: C.B. and Q wreck, Naperville, Illinois 

Jul. 5, 1946: Old [1872] St. Xavier's Academy 29th and Wabash. Chicago, Illinois 

Jul. 24, 1946: Oak Street Beach. 

Oct. 23, 1946: Stripped coal land along Ind. Hwy 63 south of Perrysville, Indiana 

Nov. 15, 1946: Mary feeds Jackson Park ducks. Chicago, Illinois 

Jul. 20, 1948: Hyde Park Church of 1895 comes down at 56 and Dorchester. Chicago, Illinois 

Aug. 5, 1948: Pueblo at Santa Fe exhibit Chicago RR fair. Chicago, Illinois 

Nov. 17, 1948: Wrigley Bldgs. seen from Mich. and So. Water. Chicago, Illinois 

Jan. 14, 1949: Enolia Brown and brother Leonard Jr. at window, first floor of 250 W. 23rd St. Chicago, Illinois 

Jan. 16, 1949: Ruins of fire swept Bldg. at 4600 S. Paulina St. Chicago, Illinois 

Feb. 11, 1949: Final stage of fire at 9246 Harbor Avenue. Chicago, Illinois 

Mar. 1, 1949: Food and drink Store at 1000 Maxwell St. Chicago, Illinois 

Mar. 28, 1949: Confectionary cart at Lexington & Dekalb. Chicago, Illinois 

Apr. 9, 1949: Rear of 611 Liberty St. Chicago, Illinois 

Jan. 9, 1949: Charles Cushman in tweed coat and blue shirt. 

Feb. 1, 1941: Univ. of Pittsburgh Late evening, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania