Introduced in 1935 as the first modern color film, Kodachrome was used extensively after World War II by amateur photographers equipped with the new high-quality and low cost 35mm cameras. Americans in Kodachrome 1945-1965 is an unprecedented portrayal of the daily life of the people during these formative years of modern American culture. It is comprised of ninety-five exceptional color photographs made by over ninety unknown American photographers.
These photographs were chosen from many thousands of slides in hundreds of collections. Like folk art in other mediums, this work is characterized by its frankness, honesty, and vigor. Made as memoirs of family and friends, the photographs reveal a free-spirited, intuitive approach, and possess a clarity and unpretentiousness characteristic of this unheralded photographic folk art.
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| Cowboy Kid, St. Cloud, Minnesota, 1955 |
25 Color Photos Portray Daily Life of Modern American Culture From Between the 1940s and 1960s
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| Pink Barbie, Richwood, West Virginia, 1965 |
25 Color Photos Portray Daily Life of Modern American Culture From Between the 1940s and 1960s
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| Wedding Musicians, New Milford, Connecticut, 1956 |
25 Color Photos Portray Daily Life of Modern American Culture From Between the 1940s and 1960s
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| Mother with Green Ford, Pocasset, Massachusetts, 1957 |
25 Color Photos Portray Daily Life of Modern American Culture From Between the 1940s and 1960s
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| Lambcake, Glasgow, Montana, 1954 |
25 Color Photos Portray Daily Life of Modern American Culture From Between the 1940s and 1960s
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| Children with Gun, Ruel, Indiana, 1953 |
25 Color Photos Portray Daily Life of Modern American Culture From Between the 1940s and 1960s
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| Jerry and His '57 Chevy, Kansas City, Kansas, ca. 1962 |
25 Color Photos Portray Daily Life of Modern American Culture From Between the 1940s and 1960s
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| Girls Eating Watermelon, Russellville, Kentucky, 1953 |
25 Color Photos Portray Daily Life of Modern American Culture From Between the 1940s and 1960s
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| Blue Prom Dress, Hamilton, Massachusetts, 1961 |
25 Color Photos Portray Daily Life of Modern American Culture From Between the 1940s and 1960s
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| Easter Sunday, Louisville, Kentucky, ca. 1962 |
25 Color Photos Portray Daily Life of Modern American Culture From Between the 1940s and 1960s
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| Dancing in the Kitchen, Preston, Connecticut, ca. 1955 |
25 Color Photos Portray Daily Life of Modern American Culture From Between the 1940s and 1960s
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| Dakota Couple, Rapid City, South Dakota, 1953 |
25 Color Photos Portray Daily Life of Modern American Culture From Between the 1940s and 1960s
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| Corn and Piglet, Princeton, Illinois, 1951 |
25 Color Photos Portray Daily Life of Modern American Culture From Between the 1940s and 1960s
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| Golden Girl, Henderson County, North Carolina, 1962 |
25 Color Photos Portray Daily Life of Modern American Culture From Between the 1940s and 1960s
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| Blue Convertible, Muskogee, Oklahoma, 1963 |
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| Beauty Contestants, Kapiolani Park, Honolulu, Hawaii,1958 |
25 Color Photos Portray Daily Life of Modern American Culture From Between the 1940s and 1960s
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| Swimmers, Alexandria, South Dakota, 1948 |
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| Seventh Wedding Anniversary, Hermosa, South Dakota, 1952 |
25 Color Photos Portray Daily Life of Modern American Culture From Between the 1940s and 1960s
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| Fire Island, Fire Island, New York, 1959 |
25 Color Photos Portray Daily Life of Modern American Culture From Between the 1940s and 1960s
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| Bride with Bridesmaids, Des Plaines, Illinois, 1954 |
25 Color Photos Portray Daily Life of Modern American Culture From Between the 1940s and 1960s
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| Nana and Beba, Brooklyn, New York, ca. 1949 |
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| Mom with Chiffon Cake, Portsmouth, Ohio, 1950 |
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| Four Ladies at Tea. Grand Forks, North Dakota, 1955 |
25 Color Photos Portray Daily Life of Modern American Culture From Between the 1940s and 1960s
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| Cocktail Couple |