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 |
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| Pink Barbie, Richwood, West Virginia, 1965 |
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| Wedding Musicians, New Milford, Connecticut, 1956 |
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| Mother with Green Ford, Pocasset, Massachusetts, 1957 |
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| Lambcake, Glasgow, Montana, 1954 |
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| Children with Gun, Ruel, Indiana, 1953 |
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| Jerry and His '57 Chevy, Kansas City, Kansas, ca. 1962 |
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| Girls Eating Watermelon, Russellville, Kentucky, 1953 |
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| Blue Prom Dress, Hamilton, Massachusetts, 1961 |
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| Easter Sunday, Louisville, Kentucky, ca. 1962 |
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| Dancing in the Kitchen, Preston, Connecticut, ca. 1955 |
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| Dakota Couple, Rapid City, South Dakota, 1953 |
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| Corn and Piglet, Princeton, Illinois, 1951 |
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| Golden Girl, Henderson County, North Carolina, 1962 |
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| Blue Convertible, Muskogee, Oklahoma, 1963 |
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| Beauty Contestants, Kapiolani Park, Honolulu, Hawaii,1958 |
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| Swimmers, Alexandria, South Dakota, 1948 |
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| Seventh Wedding Anniversary, Hermosa, South Dakota, 1952 |
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| Fire Island, Fire Island, New York, 1959 |
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| Bride with Bridesmaids, Des Plaines, Illinois, 1954 |
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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 |
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| Cocktail Couple |
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