On Sunday May 8 1960, Charles W. Cushman (born Poseyville, Indiana, on July 30, 1896; died San Francisco, California June 8, 1972) arrived in Paris, France. One day earlier he’d arrived in Paris on an Air France jet 707 from Los Angeles, a customer of the Thomas Cook & Son Classic Grand Tour.
This gallery records his journey around the city with his camera and rolls of Kodachrome film a for the next four days. Cushman was financially independent and strictly an amateur photographer. His pictures bear witness to what he saw.
May 8, 1960. Arc de Triomphe
May 10, 1960.
Place du Theatre Montmartre (below Sacre Coeur)
May 10, 1960.
Rue Mont Genis Montmartre
May 10, 1960.
Place du Theatre Montmartre
May 10, 1960.
Barge in Seine
May 10, 1960.
Rue Chanoinesse
May 10, 1960.
Sightseeing barge in the Seine
May 10, 1960.
Sightseeing barge above Ile de la Cite
May 12, 1960.
View north from Pont Neuf
May 12, 1960
Description (Slide):
Arc Carrousel
May 12, 1960.
Rue Valette
May 12, 1960.
Rue DesCartes
May 8, 1960. Trois Parisiennes on the Champs Elysee
May 8, 1960. News stand Paris Rue Marignan and Champs Elysee.
May 9, 1960.
Schiaparelli on Place Vendome
May 9, 1960. Champs Elysée
May 9, 1960. Place de l’Opéra
May 10, 1960.Hotel Prince de Galles Paris
May 10, 1960. (Slide)- Notre Dame de Paris
May 11, 1960. French school boys on tour at Fontaine bleau
May 10, 1960. Eiffel Tower
May 10, 1960. Sacre Coeur
May 10, 1960.
Sidewalk Café Montmartre PARIS
May 10, 1960. Place du Theatre Montmartre (below Sacre Coeur)
Cushman’s notebook
Via: Charles Cushman Collection: Indiana University Archives
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