CHARLES W. CUSHMAN
PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION
A Kodachrome Collection
WHO IS CHARLES CUSHMAN?
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Amateur photographer, financial analyst, and
traveler
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One of the pioneers of Kodachrome
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Alumni of Indiana University
THE CUSHMANS
FOCUS OF THE COLLECTION
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The Cushman Collection is comprised of 14,400
Kodachrome Slides
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Photos taken between 1917 – 1969
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Cushman’s photos captured American life
MANAGEMENT OF THE LIBRARY
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The Cushman Collection is owned by Indiana
University
It is managed jointly by the Indiana University
Library Archives and the Digital Library
Program
Contributions to the project have been made by
both the School of Fine Arts and the Digital
Library Program
PURPOSE AND GOALS OF THE
COLLECTION
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To digitize and preserve photos from a period
from when most photos were in black and white
To act as a model for other libraries and
museums
To act as a “test” to explore new methods of
preservation
PURPOSE AND GOALS OF
COLLECTION
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Providing and creating open-access to electronic
resources
Maintaining digital collections
PATH TO DIGITIZATION- FUNDING
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After applying for and receiving a grant, the
slides were digitized by a third-party vendor
The university’s digital library program receives
replacement funds each year
Funds are used for servers, storage
KODACHROME SLIDES
downtown, Los Angeles
Feb 24, 1952
downtown, Los Angeles
Today
CAPITOL TODAY AND YESTERDAY
UT TOWER YESTERDAY AND TODAY
RESOURCES
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The collection includes 14,400 Kodachrome
Slides, as well as notebooks
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Cushman personal papers
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Cushman’s camera equipment
RESOURCES
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Written resources
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HTML text format and PDF format
Digital copy of slides
Downloadable in JPEG format
 Downloadable in various pixels;
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200 pixels (96dpi), 600 pixels (96dpi), and 1000 pixels (96dpi)
METADATA
METADATA – SUBJECT HEADINGS
ACCESS
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Prospected User Group
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Photographers
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Art Historians
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Historians and scholars
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Public
ACCESS – SEARCHING AND BROWSING
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Oracle Text search engine
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Five browsing facets
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Year
Location
Subject
Genre
Notebook
ACCESS - PREVIEW & OVERVIEW FEATURES
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Overview features
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30 selected slides on the home page
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Slide show of the 120 selected slides from the
collection
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Cushman’s life timeline with related photograph and
slide collection
Preview features
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The search results provide thumbnails of the slide
and general information of the slide
ACCESS – COPY RIGHT ISSUES
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The information on the web site is for noncommercial, personal, or research use only
High quality TIFF format images (2200dpi,
24bit), slide format, or printed format images can
be requested with a small fee
For publication purposes, additional fee applies
THANK YOU