Lost And Found: The Colorful Story Of Charles Cushman

By editor • Sep 14, 2012

Charles W. Cushman gazes across the Grand Canyon in Arizona, November 1939

The Charles W. Cushman Photograph Collection/Indiana University

In the 1990s, a photo historian made a wonderful discovery: In a trove of boxes headed for the trash was a view of American history like he'd never seen it. That is, America in color, as early as 1938.