British filmmaker Lee Shulman has curated 300 Kodachrome slides, dating back to the 1950s, into a new book. Scroll through the gallery to see more images from "<a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.taschen.com%2Fpages%2Fen%2Fcatalogue%2Fphotography%2Fall%2F05350%2Ffacts.midcentury_memories_the_anonymous_project.htm" target="_blank" target="_blank">Midcentury Memories: The Anonymous Project</a>."
British filmmaker Lee Shulman has curated 300 Kodachrome slides, dating back to the 1950s, into a new book. Scroll through the gallery to see more images from "Midcentury Memories: The Anonymous Project."
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"To me, the photo captures a moment of pure complicity and absolute freedom," Shulman said in a phone interview.
"To me, the photo captures a moment of pure complicity and absolute freedom," Shulman said in a phone interview.
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Kodachrome slides are rectangular pieces of film that were loaded into slide projectors and beamed onto walls.
Kodachrome slides are rectangular pieces of film that were loaded into slide projectors and beamed onto walls.
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Since 2017, Shulman has collected over 700,000 Kodachrome slides as part of The Anonymous Project, a Paris-based non-profit that gathers, scans, digitizes and catalogs color photographic negatives and slides.
Since 2017, Shulman has collected over 700,000 Kodachrome slides as part of The Anonymous Project, a Paris-based non-profit that gathers, scans, digitizes and catalogs color photographic negatives and slides.
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"Each slide is a glimpse into our collective memory," Shulman said.
"Each slide is a glimpse into our collective memory," Shulman said.
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The collection includes pictures of newborn babies and first days of school, parties and family vacations, first dances and weddings, birthdays, anniversaries and older couples.
The collection includes pictures of newborn babies and first days of school, parties and family vacations, first dances and weddings, birthdays, anniversaries and older couples.
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No captions, background information or specifics, like dates or times, accompany the frames -- mostly because when Shulman acquired them they didn't come with any.
No captions, background information or specifics, like dates or times, accompany the frames -- mostly because when Shulman acquired them they didn't come with any.
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"Even in the rare instances I've had some access to the history of these snapshots, I decided to leave it out," Shulman said. "For me, this is an interpretative experience."
"Even in the rare instances I've had some access to the history of these snapshots, I decided to leave it out," Shulman said. "For me, this is an interpretative experience."
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For the book, Shulman selected photos according to his own personal inclinations, choosing those that spoke to him emotionally or visually.
For the book, Shulman selected photos according to his own personal inclinations, choosing those that spoke to him emotionally or visually.
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Shulman said people from all over the world have sent him boxes of old Kodachrome slides, some of which have been forgotten for years in their attics.
Shulman said people from all over the world have sent him boxes of old Kodachrome slides, some of which have been forgotten for years in their attics.
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"<a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.taschen.com%2Fpages%2Fen%2Fcatalogue%2Fphotography%2Fall%2F05350%2Ffacts.midcentury_memories_the_anonymous_project.htm" target="_blank" target="_blank">Midcentury Memories: The Anonymous Project</a>," published by Taschen, is available now.
"Midcentury Memories: The Anonymous Project," published by Taschen, is available now.
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