Martha Nickerson (1925-2011) was a world traveller, teacher, and librarian who photographed the world around her with a curiosity and sense of wonder which made itself beautifully visible in her choice of subjects.
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| The world in the 1950s and 1960s Through Martha Nickerson’s lens |
From the 1950s through the 1980s, Martha travelled throughout the United States and overseas photographing almost exclusively with Kodachrome film. Her choice of film, along with her meticulous cataloging of her finished slides, created a collection of images as rich in color and filled with story-telling today as it was the day each image was taken.
The collection was found and is being maintained and curated by artist Kalliope Amorphous. This is a chronicle of the artists efforts to restore and share the collection as an archive of both history and photography.
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| Faneuil Hall from Custom House, Boston, Massachusetts, 1954 |
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| Riverside Park, New York, 1954 |
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| Sunset on the Hudson River from Riverside Park, New York, 1954 |
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| The Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge, New York, 1954 |
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| Rockefeller Center, New York City, 1955 |
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| Saks Fifth Avenue, NYC, 1955 |
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| 117th Street, New York City, 1956 |
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| Bridge from France to San Sebastián, 1956 |
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| Gypsy along the road, France, 1956 |
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| Martha at the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy, 1956 |
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| San Sebastien, Spain, 1956 |
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| Vegetable market, Paris, France, 1956 |
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| Horse and carriage in Carmona, Spain, 1957 |
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| Snake charmer in Tangier, Morocco, 1957 |
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| Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1958 |
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| Bobby in Petticoat Lane, London, 1958 |
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| Chalk Cliffs of Dover, England, 1958 |
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| Children playing in schoolyard, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 1958 |
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| Churchyard burial ground in England, 1958 |
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| Couple walking in London fog, England, 1958 |
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| Feeding the seagulls, Fjord, Norway, 1958 |
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| Hyde Park speaker, London, 1958 |
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| Sunday in Petticoat Lane, London, 1958 |
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| The Blue Grotto, Capri, Italy, 1958 |
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| Old time ferry, Southampton, England, 1959 |
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| Rug washing outside Tehran, Iran, 1959 |
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| Baby camel, Morocco, 1960 |
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| Beach in Casablanca, Morocco, 1960 |
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| Camels, Morocco, 1960 |
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| Dancers in Spain, 1960 |
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| Morocco, 1960 |
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| Shepard in Morocco, 1960 |
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| Woman carrying sticks on the road to Tizi N Test, Morocco, 1960 |
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| Marrakech, Morocco, 1961 |
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| Snake charmer on the roof, Marrakesh, Morocco 1961 |
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| Spilled crates of oranges, Marrakesh , Morocco, 1961 |
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| Tin pan seller, Morocco, 1961 |
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| Woman carrying sticks in Marrakesh, Morocco, 1961 |
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| Paris, France, 1962 |
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| Two Danish girls, Denmark, 1962 |
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| Ankara, Turkey, 1963 |
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| Athens, Greece, 1963 |
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| Girl with sheep, Ankara, Turkey, 1963 |
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| Olive trees in Granada, Spain, 1963 |
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| American oil can used as a water bucket, Damascus, Syria 1964 |
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| Balcony used as a playpen in Istanbul, Turkey, 1964 |
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| Balloon man, Istabul, Turkey, 1964 |
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| Cairo, Egypt, 1964 |
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| Children in Jerusalem, Israel, 1964 |
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| Children in Turkey, 1964 |
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| Damascus, Syria, 1964 |
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| Dikmen hillside in springtime, Ankara, Turkey, 1964 |
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| Fruit stand in Damascus, Syria, 1964 |
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| Istanbul, Turkey, 1964 |
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| San Francisco, California, 1964 |
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| Brian Bayless, sheep herder, Ankara, Turkey, 1965 |
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| Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, New York, 1966 |
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| Copenhagen Airport, Denmark, 1967 |
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| Puerto Rico Woolworth’s, 1969 |
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| San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1969 |
(Photo © Kalliope Amorphous)
Mostly cool pictures.
ReplyDeleteIt IS a little sad to see that pollution machine spoiling the sunset in that second shot. I realize those were different times, but given where it all has lead, it's still sad!
The blue grotto is not even a photo . . .
ReplyDeleteParis, France, 1962 = Printed in reverse.
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