These Kodachrome slides were taken by M ('Meredith') Frank Rush (1924 - 2013) and Renee Carol Rush (1927 - 2016) during their trip to Italy in 1958. That same year they also visited England, France, Germany, Holland and the 1958 World's Fair in Brussels.
For more fascinating vintage photographs, take a look at gbfernie5's brilliant collections on
Flickr.
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| View of Piazza della Repubblica, Rome. |
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| Alleyway and Piazza, Rome. |
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| The Tabularium (the Roman records building), Roman Forum, Rome. |
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| Rooftops, Florence. |
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| Vittorio Emanuele II Monument, Rome. |
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| Ceramics workshop of Guido Gambone, Florence. |
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| Stairs near Basilica San Francesco, Assisi. |
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| Triple Exposure of the Fountain of the Naiads, Piazza della Repubblica and Colosseum, Rome. |
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| Carriage driver on a break, Rome. |
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| Trinità dei Monti Church, Spanish Steps, Rome. |
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| Basilica of San Francesco, Assisi. |
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| Rooftops, Florence. |
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| View from a train. |
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| St Peter's Square, Rome. |
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| Guido Gambone in his ceramics workshop, Florence. |
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| Florence. |
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| On the Arno River, Florence. |
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