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16 stunning photos of the south of France in the 1960s

Talia AvakianMay 15, 2015, 02:24 IST

Charles W. Cushman Photograph Collection/Indiana University Archives The Carlton Hotel was considered the prime place to stay during the Cannes Film Festival. The 1960s were the period of Post-war France, when the country was booming with a newfound sense of optimism and energy. It was the time of New Wave cinema, existentialism, Yé-Yé music, and streets filled with youth.

Photographer Charles W. Cushman, one of the first photographers to use color imagery back in 1938, captured moments from the wonderful period in a collection of vintage photographs preserved today in the Indiana University Archives. Take a moment to look through the photos and you'll find yourself being transported more than 50 years back in time.