Humorous Musique du General Oku Postcards From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905), a French postcard company produced a set of several postcards mocking General Oku […]
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Time for Your Spanking
This post was originally published on this siteAn amazing vintage mechanical French postcard which translates, “If your husband is so obedient it is as you […]
Intriguing Vintage Photos of French Rockabilly Gangs in 1982
This post was originally published on this siteBeginning in the 1970s, rockabilly—a look and culture spawned in 1950s Tennessee—experienced a revival, first in California, then […]
Fascinating Photographs of Huguette Sabouret Taken by Jacques Henri Lartigue at the Château de Veyvialle, 1942
This post was originally published on this siteJacques-Henri Lartigue (1894–1986) was born at Courbevoie, France, and he grew up in Paris. His father, a businessman […]
The Paris Morgue Was One of the Most Popular Tourist Attractions in Paris in the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteToday, Parisians and tourists from around the world flock to visit the dozens of magnificent monuments and museums […]
27 Fascinating Photos of French People Posing in Front of Their Boulangeries From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteFrance is world famous for its delicious baking. If you love bread, you can find a bakery or, […]
Guillotine, Toy of the Time of the French Revolution, ca. 1794
This post was originally published on this siteA toy guillotine could be morbidly funny in modern times, but this toy dates back to 1794, during […]
Stunning Black and White Photographs Captured the Spirit of Early 20th Century Athletics
This post was originally published on this siteJacques Henri Lartigue was fascinated by the ascent of sport in the early 20th century as a fashionable […]
Paris of the 1970s Through the Lens of a Soviet Tourist
This post was originally published on this siteParis is the capital and most populous city of France. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one […]
20 Beautiful Black and White Photos of Cats in Paris From the Mid-20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteYou like Paris? Luckily, cats too! Paris is a cat friendly capital and pampers its little friends. Many […]
Nine Members of the Surrealists Group in Paris, circa 1933
This post was originally published on this siteParis in the 1920s was full of high hopes following the end of the First World War, the […]
Paris in 1980 Through Fascinating Photos
This post was originally published on this site“I was 28 years old in 1980 and worked at the warehouse at Husqvarna AB and every week […]
When Paris was protected with sandbags and masking tape, 1914-1918
This post was originally published on this siteBy the first week of September 1914, the Germans had come within thirty kilometers of the Cathedral of […]
40 Haunting Vintage Photographs That Show Inside the Paris Catacombs in the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this site“One of those places that everyone wants to see and no one wants to see again” is how […]
Paris in vivid color images by Jules Gervais-Courtellemont, 1923
This post was originally published on this siteThese colored photos by Jules Gervais-Courtellemont will take you back through time to see how Paris looked in […]
20 Interesting Vintage Photographs of Children Strolling With Their Baguettes on the Streets of Paris
This post was originally published on this siteWhat could be more traditionally French than the baguette, that long slender loaf of bread that has become […]
Paul Gauguin Playing the Harmonium, ca. 1895
This post was originally published on this sitePainter Paul Gauguin playing a harmonium at the Paris studio of Alphonse Mucha, a Czech Art Nouveau painter, […]
1919 Ad Postcard for “Le Cochon Prodigue”, a Brand of Auvergne Sausage
This post was originally published on this siteWhile the Fairbanks postcard draws attention to the death of the pig as a necessary step to obtain […]
Portraits of Jean Cocteau in Bed with a Mask, Paris, 1927
This post was originally published on this siteBerenice Abbott portrayed Jean Cocteau, French surrealist artist, poet, writer, and filmmaker, sitting in bed with a somewhat […]
50 Fascinating Photos Capture Street Scenes of Paris in the 1980s
This post was originally published on this sitecaramoul25 is a French photographer who had his first shot in 1950 at the age of 17 “with […]
Louis Boutan and the World’s First Underwater Selfie, 1893
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1893, Louis Boutan took an underwater self-portrait at a depth of 3 m (10 ft) using a […]
Meet Miss ‘Sputnick’ Anne Marie Dupont, aka Dyna Sputnick
This post was originally published on this siteMiss ‘Sputnick’ aka DYNA Sputnik is the latest striptease girl to hit Paris. Her topical gimmich is currently […]
Fascinating Vintage Photos Capture Life of French Children in the 1930s and 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteA natural pair of keen eyes enables Robert Doisneau to have his own very poetic approach to street […]
Woman on a Podoscaphe, ca. Late 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1858, an article in L’Illustration relates a podoscaphe navigation on the Rhine, from Rotterdam to Cologne. On […]
Polaire in ‘Claudine à Paris’ (1902) – A Collection of Postcards Featuring the Incredibly Tightlaced Entertainer Emilie Marie Bouchard
This post was originally published on this sitePolaire (“Pole Star”), (real name Emilie Marie Bouchard) was born in Algeria in 1874. She was a French […]