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50 Fascinating Photos Capture Street Scenes of Paris in the 1980s

January 10, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

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

January 4, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

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

December 11, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

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

December 1, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

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

November 27, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

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

November 20, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

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 […]

20 Stunning Vintage Photos Capture Holidaymakers at the Eden Roc Hotel

October 31, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteTake a look at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, one of the most luxurious destinations in Europe, a particular […]

40 Amazing Black and White Photographs Capture Everyday Life in France During the Mid-20th Century

October 19, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this sitePhotographer Janine Niepce (February 12, 1921 – August 5, 2007), one of the first photo-journalists in France, was […]

October 18, 1963: Félicette, a Black and White Female Parisian Stray Cat, Became the First Cat Launched Into Space

October 18, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteFrance’s first astro-critter came late to the space game. Her name was Felicette and she was launched on […]

The spectacular World’s Fair Exposition Universelle in rare pictures, 1899

October 14, 2020 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe 1889 World Fair in Paris was symbolically important, since the year 1889 marked the hundredth anniversary of […]

Street Portraits of Parisians in the 1960s Through Amazing Black and White Photos

October 8, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteParis-based photographer Jean Bourgeois learned about photography and took this virus in 1965 in the army, “while doing […]

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Captivating Colorized Footage Captured a Snowball Fight Scene in France From 1896

October 7, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteA snowball fight from all the way back in Lyon, France, 1896.⁣ The original black and white footage […]

30 Amazing Photos Show What Paris Looked Like in the Mid-1970s

October 2, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn 1975, the National Assembly changed the status of Paris to that of other French cities and, on […]

A Gallery of 50 Fascinating Wedding Group Photos in France From the Early 1950s

September 18, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteHere’s a gallery of 50 large group photos taken by Roger Durand in 1951. Durand was a photographer […]

35 Amazing Postcards Document Maritime Life of France Around 1900

September 10, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteMaritime history is the broad overarching subject that includes fishing, whaling, international maritime law, naval history, the history […]

When Coca-Cola came to France, 1950

August 25, 2020 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn 1950, Coca Cola decided to start a big marketing campaign targeting the drink to the people of […]

40 Wonderful Photos Capture Street Scenes of Paris in the Late 1970s

August 25, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteA set of wonderful Ektachrome photos was taken by William Nurenberg that shows street scenes in and around Paris, France […]

“Women of the Future” according to the French artist Albert Bergeret, 1902

August 12, 2020 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn 1902, a French manufacturer released a set of trading cards designed by artist Albert Bergeret that imagined […]

Chronophotographic Gun, the First Invention to Capture Moving Images on the Same Plate, 1882

August 12, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteA polymorphic scientific, Étienne-Jules Marey (5 March 1830 – 15 May 1904) explored numerous techniques and disciplines, obsessed […]

18 Vintage Portraits of Psychiatric Patients in the Late 19th Century

August 4, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteA set of portraits from an unidentified psychiatric hospital most likely in France or Germany. These were taken […]

Siège d’Amour: This Love Chair Was Originally Designed for the Future King Edward VII in 1890

July 12, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThis extraordinary and highly imaginative chair was originally designed for the future King Edward VII – then known […]

40 Rarely Seen Color Photographs Capture Everyday Life in Europe After World War II

July 8, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn the Spring of 1947 This Week assigned David “Chim” Seymour to photograph Europe during the second anniversary […]

This Horseman Is From Jean Cocteau’s 1960 Film ‘Testament of Orpheus’

July 7, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteTestament of Orpheus (French: Le testament d’Orphée) is a 1960 black-and-white film with a few seconds of color […]

The Physiognomic Heads by Charles Le Brun: 17th Century Sketches Show the Relationship Between Human and Animal Physiognomies

July 2, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteCharles Le Brun (1619 – 1690) was a French painter and art theorist. Declared by Louis XIV “the […]

Portrait of a Parisian Woman With Her Cat in Her Cannabis Garden, ca. 1910s

July 2, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThis lovely young Parisian woman is enjoying a serene moment in her lush garden in the 1910s in […]

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