Here’s the First Photograph of a Human Being, and How the Scene Has Changed From 180 Years Ago
This post was originally published on this siteA lot has changed in Paris since the first photograph showing a human being was taken on its […]
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Robert Doisneau: An Oblique Look in Front of the Romi’s Shop, Rue de Seine, Paris
This post was originally published on this siteThese images are from iconic French photographer Robert Doisneau. Amongst the photographs is the famous series of the […]
Pictures and the Story of Clementine Clatteaux Delait, the Famous Bearded Lady of Taon-les-Vosges
This post was originally published on this siteClémentine Clattaux was born on 5 March 1865 in Chamousey near Charmes in Lorraine, Eastern France. During the […]
The Scandal of Simone Silva Exposed Herself Topless in the Arms of Robert Mitchum During the 1954 Cannes Film Festival
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1954 during the Cannes Film Festival, the English starlet Simone Silva exposed herself topless in the arms […]
Amazing Photos That Capture France in the 1930s, Just Before WWII
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1894 in Keene, New Hampshire, Fay Sturtevant Lincoln, known professionally as F. S. Lincoln, was an architectural […]
Americans in Paris: Solita Solano and Djuna Barnes in "Café Le Dome", 1925
This post was originally published on this siteSolita Solano (1888–1975, an American writer, poet and journalist) and Djuna Barnes (1892–1982, an American writer and artist) […]
Yvon’s Paris of the 1920s: A Look Back On the French Capital Nearly 100 Years Ago
This post was originally published on this siteBorn in Bordeaux, the French photographer Jean Pierre Yves Petit (1886–1969) moved to Paris as a young man; […]
Robert and Raymonde: Vintage Romantic Postcards Reveal a Beautiful Love Story From the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteHere’s an amazing love postcard set, sent between Robert (also known as Bob) and his girlfriend/fiancee Raymonde in […]
27 Stunning Black and White Photographs That Capture Everyday Life in France in the 1930s and 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteÉmile Savitry, born Dupont in 1903 in Saïgon was first a painter, but he had “more than meets […]
Shocking Photos Show How French Women Were Punished by Shaving Their Head to Publicly for Collaborating With Nazis
This post was originally published on this siteAt the end of World War II, many French people accused of collaboration with Germany endured a particularly […]
Paris by Robert Doisneau: 23 Fascinating Black and White Photographs of the City in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this site“I don’t photograph life as it is, but life as I would like it to be.” – Robert […]
19 Amazing Vintage Photographs That Capture Everyday Life in Paris From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteEugène Atget (1857–1927) was a French photographer best known for his photographs of the architecture and streets of […]
Innocent ‘Naughty’ French Postcards From the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteTaking erotic pictures and then sending them to your partner seems like something people have always managed to […]
D-Day in Color: Stunning Retouched Photos of Brave Allied Troops Landing Normandy Beaches in June, 1944
This post was originally published on this siteSome 156,000 Allied troops landed on five Normandy beaches during the operation on June 6, 1944, which would […]
Meet Eugen Weidmann, the Last Person Ever to Be Publicly Executed by Guillotine in 1939
This post was originally published on this siteThe last public execution by guillotine was not as long ago as you may think. It actually took […]
Pictures of American Teenagers in Paris in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteGordon Parks is an amazing vintage photographer whose work deserves a proper post one day since to show […]
The Allied Invasion of Europe, 1943-1945
This post was originally published on this siteStarting with the Invasion of Sicily in July of 1943, and culminating in the June 6, 1944, D-Day […]
Candid Photographs Capture Inside Gymnase Saulnier, a School for Acrobats in Paris, in 1947
This post was originally published on this siteThese fascinating pictures were taken by Hans Wild for LIFE magazine at a school for acrobats, Gymnase Saulnier, […]
Sleeping with the enemy: Collaborator girls of the German-occupied Europe, 1940-1944
This post was originally published on this siteIt’s 1942 and the Germans occupy and dominate the vast majority of Europe. They were there, on the […]
During World War I, France Built a Fake Paris to Fool German Pilots
This post was originally published on this siteHow do you save Paris from German World War I bombers? By building a life-sized decoy city, of […]
Belgian Man Discovered Stash of Cars Hidden in Abandoned Quarry Since World War II
This post was originally published on this siteFor nearly 80 years these cars have been hidden underground in a quarry in France but they were […]
These 19th Century Mugshots of a ‘Criminal’ Toddler Are Adorable, But They Are Also Fake!
This post was originally published on this siteAlphonse Bertillon was a French police officer and biometrics researcher who was responsible for standardizing the modern mugshot. […]
47 Fascinating Photographs That Capture Street Scenes of Paris in the Early 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteThese fascinating photographs were taken by an amateur photographer JAYL38 that show street scenes of Paris in around 1962 […]
Meet Nancy Wake — The White Mouse Of The French Resistance
This post was originally published on this siteNancy Wake was far from a damsel in distress, and by the end of the war was number […]
34 Black and White Snapshots That Show Parisian Girls From the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteWhat did Parisian girls look like in the 1950s? Just check out these snapshots to see.