27 Kodachrome Photos Capture Life in France in the Late 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThese Kodachrome slides were taken by M (‘Meredith’) Frank Rush (1924 – 2013) and Renee Carol Rush (1927 […]
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Beauty Contest for the Most Beautiful Eyes of Paris, ca. 1930
This post was originally published on this siteVintage photographs show the contestants with cloaked heads at the beauty-contest for the most beautiful eyes of Paris, […]
29 Beautiful Vintage Color Pictures of France in the 1950s Taken By a Tourist
This post was originally published on this siteThese beautiful photographs were taken by Julia Vanderveer Rees during her trip around France in the 1950s. We […]
In 1971, a French Designer Covered a Model With Plaster to Create a Mold for the “Homme” Chair
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1971, French designer Ruth Francken took a fine looking young man and copied his beautiful backside with […]
30 Fascinating Photos Show What Life of France Looked Like in the 1900s
This post was originally published on this siteFor France before World War I, the 19th century, as elsewhere, was a period of economic modernization and […]
45 Black and White Photos Capture Everyday Life of Rouen in 1951
This post was originally published on this siteRouen is a city on the River Seine in northern France. It is the prefecture of the region […]
Brutal and Gruesome: Terrifying Pictures of Grand Guignol, the Notorious Paris Horror Theatre in 1947
This post was originally published on this siteThere is a legend about Paris’s gruesome Théâtre du Grand Guignol. One of the most notorious stages of […]
Historical Pictures of Parisians Evacuating Their Homes During the Great Flood in 1910
This post was originally published on this siteIn the winter of 1909–1910, Paris and the surrounding area experienced higher than normal rainfall which saturated the […]
Dreamy Autochromes of Rural France in the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteAntonin Personnaz (1854-1936), best known for having bequeathed to France his large collection of Impressionist paintings now at […]
18 Fantastic Pictures of Turn-of-the-Century Paris Taken by Émile Zola
This post was originally published on this siteÉmile Zola (2 April 1840 – 29 September 1902) was a French novelist, journalist, playwright, the best-known practitioner […]
40 Black and White Photos Capture Street Scenes of Paris in 1969
This post was originally published on this siteIn the 1960s, the population of the city and the surrounding suburbs had grown to 8 million inhabitants, […]
35 Spectacular Postcards of France in the Last Years of the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThese stunning postcards of France during the turn of the century were created using Photochrom, a process for […]
Rare color photos of German-occupied Paris during World War II, 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteThese images were taken in German-occupied Paris by André Zucca for the German propaganda magazine Signal using rare […]
Robert De Niro and Sean Penn Hanging Out at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival
This post was originally published on this siteThere’s an interesting backstory to how Sean Penn, then 23, wound up hanging out with Robert De Niro, […]
French Kids Paying Tribute to Serge Gainsbourg
This post was originally published on this siteSerge Gainsbourg (April 2, 1928 – March 2, 1991) was a French musician, singer-songwriter, actor, author and filmmaker. […]
“Je suis comme un poisson dans l’eau” – Tampax
This post was originally published on this siteThe literal translation for this French tampon ad: “I am like a fish in the water.” Even if […]
A Champagne Cellar in Reims, ca. 1910
This post was originally published on this siteThousands of bottles of champagne mature in one of the Roman Cellars in Reims, France, where they are […]
Vintage photos capture people enjoying France’s glamorous Deauville beach, 1900s-1930s
This post was originally published on this siteDeauville is regarded as the “queen of the Norman beaches” and one of the most prestigious seaside resorts […]
Amazing photos by Eugène Atget capture the vanished streets of Old Paris, 1900s
This post was originally published on this siteThese photos, taken by Eugène Atget, document all of the architecture and street scenes of Paris before their […]
50 Amazing Color Photographs Capture Everyday Life of Can Can Dancers at the Moulin Rouge in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThe can-can dancers of the Moulin Rouge in Paris, probably taken some time in the 1950s judging by […]
35 Amazing Photos Capture Street Scenes of Paris in the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871), Paris was besieged by the Prussian Army. After months of blockade, hunger, and […]
A Space-Age Iconic Desk: The Swildens Desk For Peugeot in 1966
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1966 Ben Swildens in collaboration with Max Ingrand, designed this desk for Peugeot’s relocated headquarters to Avenue […]
Beautiful Vintage Photos of Paris Taken by Travelers
This post was originally published on this siteParis is the capital and most populous city of France, with an area of more than 105 km² […]
17 Grainy Snapshots of Paris in 1970 Taken By a Russian Tourist
This post was originally published on this siteIn the 1950s and 1960s, Paris underwent a massive reconstruction, with the addition of new highways, skyscrapers, and […]
Les Halles: Inside photos of the bygone marketplace that was known as ‘The Belly of Paris’, 1956
This post was originally published on this siteThese pictures show Les Halles, Paris’ former fresh food market, which sprawled haphazardly over the center of the […]