Wonderful Paris in the Mid-1970s Through an American Traveler’s Lens
This post was originally published on this siteThese amazing photos were taken by huebner family photos that shows wonderful Paris street scenes when he made a […]
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Vintage Photographs of 12-Year-Old Brigitte Bardot in Mrs. Bourgat’s Ballet Class, Paris in 1946
This post was originally published on this siteBrigitte Bardot was born on September 28,1934 into a wealthy Parisian family. Her father, Louis Bardot, was an […]
Le Fox-Terrier Au Pont des Arts by Robert Doisneau, 1953
This post was originally published on this site“Nowadays people’s visual imagination is so much more sophisticated, so much more developed, particularly in young people, that […]
The Photo Was Posed, But the Kiss Was Real: The Story Behind the Most Famous Kiss Photo by Robert Doisneau in 1950
This post was originally published on this siteAlthough not as iconic as Alfred Eisenstaedt’s the sailor kiss on the V-E Day, Robert Doisneau’s Le Baiser […]
A Day at the Halles of Paris in 1968 Through Beautiful Kodachrome Photos
This post was originally published on this siteLes Halles was Paris’s central fresh food market. It was demolished in 1971 and replaced by the Forum […]
The Extending Mini-Skirts in Paris in the Mid-1960s
This post was originally published on this siteThe miniskirt was introduced in 1965 at the fashion show of French designer André Courreges. He felt that […]
Amazing Photos Show How Paris Has Changed Since the Late 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteAn amazing photo collection shows what street scenes of Paris looked like in the 1880s and 1890s. The […]
50 Amazing Photos Capture Street Scenes of Paris Around 1900
This post was originally published on this siteBorn in 1857, in Libourne near Bordeaux and raised by his uncle, Eugène Atget’s youth was molded by […]
Paris Just Before WWII: 22 Stunning Photos Capture Daily Life of the French Capital in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteAfter the First World War ended. The French economy boomed from 1921 until the Great Depression reached Paris […]
38 Amazing Black and White Photographs That Capture Everyday Life of Paris From the 1930s and Early 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteRoger Schall, born in 1904, is a French photographer who deeply influenced the thirties. With the arrival of […]
Incredible Photographs Captured Philippe Petit Walking on a Wire Between the Two Towers of Notre-Dame Cathedral in 1971
This post was originally published on this sitePhilippe Petit, a 21-year-old professional tightrope walker, was living in Paris when he decided to execute his first […]
Amazing Footage Captured Street Scenes Outside the Notre-dame Cathedral in 1928
This post was originally published on this siteHere’s the earliest sound footage of Paris showing street traffic outside the Notre-Dame Cathedral on October 21, 1928. […]
A Cathedral That Defined a City: 20 Rare Photographs of Notre Dame From the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteWhen the architects of Cathedral of Notre-Dame set to work some 850 years ago, their goals were nothing […]
Beautiful Paris in the 1950s Through Kees Scherer’s Lens
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1920 in the Amsterdam working-class district called ‘de Jordaan’, Dutch photographer Kees Scherer began working as a […]
Cycling on the Streets of Paris Under Nazi Occupation in 1942
This post was originally published on this siteThese photographs were taken by André Zucca in Paris while the city was occupied by the Germans during […]
Les Femmes Cocher: A Gallery of Postcards Depicting the First Women Horse-cab and Taxicab Drivers in Paris
This post was originally published on this siteIn November, 1906, three women began a month-long apprenticeship in preparation for the Prefecture of Police examination that […]
Behind the Scenes Photos From Audrey Hepburn Dance Rehearsal for “Funny Face” in Paris, 1956
This post was originally published on this siteAudrey Hepburn behind the scenes during the filming of American musical comedy Funny Face, a film released 1957. […]
A Young Woman Poses With Her Boudoir Doll Collection in Paris, France in 1922
This post was originally published on this siteA woman poses with her boudoir doll collection in Paris, France in 1922. The dolls were all over […]
38 Amateur Photos That Capture Daily Life of Paris Under Nazi Occupation
This post was originally published on this siteParis started mobilizing for war in September 1939, when Nazi Germany invaded Poland, but the war seemed far […]
Vincenzo Peruggia, the Man Who Stole the Mona Lisa Out of the Louvre Museum and Made It a Masterpiece
This post was originally published on this siteLeonardo da Vinci painted Mona Lisa in the early 16th century, but Vincenzo Peruggia (1881–1925) made her famous […]
Pictures of the Louvre and Its Visitors From Between the 1960s and 1990s
This post was originally published on this siteVery patiently with a camera in his hand the Brazilian photographer Alecio de Andrade manages to capture incredible […]
40 Fascinating Color Photographs That Capture Everyday Life on the Banks of the Seine River, Paris in 1941
This post was originally published on this site“For Parisians the Seine is a compass, a way to know where you are,” said art historian Marina […]
40 Amazing Color Photographs That Capture Street Scenes of Paris Under Nazi Occupation in 1942
This post was originally published on this siteFrench photographer André Zucca (1897–1973) was not a Nazi but he felt no particular hostility to Germany either. […]
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 […]
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 […]