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 […]
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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 […]
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; […]
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 […]
American Writers Janet Flanner and Solita Solano, the Lesbian Lovers Fled 1920s America for Paris and Lived Their Best Life
This post was originally published on this siteSo said writer and journalist Janet Flanner, when she explained her decision to move to Paris in 1922 […]
22 Fascinating Pictures That Capture Street Scenes of Paris in 1959
This post was originally published on this siteWhat was Paris like in the 1950s? An epic collage of contradictions – grubby and refined, chaotic and […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
Montparnasse Derailment: The Story Behind the Incredible Images of the Train That Broke Through a Building in Paris, 1895
This post was originally published on this siteThese incredible photos of the wreck at Gare Montparnasse in Paris shows a very dramatic scene of a […]
41 Fascinating Color Photos That Capture Street Scenes of Paris in the Early 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteThese fascinating photos from Steve OWEN that captured street scenes of Paris in 1971 and 1972. Street in St […]
55 Impressive Photos That Capture Street Scenes of Paris in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteHere is an impressive collection of color photos from dianp that captured street scenes of Paris in the 1950s. […]
Wonderful Life of Paris During the 1970s Through Dave Glass’s Lens
This post was originally published on this siteDave Glass is an American freelance photographer who studied photo-journalism and photography at City College of San Francisco, […]
28 Vintage Photographs Documented Everyday Life at Paris’s Central Fresh Food Market ‘Les Halles’ in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteLes Halles de Paris, usually simply Les Halles, was Paris’s central fresh food market. Located in the heart […]
34 Rare Photos That Capture Paris in the mid-19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThat’s what Paris looked like from between the 1850s and the late 1860s. Vue Prise du Pont Notre-Dame, […]