These amazing pictures were taken by Allan Hailstone and his father during their trip together to the French capital in July 1955, back when the post-war city was beginning to…
After the austerity and bloodshed of World War I, France longed for joy and light-heartedness. Pre-war values were rejected as people embraced new lifestyles and new technologies, and discovered a…
Paris in mid-1950s was totally different than it even could be today. Life was more laid back, the clock did not dictate activities, and yes, families spent more time together.…
Roger Schall (1904 – 1995) was a renowned French photographer of the 1930s & 1940s. He began working with his father, a portrait photographer in 1918. Schall was among the…
The 1980s was the decade of change for Paris. In 1981, François Mitterand was elected President of France, and during his tenure, several development projects were started in Paris.The old,…
These will make you fall in love with Paris even more... A cafe in 1929. Fox Photos / Getty Images. Les Galeries Lafayette (a Parisian department store that’s been open since…
A natural pair of keen eyes enables Robert Doisneau to have his own very poetic approach to street photography. Amusing juxtapositions, eccentrics, and oddities of human nature, social classes, and…
Citroën is a French automobile brand. The “Automobiles Citroën” manufacturing company was founded in March 1919 by André Citroën. Citroën is owned by Stellantis since 2021 and previously was part…
French World War I soldier Hubert Rochereau died in an English field ambulance on April 26, 1918 a day after being wounded during fighting for the village of Loker in…
French art director Julien Knez spent a summer taking photos of Parisian streets overlaid with vintage photos of what they used to look like. The vintage photos range from 1871…