Breakfast in Bed: 24 Extraordinary Color Photographs Revealed the First Class of Air France in the 1950s
Air France, in full Compagnie Nationale Air France, French international airline originally formed in 1933 and today serving all parts of the globe. With British Airways, it…
20 Interesting Vintage Photographs of Children Strolling With Their Baguettes on the Streets of Paris
What could be more traditionally French than the baguette, that long slender loaf of bread that has become an instantly recognized symbol of France? At any hour…
Yvon’s Paris of the 1920s: A Look Back On the French Capital Nearly 100 Years Ago
Born in Bordeaux, the French photographer Jean Pierre Yves Petit (1886–1969) moved to Paris as a young man; there he parlayed a childhood passion for photography into…
34 Black and White Snapshots That Show Parisian Girls From the 1950s
What did Parisian girls look like in the 1950s? Just check out these snapshots to see.
40 Black and White Photos Capture Street Scenes of Paris in 1969
In the 1960s, the population of the city and the surrounding suburbs had grown to 8 million inhabitants, and 150,000 migrants were arriving each year, both from…
40 Amazing Color Photos Capture Street Scenes of Paris in the Late 1970s
In 1975, the National Assembly changed the status of Paris to that of other French cities and, on 25 March 1977, Jacques Chirac became the first elected…
30 Amazing Photos Show What Paris Looked Like in the Mid-1970s
In 1975, the National Assembly changed the status of Paris to that of other French cities and, on 25 March 1977, Jacques Chirac became the first elected…
The First Spherical Building in the World: 16 Amazing Photos of the “Ball House” Kugelhaus in Dresden From the Late 1920s
The Kugelhaus (Ball House) was a spherical steel scaffolding construction in Dresden on the exhibition grounds in the Großer Garten between the exhibition palace and Hercules Avenue….
32 Color Photos Show Trams of Germany in the 1970s
These color photos were taken by English photographer Tom Burnham that show the tram system in Germany during the 1970s. (Photos by Tom Burnham)
The Last Days of East Germany: 40 Fascinating Photographs That Capture Everyday Life of Berlin in the Late 1980s
Between 1961 and 1989, the Berlin Wall divided East and West Germany and prevented the mass defection that took place after World War II. It also acted…