21 Stunning Black and White Photographs That Capture Street Scenes of Paris in the 1950s and 1960s
Not unlike its Western “great power” counterparts, 1960s France was a time of economic gains and social upheaval. Under the presidency of Charles de Gaulle, the country…
March 31, 1889: The Eiffel Tower Is Opened
The Eiffel Tower was built to be the entrance to the 1889 World’s Fair in Paris. Construction was started by Gustave Eiffel’s company in January 1887 and…
50 Fascinating Black and White Photographs Capture Street Scenes of Paris in the 1950s
As romantic as it might appear in some of the defining images of the decade, life wasn’t always easy in Paris in the years after the Second…
Life of France in the Early 20th Century Through Amazing Photos
The turn of the 20th century was a golden era in France. After a series of bruising wars and turmoil within the French Republic, culminating in the…
Kids at War: Rare Color Photographs of Children Playing War Games on the Streets of Paris in 1915
As the First World War raged on the Western Front in 1915, a different kind of battle was being staged each Sunday in a Paris neighborhood. The…
27 Fascinating Photos of French People Posing in Front of Their Boulangeries From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
France is world famous for its delicious baking. If you love bread, you can find a bakery or, as the French call it, a boulangerie, on almost…
Fascinating Color Photos Capture Street Scenes of Paris in the Mid-1960s
Not unlike its Western “great power” counterparts, 1960s France was a time of economic gains and social upheaval. The country rebuilt itself from the destruction wrought by…
Vintage Photographs of Paris Taken by Eugène Atget at the Turn of the 20th Century
Eugène Atget was an early French photographer who captured images of the rapidly disappearing elements of Paris during the waning 19th century. His straight forward yet wistful…
40 Amazing Black and White Photographs Capture Everyday Life in France During the Mid-20th Century
Photographer Janine Niepce (February 12, 1921 – August 5, 2007), one of the first photo-journalists in France, was a distant cousin of Nicéphore Niépce, the inventor of…
Mesmerizing Black and White Pictures of Winter Life in 1950s Paris
The City of Light shines year-round, but winter in the French capital is particularly enthralling and magical. As Cole Porter put it: “I love Paris in the…