Young North Africans dancing on the Paris QuaisYoung North Africans (from Algeria) dance on the Paris Quais. Date: circa 1950s
French Cafe and Garage - ParisScene of local people standing outside a Paris Cafe, positioned next to a garage offering cars for hire. The smart cafe waiter stands alongside a rather lovely (and rather huge) dog
Killing an Elephant for food, Paris; Franco-Prussian War, 18Illustration showing the killing of an elephant, in the Jardin des Plantes, for food during the Siege of Paris in the winter of 1870-1
Music-Hall. Folies-Bergere. The wall of the death
A group of wealthy Parisians enjoy an evening party, which includes conversation and gambling. Date: circa 1805
WW2 - An enthusiastic crowd of celebrating Parisians fill the Champs Elysees until dawn. Date: 1945
WW2 - The population of Paris invade the Boulevards in frenzy of joyous excitement. Date: 1945
WW2 - During the evening of May 7th, all over Paris, Special editions are printed announcing the German surrender. Date: 1945
Outbreak of WWII Arriving for cabaret in MontmartreArriving at the cabaret, Le Caveau Caucasien (a venue kept by White Russians) in Montmartre, Paris, in the opening weeks of the Second World War. Date: 1939
The Republican Constitution Accepted - Paris, FranceThe Republican Constitution accepted and celebrated with a parade through the streets of Paris - 10th August, 1793. Date: 1793
Procession of the Catholic Ligue through the streets of Paris - passing the Rue du Marche Palud Date: 1590
The Parisians of Paris: La CavalieriLina Cavalieri (1874 - 1944), beautiful singer, posing elegantly in a magnificent evening gown adorned with silk flowers
FESTIVAL JULY 1790Celebrating the anniversary of the fall of the Bastille, Parisians enjoy fireworks and dancing on the Champs Elysees throughout the night. Date: 18 July 1790
MARCHE AUX PUCESParisians wander and browse the stalls at the Marche aux Puces, which sells antiques, books, bric-a-brac and much more. Date: circa 1940
MONTMARTRE WRESTLINGA genteel audience of Parisians enjoy a wrestling match between a man and a woman; anything goes in Montmartre... Date: 1901
PARIS DEBATES PAIN PRICEZut alors! Cest trop cher! Parisiens discuss the price of bread at a street corner. Date: 1853
Quatorze JuilletParisians and Parisiennes dance in the streets to celebrate the storming of the Bastille during the French Revolution Date: 14 July 1921
RIOTOUS NEW YEAR PARTYHow provincial folk suppose fashionable Parisians see the New Year in (picture 1 of 2) Date: 1904
REVOLUTIONARY FESTIVALParisians celebrate the Foundation of the Republic with a chariot race in the Champ de Mars Date: 22 September 1796
Paris Five Sous CarriageCAROSSE A CINQ SOUS Public carriage carries Parisians for five sous a journey Date: 1662
The Arc de Triomphe, Paris FranceThe Arc de Triomphe de l ╔┤oile (Triumphal Arch of the Star), Paris France. The Arc de Triomphe honours those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
WW2 - Liberation of Paris - The BarricadesWW2 - Barricades, Liberation of Paris. " Man the barricades!" This cry which rang out on Monday, August 21st, 1944. Date: 1944
Volta, Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio (1745-1827). Italian physicist known for the invention of the battery in the 1800s. Oil
Paris, France - Halle aux Vins. Date: 1829
Paris, France - Place Dauphine. Date: 17th century
Paris, France - Satirical comments on street dangersSatirical comments by Robida on the dangers faced as a pedestrain on the streets of Paris, France. Date: 1903
Le Train Bleu of the Paris- Lyon-Marseille route, the famous express carrying fashionable Parisians to the Cote d Azur
WW1 - The Patron Saint of Paris watching over the townWW1 era - Saint Genevieve, the Patron Saint of Paris, still watching over the town until dawn.... the card bears a small souvenir medallion
Coach provided for the less well-off going to Auteuil RacesThe Coach provided for less well-off people going to the Auteuil Hippodrome Race-course in Paris, France. Date: circa 1903
Paris Floods - Relocation - Quai de Billy - January, 1910 (note the Hotel is called the Navy Hotel !!). Date: 1910
Music cover, Les Parisiennes, Three New Polkas, L Enjouee, La Coquette, La Gracieuse, by Frederic Burgmuller circa 1850s
Cartoon, Parisian air raid shelter, WW1Cartoon showing Parisian women in an air raid shelter during the First World War. Date: 1918
Parisians in Fancy DressParisians in fancy dress Date: 1928
Uhlan in ParisA Prussian Uhlan contemplates the Arc de Triomphe : though the Parisians feel humiliated, the Prussians remain in the city for only three days Date: 1-3 March 1871
Dreyfus / Paris DelightedParisians learn the news that Dreyfus has again been condemned after his re-trial at Rennes, and are delighted Date: 1899
17th Century Paris SceneParisians frequenting the shops of the Galerie du Palais de Justice Date: circa 1630
WWII - Barricade in the Cite District - Liberation of Paris" Man the barricades!" This cry which rang out on Monday, August 21st, 1944. This absolutely terrific photograph shows the men manning a barricade in the Cite District manned by some suave
Parisians panic at the sight of a comet, thinking that it presages the end of the world. Date: 1819
Parisians celebrate peace treatry, France, 1919A series of photographs recording of French citizens celebrating the peace treaty in the streets of Paris. From jubilation in the city, German guns being dragged through the streets
WW1 - Zeppelins raid over Paris, France, 1915WW1 - A failed night raid attack over Paris, where enemy airships are under attack from shells and searchlights from below
Parisians reading newspapers in the gardens of the Tuileries.. Handcolored aquatint engraving after an illustration credited to Victor Auver from A Tour through Paris, William Sams, London, 1825
WW1 - US Officers feted by the Ladies of ParisWW1 - Behind the Lines - US Officers feted by the Ladies of Paris Date: 1918
Station centrale des a鲯nefs ࠎotre-Dame (CentralStation centrale des a鲯 nefs ࠎ otre-Dame (Central aircraft station at Notre Dame). Robida drawing for his book Le Vingti譥 Si裬 e (1883)
The first World war (1918). Celebration of the Victory in the Paris streets (November). Illustration by Charles Hoffbauer
SAINT-SIMON, Louis de (1675 - 1755). Duc de Rouvroy. French soldier, diplomatist and writer of memoirs. Oil
Big ballet The Fairy Doll. Olympia theatre. Poster
Paris. Com餩e-Fran硩se (early 19th c). EtchingParis. Com餩 e-Fran硩 se (early 19th c). Etching. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Mus饠 Carnavalet (Carnavalet Museum)
The first World war (1918). North American soldiers in a raillway station at Paris. Illustration by J. Simont
