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Parisians Collection

Background imageParisians Collection: Young North Africans dancing on the Paris Quais

Young North Africans dancing on the Paris Quais
Young North Africans (from Algeria) dance on the Paris Quais. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageParisians Collection: French Cafe and Garage - Paris

French Cafe and Garage - Paris
Scene 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

Background imageParisians Collection: Killing an Elephant for food, Paris; Franco-Prussian War, 18

Killing an Elephant for food, Paris; Franco-Prussian War, 18
Illustration showing the killing of an elephant, in the Jardin des Plantes, for food during the Siege of Paris in the winter of 1870-1

Background imageParisians Collection: The Arc de Triomphe, Paris France

The Arc de Triomphe, Paris France
The 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

Background imageParisians Collection: Music-Hall. Folies-Bergere. The wall of the death

Music-Hall. Folies-Bergere. The wall of the death

Background imageParisians Collection: A group of wealthy Parisians enjoy an evening party, which includes conversation and gambling

A group of wealthy Parisians enjoy an evening party, which includes conversation and gambling. Date: circa 1805

Background imageParisians Collection: WW2 - An enthusiastic crowd of celebrating Parisians fill the Champs Elysees until dawn

WW2 - An enthusiastic crowd of celebrating Parisians fill the Champs Elysees until dawn. Date: 1945

Background imageParisians Collection: WW2 - The population of Paris invade the Boulevards in frenzy of joyous excitement

WW2 - The population of Paris invade the Boulevards in frenzy of joyous excitement. Date: 1945

Background imageParisians Collection: WW2 - During the evening of May 7th, all over Paris, Special editions are printed

WW2 - During the evening of May 7th, all over Paris, Special editions are printed announcing the German surrender. Date: 1945

Background imageParisians Collection: Outbreak of WWII Arriving for cabaret in Montmartre

Outbreak of WWII Arriving for cabaret in Montmartre
Arriving 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

Background imageParisians Collection: The Republican Constitution Accepted - Paris, France

The Republican Constitution Accepted - Paris, France
The Republican Constitution accepted and celebrated with a parade through the streets of Paris - 10th August, 1793. Date: 1793

Background imageParisians Collection: Procession of the Catholic Ligue through the streets of Pa

Procession of the Catholic Ligue through the streets of Paris - passing the Rue du Marche Palud Date: 1590

Background imageParisians Collection: The Parisians of Paris: La Cavalieri

The Parisians of Paris: La Cavalieri
Lina Cavalieri (1874 - 1944), beautiful singer, posing elegantly in a magnificent evening gown adorned with silk flowers

Background imageParisians Collection: FESTIVAL JULY 1790

FESTIVAL JULY 1790
Celebrating the anniversary of the fall of the Bastille, Parisians enjoy fireworks and dancing on the Champs Elysees throughout the night. Date: 18 July 1790

Background imageParisians Collection: MARCHE AUX PUCES

MARCHE AUX PUCES
Parisians wander and browse the stalls at the Marche aux Puces, which sells antiques, books, bric-a-brac and much more. Date: circa 1940

Background imageParisians Collection: MONTMARTRE WRESTLING

MONTMARTRE WRESTLING
A genteel audience of Parisians enjoy a wrestling match between a man and a woman; anything goes in Montmartre... Date: 1901

Background imageParisians Collection: PARIS DEBATES PAIN PRICE

PARIS DEBATES PAIN PRICE
Zut alors! Cest trop cher! Parisiens discuss the price of bread at a street corner. Date: 1853

Background imageParisians Collection: Quatorze Juillet

Quatorze Juillet
Parisians and Parisiennes dance in the streets to celebrate the storming of the Bastille during the French Revolution Date: 14 July 1921

Background imageParisians Collection: RIOTOUS NEW YEAR PARTY

RIOTOUS NEW YEAR PARTY
How provincial folk suppose fashionable Parisians see the New Year in (picture 1 of 2) Date: 1904

Background imageParisians Collection: REVOLUTIONARY FESTIVAL

REVOLUTIONARY FESTIVAL
Parisians celebrate the Foundation of the Republic with a chariot race in the Champ de Mars Date: 22 September 1796

Background imageParisians Collection: Paris Five Sous Carriage

Paris Five Sous Carriage
CAROSSE A CINQ SOUS Public carriage carries Parisians for five sous a journey Date: 1662

Background imageParisians Collection: WW2 - Liberation of Paris - The Barricades

WW2 - Liberation of Paris - The Barricades
WW2 - Barricades, Liberation of Paris. " Man the barricades!" This cry which rang out on Monday, August 21st, 1944. Date: 1944

Background imageParisians Collection: Volta, Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio (1745-1827)

Volta, Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio (1745-1827). Italian physicist known for the invention of the battery in the 1800s. Oil

Background imageParisians Collection: Paris, France - Halle aux Vins

Paris, France - Halle aux Vins. Date: 1829

Background imageParisians Collection: Paris, France - Place Dauphine

Paris, France - Place Dauphine. Date: 17th century

Background imageParisians Collection: Paris, France - Satirical comments on street dangers

Paris, France - Satirical comments on street dangers
Satirical comments by Robida on the dangers faced as a pedestrain on the streets of Paris, France. Date: 1903

Background imageParisians Collection: Le Train Bleu

Le Train Bleu of the Paris- Lyon-Marseille route, the famous express carrying fashionable Parisians to the Cote d Azur

Background imageParisians Collection: WW1 - The Patron Saint of Paris watching over the town

WW1 - The Patron Saint of Paris watching over the town
WW1 era - Saint Genevieve, the Patron Saint of Paris, still watching over the town until dawn.... the card bears a small souvenir medallion

Background imageParisians Collection: Coach provided for the less well-off going to Auteuil Races

Coach provided for the less well-off going to Auteuil Races
The Coach provided for less well-off people going to the Auteuil Hippodrome Race-course in Paris, France. Date: circa 1903

Background imageParisians Collection: Paris Floods - Relocation - Quai de Billy

Paris Floods - Relocation - Quai de Billy - January, 1910 (note the Hotel is called the Navy Hotel !!). Date: 1910

Background imageParisians Collection: Music cover, Les Parisiennes, Three New Polkas

Music cover, Les Parisiennes, Three New Polkas, L Enjouee, La Coquette, La Gracieuse, by Frederic Burgmuller circa 1850s

Background imageParisians Collection: Cartoon, Parisian air raid shelter, WW1

Cartoon, Parisian air raid shelter, WW1
Cartoon showing Parisian women in an air raid shelter during the First World War. Date: 1918

Background imageParisians Collection: Parisians in Fancy Dress

Parisians in Fancy Dress
Parisians in fancy dress Date: 1928

Background imageParisians Collection: Uhlan in Paris

Uhlan in Paris
A 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

Background imageParisians Collection: Dreyfus / Paris Delighted

Dreyfus / Paris Delighted
Parisians learn the news that Dreyfus has again been condemned after his re-trial at Rennes, and are delighted Date: 1899

Background imageParisians Collection: 17th Century Paris Scene

17th Century Paris Scene
Parisians frequenting the shops of the Galerie du Palais de Justice Date: circa 1630

Background imageParisians Collection: WWII - Barricade in the Cite District - Liberation of Paris

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

Background imageParisians Collection: Parisians panic at the sight of a comet

Parisians panic at the sight of a comet, thinking that it presages the end of the world. Date: 1819

Background imageParisians Collection: Parisians celebrate peace treatry, France, 1919

Parisians celebrate peace treatry, France, 1919
A 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

Background imageParisians Collection: WW1 - Zeppelins raid over Paris, France, 1915

WW1 - Zeppelins raid over Paris, France, 1915
WW1 - A failed night raid attack over Paris, where enemy airships are under attack from shells and searchlights from below

Background imageParisians Collection: Parisians reading newspapers in the gardens of the Tuileries

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

Background imageParisians Collection: WW1 - US Officers feted by the Ladies of Paris

WW1 - US Officers feted by the Ladies of Paris
WW1 - Behind the Lines - US Officers feted by the Ladies of Paris Date: 1918

Background imageParisians Collection: Station centrale des a鲯nefs ࠎotre-Dame (Central

Station centrale des a鲯nefs ࠎotre-Dame (Central
Station 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)

Background imageParisians Collection: The first World war (1918). Celebration of the Victory

The first World war (1918). Celebration of the Victory in the Paris streets (November). Illustration by Charles Hoffbauer

Background imageParisians Collection: SAINT-SIMON, Louis de (1675 - 1755). Duc de Rouvroy

SAINT-SIMON, Louis de (1675 - 1755). Duc de Rouvroy. French soldier, diplomatist and writer of memoirs. Oil

Background imageParisians Collection: Big ballet The Fairy Doll. Olympia theatre. Poster

Big ballet The Fairy Doll. Olympia theatre. Poster

Background imageParisians Collection: Paris. Com餩e-Fran硩se (early 19th c). Etching

Paris. Com餩e-Fran硩se (early 19th c). Etching
Paris. Com餩 e-Fran硩 se (early 19th c). Etching. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Mus饠 Carnavalet (Carnavalet Museum)

Background imageParisians Collection: The first World war (1918). North American soldiers

The first World war (1918). North American soldiers in a raillway station at Paris. Illustration by J. Simont



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