History with its flickering lamp stumbles along the trail of the past, trying to reconstruct its scenes, to revive its echoes, and kindle with pale gleams the passion of former days. ~Winston Churchill

09 January, 2012

People of Paris

Take a photographer like Alfred Eisenstaedt, let him loose in the streets of Paris, and end up with a wonderful series of candid shots like this! 1963.


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A group of elderly women on a park bench. Source



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Little boy on a merry-go-round. Source



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A man smoking a cigar while examining stamps at a stamp market. Source



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A couple dancing at a dance hall. Source



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Street artists at work. Source



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Traffic officer directing cars. Source



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Boys sailing boats on a pond. Source



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A street performer. Source



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A female taxi driver with her dog in the front seat. Source



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Young musicians engaging in an impromptu concert. Source



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Rapt children watching a puppet show of St. George and the dragon at a puppet theatre. Source



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The moment the dragon is slain at the puppet show. Source



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A lone bride crosses a street. Source



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A shopgirl sitting on the sidewalk outside her store. Source



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Old men playing cards on a box top. Source



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Spending the afternoon on the banks of the scene. Source



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A woman with her pet dog Fifi in a purse. Source



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Men bowling on the Champs-Elysses. Source



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A couple walking through the Luxembourg gardens. Source



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An old woman with her pet dog Miquette on the steps of Montmarte. Source



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Children having a duel. Source



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Duellists posing with their wooden swords. Source



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A couple relaxing on the Seine. Source



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Ballerina practicing at the Paris Opera ballet school. Source



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Ballerinas at the Paris Opera ballet. Source



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A couple embracing at a dance hall. Source



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A bride and groom walk on the street behind an elderly woman. Source



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Woman standing under a Montmarte streetlight. Source

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