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 winter, when it drizzles.”
Take a look at life in 1950s Paris during winter through these 22 fascinating black and white pictures:
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| People at the Bois de Boulogne in winter, 1950. |
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| School children at Place du Tertre in Montmartre in winter, 1950. (Charles Ciccione) |
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| Street vendor in winter, 1950s. (Robert Doisneau) |
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| Parisians in winter, 1950. |
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| Homeless people, 1950s. |
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| Homeless people under the bridge, 1950s. |
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| Sledging on the slopes of Montmartre, 1950s. |
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| People walking in the muddy snow during the 1952 winter. |
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| Snow-covered cars, 1952. |
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| Snow-covered cars, 1952. |
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| Painter on Pont Des Arts, 1953. (Robert Doisneau) |
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| The Seine and canals during winter, 1954. (Robert Doisneau) |
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| A snow fight at the Bois de Boulogne, 1956. |
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| Montmartre hill on a very cold winter morning, 1956. |
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| Montmartre and the Sacre Coeur on a very cold winter morning, 1956. |
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| Parisians in winter, 1956. |
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| Ice skaters on the Bois de Boulogne lake, 1956. |
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| Three girls doing tricks on a pool in front of admirers in Bois de Boulogne, 1956. (Jack Garofalo) |
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| People breaking the ice to save the fish at the Tuileries Garden, 1956. |
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| A woman walking with her dog in a street of Montmartre after the first snowfalls, 1958. |
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| Boys sliding down in Montmartre in winter, 1958. (Robert Doisneau) |
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| Winter game in Montmartre, 1958. (Robert Doisneau) |
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