Old paris

Explore Authentic, Paris 1890 Stock Photos & Images For Your Project Or Campaign. Less Searching, More Finding With Getty Images.

In the early 1860s, Napoleon III commissioned photographer Charles Marville to document the city's transformation from medieval architectural hodgepodge to modern metropolis. The results of that project, known as the Old Paris album, are now on display at the National Gallery of Art.

Tired of the endless series of black and white photos that were popular in the day, French banker Albert Kahn decided to do something about it. In 1909, he commissioned four photographers to take their cameras all around the world, and using Autochrome Lumière, to document in color what they saw.

In a major city that has an historical center, the standard list of attractions seldom includes what, in my opinion at least, constitutes the area's most important part: historical residential buil...

Today Hartley offers tips on how to travel like a gentleman, especially when going abroad. The bulk of Hartley's advice still holds true.

A ballerina demonstrates the correct way to enter the Parisian métro.

There was something strange about the collection of Paris photographs I stumbled upon in the archives of the French national library today. The streets and buildings looked surprisingly familiar despite the photographs being over 150 year old, but where were all the people? Was this Paris' great di

Panthéon, Paris.

Source So, Gumption is getting a make over! As we speak. I'm so excited and can't wait for you to see! That has been one of the reasons for this bout of silence, but we also didn't have internet for almost a week and both hubby and I were down and out with flu/sinus infections. But we are both doing better, the internet is back, and I should be back next week with the new look of Gumption and more fantastic content. Hope to see you again then! :) Love, Ellie