24 Vintage Pictures Of Paris Life In The 1920s

Vive la France!

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In this picture from January 1920, a triporteurs race is shown passing under a backdrop of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

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Two Parisian women enjoy an afternoon cup of coffee, circa 1925.

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The Eiffel Tower is shown peeking between the Parisian back streets (left). Two women elegantly show off the fashions of their era (right).

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In this picture from January 1930, children are seen selling lilies in the streets of Paris.

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A couple enjoys a nice bottle of wine and a breathtaking view from the Eiffel Tower in 1928.

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A women sits comfortably in 1925 fashions: a jumper suit with contrasting trim, worn with a cloche hat with turned back brim (left). The Eiffel Tower as seen from the Trocadéro, circa 1925 (right).

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In this August 1926 picture, Mlle Marie Simonne is seen with her friends after winning the "Pearly Queen of Paris" beauty pageant.

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Here, cycling up the Champs Elysees are the nearly 160 competitors of the Tour de France in June, 1926.

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An ice-cream vendor selling sodas and sweets to children on the city streets, 1925.

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American publisher Sylvia Beach stands in the doorway of her bookshop "Shakespeare & Company", during the 1920s. The shop gained recognition for being run by the only person willing to publish James Joyce's Ulysses in the English language and was regarded as a haven for American expatriates during the 1920s and 1930s.

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Famous French actor and playwright Sacha Guitry and his wife Yvonne Printemps pose in their costumes for the stage play 'Debureau' at the Sarah Bernhardt Theatre in Paris (left). Harry Pilcer and Gaby Deslys perform an exotic dance at the Casino de Paris, in the revue 'Paris Qui Jazz', circa 1920 (right).

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Here, a crowded bar is shown at La Boule Blanche, a much-frequented Paris nightclub of the era.

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Patrons have a drink and take a swim at the Champs Elysees Lido in Paris, circa 1925.

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A deserted street in Paris at night, 1929.

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A group of women celebrate a réveillon in Paris, circa 1925. A réveillon is a dinner party preceding Christmas and New Year, at which luxury foods and wines are often served.

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Members of the "Friday The Thirteenth Club" walk under a ladder in single file line at a meeting in a Paris bar. The club met every Friday 13th to do everything that superstitious people traditionally avoid (right). To the left, a Parisian bar is shown bustling after dark.

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The Moulin Rouge cabaret, January 1929.

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In this February 1924 picture, "The Hoffman Girls" pose for a picture backstage before appearing at the Moulin Rouge in Paris.

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Gardeners taking care of a tulip field in front of the Carrousel du Louvre, in spring 1929.

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A little girl hands a posy of lilies to a police officer on duty at the Porte Saint-Denis in Paris, circa 1920.