Color Photographs of Paris of the 1950’s

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Written by Sam Johnson

2014-01-08

 

When people think of vintage street photographs of Paris, we typically come across beautiful monochrome snaps of the famous French capital. However, there are also impressive street snaps of the beautiful city from the past decades in glorious color. Take a look at a handful of them taken during the 1950s after the jump.

Photographs were taken by Peter Cornelius and recently shared by Vintage Everyday.

Via www.lomography.com

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