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Choose a picture from our Vintage & Archive Collection for your Wall Art and Photo Gifts

165 items

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Vintage & Archive Collection: 1940s Harvesting in France

1940s Harvesting in France Collection
4 items

Vintage & Archive Collection: Back to school 1940's & 1950's

Back to school 1940's & 1950's Collection
4 items

Vintage & Archive Collection: Beauty of Everyday Paris Life

Beauty of Everyday Paris Life Collection
5 items

Vintage & Archive Collection: French Cinema

French Cinema Collection
10 items

Vintage & Archive Collection: Back to the 1950s

Back to the 1950s Collection
24 items

Vintage & Archive Collection: Back to the 1960s

Back to the 1960s Collection
17 items

Transport Collection
106 items

Vintage & Archive Collection: Engravings

Engravings Collection
5 items

People Collection
78 items

Vintage & Archive Collection: World War II

World War II Collection
16 items

New York Collection
13 items

Vintage & Archive Collection: Influential Scientists

Influential Scientists Collection
19 items

Vintage & Archive Collection: Le Mans France

Le Mans France Collection
17 items

Vintage & Archive Collection: Vintage Australia

Vintage Australia Collection
7 items

Vintage & Archive Collection: Ww2-Liberation-Paris

Ww2-Liberation-Paris
Photo prise en aot 1944 de soldats amricains admirant la Tour Eiffel aprs la libration de Paris durant la seconde guerre mondiale

Vintage & Archive Collection: Paris-Expo-Universelle

Paris-Expo-Universelle
View taken 17 July 1937 of the Eiffel Tower during the 1937 World exhibition, or Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne

Vintage & Archive Collection: Oly-Winter-1968-Speed Skating

Oly-Winter-1968-Speed Skating
An unidentified woman speed skater, holding an umbrella to protect herself from falling snow, skates past a cameraman during practice

Aerial view of Boeing 747, called also Jumbo Jet, after it is painted with Pan Am logo, near fifty cars to show the very big size of this plane, on March 21, 1969

Vintage & Archive Collection: Bio-Coubertin-Olympics

Bio-Coubertin-Olympics
French educationalist and Olympics founder Frenchman Pierre de Coubertin (sitting, L) poses with members of the first International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Athens in 1896. Standing, from L : Dr

Vintage & Archive Collection: France-Heat-Feature-Swimming-Pool

France-Heat-Feature-Swimming-Pool
Picture released on September 1934 of swimmers at the Molitor pool, in Paris. (Photo by - / AFP)

Vintage & Archive Collection: Oly-Winter-1956-Bobsleigh-Bentley

Oly-Winter-1956-Bobsleigh-Bentley
File photo shows the British two-man bobsleigh team greeting passengers riding in a Bentley 25 January 1956 in the streets of Cortina d Ampezzo

Vintage & Archive Collection: France-Montmartre-Renovation

France-Montmartre-Renovation
Construction workers renovate the Montmartre Funicular in Paris on Mars 1934. (Photo by - / FRANCE PRESSE VOIR / AFP)

Vintage & Archive Collection: France-Transport-Illustration

France-Transport-Illustration
Workers lay tar on the street of Paris in 1926. (Photo by - / FRANCE PRESSE VOIR / AFP)

Vintage & Archive Collection: France-Feature-Shoeshiner

France-Feature-Shoeshiner
An undated picture shows a shoeshiner woman working in a street in a city in France. (Photo by - / AFP)

Vintage & Archive Collection: France-Feature-Paris

France-Feature-Paris
Picture released in the 30s shows traffic around the Opera de Paris. (Photo by - / AFP)

Vintage & Archive Collection: Aerial view shows March on Washington participants streaming towards the Lincoln Memorial

Aerial view shows March on Washington participants streaming towards the Lincoln Memorial (foreground) in the walk from the Washington Monument (background) in Washington DC on August 28, 1963

Vintage & Archive Collection: Invention-Helicopter

Invention-Helicopter
Undated picture showing the aerial velocipede, an invention of Mr A. Delprat, which could be the origin of the helicopter

Vintage & Archive Collection: De Gaulle-Bio-Mort-Journal

De Gaulle-Bio-Mort-Journal
Un vendeur de rue propose un automobiliste le journal France-Soir annonant la mort du gnral Charles de Gaulle, le 10 novembre 1960, rue Raumur Paris

Vintage & Archive Collection: Paris-Montmartre-Garcons

Paris-Montmartre-Garcons
Trois jeunes garons jouent sur la place du Tertre Montmartre devant le Restaurant la Mre Catherine dans les annes cinquante

Vintage & Archive Collection: Morocco-History-French Colonisation

Morocco-History-French Colonisation
A picture dated November 1935 shows Moroccan children selling newspaper in Casablanca in Morocco which then was a French protectorate

Vintage & Archive Collection: Flight of pigeons in front of the Eiffel Tower

Flight of pigeons in front of the Eiffel Tower
Typical Parisian view taken in the 30s of a flight of pigeons in front of the Eiffel Tower envelope of fog. (Photo by AFP)

Vintage & Archive Collection: France-Paris-Tourism-Feature-Trade

France-Paris-Tourism-Feature-Trade
A street peddler waits for tourists on the Alexandre III bridge, on june 3, 1974, in front of the Eiffel Tower during the pentecost day. (Photo by - / AFP)

Vintage & Archive Collection: Paris-Seine-Summer

Paris-Seine-Summer
Young people in swimwear buy ice cream near the Eiffel Tower, in July 1945 during a heat wave in Paris. (Photo by - / AFP)

Vintage & Archive Collection: France-Great Flood-History-Paris

France-Great Flood-History-Paris
TO GO WITH FRENCH AFP STORY (FILES) A photo taken on January 27, 1910 shows people on the Alma bridge in Paris as the statue of the Zouave soldier (C)

Vintage & Archive Collection: France-Transport-Holidays

France-Transport-Holidays
Picture taken in 1935 shows people arriving at the Gare du Nord railway station in Paris during holiday departures. (Photo by - / AFP)

Vintage & Archive Collection: France-Train-Railroad-Station-Feature-Orsay

France-Train-Railroad-Station-Feature-Orsay
Picture released in the 30s of Gare d Orsay former railway station in Paris. (Photo by - / AFP)

Vintage & Archive Collection: France-Feature-Weather

France-Feature-Weather
A woman walks under heavy rain at the Concorde square, in Paris in the 30 s. AFP PHOTO (Photo by - / AFP)

Vintage & Archive Collection: FBL-WC-1958-ENG-USSR

FBL-WC-1958-ENG-USSR
An aerial view shows the Ullevi stadium during the 1958 World Cup football match between England and the USSR, on June 1958, in Goteborg. AFP PHOTO (Photo by STR / PRESSENS BILD / AFP)

Vintage & Archive Collection: france-paris-halles-feature

france-paris-halles-feature
Picture taken in the 30s of women freezing during the season of winter, in the street of the Les Halles district. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)

Vintage & Archive Collection: France-Media-News-Afp

France-Media-News-Afp
(FILES) A picture taken in the 1930s in Paris, place de la Bourse, shows press employees working in a transmission office of the French news agency Havas. (Photo by - / FRANCE PRESSE VOIR / AFP)

Vintage & Archive Collection: France-Media-News-Havas

France-Media-News-Havas
(FILES) A picture taken in the 1930s in Paris, place de la Bourse, shows employees working in an office of the French news agency Havas. AFP PHOTO (Photo by - / FRANCE PRESSE VOIR / AFP)

Vintage & Archive Collection: France-Havas-Medias

France-Havas-Medias
Undated picture shows the Press Agency Havas building, in Paris. AFP PHOTO (Photo by - / AFP)

Vintage & Archive Collection: France-Afp-Medias

France-Afp-Medias
(Files) A picture taken in 1926 shows the linotype service at the headquarters of French new agency Havas in Paris, place de la Bourse. AFP PHOTO (Photo by - / AFP)

Vintage & Archive Collection: China-Culture-Literature

China-Culture-Literature
An archive photo taken on February 25, 1964 shows Chinese children playing during the start of the new school year, in Shanghai. AFP PHOTO (Photo by ARCHIVE / AFP)

Vintage & Archive Collection: Economy-Stock-Exchange-Illustration

Economy-Stock-Exchange-Illustration
Picture released in the 30s of the Stock Exchange of Paris at Palais Brongniart. (Photo by AFP)

Vintage & Archive Collection: France-Aerospace-Show

France-Aerospace-Show
An aerial view taken in May, 1971 at Le bourget airport during the International Paris Air Show. AFP PHOTO J.HAVARD / F.DENGREMONT (Photo by J.HAVARD-F.DENGREMONT / AFP)

Vintage & Archive Collection: France-Education-Ecole De Suresnes

France-Education-Ecole De Suresnes
An undated picture, probably taken in the 1930s, shows little French schoolboys and schoolgirls dancing round in a circle in the garden of the progressive school of Suresnes, near Paris

Vintage & Archive Collection: Hong-Kong-Players

Hong-Kong-Players
Picture taken in February 1972 of men playing domino in a street. (Photo by GEORGES BENDRIHEM / AFP)

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We are a leading provider of Art Prints and Photo Gifts since 2004, working in partnership with a range of Sporting Clubs, Charities, Museums and Picture Libraries. A large share of profits from any of their images will go directly towards supporting that charity or club. Our archive of images is carefully curated to bring you a wide range of subjects, including landscapes, wildlife, architecture, and more. We ship from our partner labs in the UK, USA, EU (Netherlands) and Australia.

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