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Summer in Paris Collection

Historic pictures of Parisians enjoying summers of 1945 & 1946

Choose a picture from our Summer in Paris Collection for your Wall Art and Photo Gifts

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We are proud to offer this selection in partnership with Agence France-Presse (AFP)

Summer in Paris Collection: PARIS-SUMMER-ILLUSTRATION

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Children bathe in the Seine river, near the Pont Neuf, in june 1946 in Paris, at the beginning of the 1946 summer. (Photo by - / AFP)

Summer in Paris Collection: Eiffel Tower gymnastics 1945

Eiffel Tower gymnastics 1945
Young people practice gymnastics near the Eiffel Tower, in July 1945 in Paris. (Photo by - / AFP)

Summer in Paris Collection: PARIS-SEINE-SUMMER

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People swim in the Seine river and dive from a houseboat passing near the Pont d Ina, in July 1945 in Paris, during a heat wave in the 1945 summer. (Photo by - / AFP)

PARIS-SUMMER-ILLUSTRATION
Women bath a dog in the Seine river, in june 1946 in Paris, at the beginning of the 1946 summer. (Photo by - / AFP)

Summer in Paris Collection: FRANCE-PARIS-EIFFEL TOWER-SWIMMING

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A woman in swimsuit poses in front of the Eiffel Tower on the banks of the Seine River, in July 1949 in Paris. (Photo by - / AFP)

Summer in Paris Collection: FRANCE-WWII-SEINE

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A young boy fishes on the banks of the Seine river in Paris in August 1944 before the battle for the liberation of Paris, during the Second World War. - Paris was liberated on August 25, 1944

PARIS-SEINE-SUMMER
Men fish in the Seine river near the Pont d Ina in July 1945 during a heat wave in Paris, as a canoe kayak passes by. (Photo by - / AFP)

PARIS-SUMMER-ILLUSTRATION
People bathe in the Seine river near the Pont d Ina, in June 1946 in Paris, during a heat wave at the beginning of the 1946 summer. (Photo by - / AFP)

PARIS-SUMMER-ILLUSTRATION
People dive in the Seine river near the Pont d Ina, in June 1946 in Paris, during a heat wave at the beginning of the 1946 summer. (Photo by - / AFP)

PARIS-SUMMER-ILLUSTRATION
Young people practice gymnastics near the Eiffel Tower, in July 1945 in Paris. (Photo by - / AFP)

PARIS-SUMMER-ILLUSTRATION
People bathe in the Seine river near the Pont d Ina, in June 1946 in Paris, during a heat wave at the beginning of the 1946 summer. (Photo by - / AFP)

PARIS-SUMMER-ILLUSTRATION
Children bathe in the Seine river, near the Pont Neuf, in june 1946 in Paris, at the beginning of the 1946 summer. (Photo by - / AFP)

PARIS-SUMMER-ILLUSTRATION
People bathe in the Seine river near the Pont d Ina, in June 1946 in Paris, during a heat wave at the beginning of the 1946 summer. (Photo by - / AFP)

PARIS-SUMMER-ILLUSTRATION
People bathe in the Seine river near the Pont d Ina, in June 1946 in Paris, during a heat wave at the beginning of the 1946 summer. In the background, the Pont de Bir-Hakeim. (Photo by - / AFP)

PARIS-SUMMER-ILLUSTRATION
Children bathe with a dog in the Seine river, in june 1946 in Paris, at the beginning of the 1946 summer. (Photo by - / AFP)

PARIS-SEINE-SUMMER
A girl and a woman rest on the banks of the Seine river near the Pont d Ina, in July 1945 in Paris, during a heat wave in the 1945 summer. (Photo by - / AFP)

PARIS-SEINE-SUMMER
People rest on the banks of the Seine river near the Pont d Ina, in July 1945 in Paris, during a heat wave in the 1945 summer. (Photo by - / AFP)

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)

PARIS-SEINE-SUMMER
People bathe in the Seine river near the Pont d Ina, in July 1945 in Paris, during a heat wave in the 1945 summer. In the background, the Pont de Bir-Hakeim. (Photo by - / AFP)

PARIS-SEINE-SUMMER
A man in a small boat fishes in the Seine river in July 1945 during a heat wave in Paris. (Photo by - / AFP)

PARIS-SEINE-SUMMER
People swim in the Seine river and dive from a small boat near the Trocadro, in July 1945 in Paris, during a heat wave in the 1945 summer. (Photo by - / AFP)

PARIS-SEINE-SUMMER
People swim in the Seine river and dive from a houseboat passing near the Pont d Ina, in July 1945 in Paris, during a heat wave in the 1945 summer. (Photo by - / AFP)

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