Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Vintage Photography, I Love You.

But vintage French photography from the turn of the century...
oh, I just ADORE you!
{All works by: Eugene Atget, Coin de la Rue Valette et Pantheon, 1925}

{Le Cirque}

{Rue des Ursins, 1923}
{Cour, 28 rue Bonaparte, 1910}
{Notre Dame, 1925}
{Saint-Cloud, 1921-22}
{Quai d'Anjou, 6 a.m.
1924}

{Charenton, vieux Moulin, 1915}

If you'd like, come say hi over at my personal blog, The Beauty File
Eugene Atget photos via Masters of Photography, Montana Museum

22 comments:

  1. Oh they're just gorgeous, lovely photographs.

    Florrie x

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  2. If only I could step into the past...what a glorious journey it would be!

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  3. Its like being in a dream, just lovely.

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  4. soo beautiful. Lovely photographs!

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  5. How fantastic it would be to have a wall of photographs like this.

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  6. These are wonderful!

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  7. That carousel is amazing! I love vintage photographs!

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  8. I love it, but I also appreciate the detail in color and texture in modern photography.

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  9. Beautiful photos! I love your new header too!

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  10. these are just absolutely gorgeous. I love the Hotel des 2 lion one, wonderfully nostalgic!

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  11. Adore these haunting, beautiful images! They make me want to visit France even more.

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  12. Atget did beautiful work! I love the graininess that you don't get with modern camera.

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  13. Oh yes! I adore old photos! They are so haunting a beautiful! They are like time machines!

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  14. Old photos evoke such feeling. I can't look at them without wondering what happened during those moments, that era, what became of the people in the photos...
    p.s. Beauty File - love her!

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  15. These are so amazing! I love these old photos:) Goes to show the beauty of Paris is timeless!

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  16. There is a quiet beauty about those
    black and white pictures, they seem to show more, show more imperfections. I love this.

    Beautiful pictures!

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  17. This is all so so beautiful! Thank you for posting them...awww now I miss Paris! Beautiful...

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  18. Today's inspiration!!! Love these pictures!!!! Beautiful and gorgeous!

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  19. wow, incredibly gorgeous photos. makes me want to travel back in time :)

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  20. What a memorable photos I have seen here. Really cute photos from the past that could take me into the past time. Thanks for the photo's here.

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