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An enduring spirit: Fascinating post-WWI photographs of Paris
street scenes show how the city has emerged shining from dark
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Retrospective photographs reveal Paris when it was undergoing a transitional period following World War 1
Pre-war values were rejected as people embraced new technologies and discovered a lust for indulgence
The twenties were an era of the flapper, art deco, the first silent movies, jazz halls and the fashion of Coco Chanel

By BECKY PEMBERTON FOR MAILONLINE 20
PUBLISHED: 04:10 EST, 19 November 2015 | UPDATED: 06:50 EST, 19 November 2015
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Paris is reeling from a series of brutal terrorist attacks, but these vintage photographs are a reminder of the city's enduring spirit and how it has
emerged shining from dark times in the past.

The images were all taken in 1923 and show how Paris sprung to life after World War I, when it was bombed and suffered food shortages. In
the Roaring Twenties the city became a picture of music, fashion and entertainment fuelled by an unstoppable energy.

After the hardship of World War 1, France longed for light-heartedness. Pre-war values were rejected giving birth to the vibrant era of the flapper,
art deco, the first silent movies and the fashion of Coco Chanel.

The twenties were a time that belonged to artists and writers, the most notable city residents being Hemingway, Ezra Pound, Picasso and James
Joyce - so huge was the influence of these personalities that many of the frequented cafés still live off the legacy today.

And industry was undergoing change - cars began to share the Parisian streets with the horse-pulled carts transporting both goods and guests.

Photographer Jules Gervais-Courtellemont set out to capture the colourful city experiencing this unique period of both growth and optimism
post-war.

Paris in the twenties as seen from the church of Saint Gervais, with the Eiffel Tower dominating the skyline

A city of change: The streets in front of the Opera house are alive with Parisians travelling by cars or horse-drawn carriages

A street scene from January 1923 shows locals heading to a butcher to pick from meat hanging from the ceiling and walls

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Peaceful surroundings: This stunning street with its tall trees lining the Seine look tranquil in the sunshine

Simple pleasures: Children playing outside by the Moulin de la Galette, or Mill of the Cake, at Montmartre

A flower seller serves customers in the sun with the big clock of the Chatelet visible behind

Workers with horses and carts carrying supplies alongside the river

The famous Moulin Rouge stands out in Montmartre with its trademark red windmill and posters advertising performances

Horse-drawn carriages wait in front of a picturesque building in Paris, illuminated by the midday sun

A blind street in old Paris with residents preparing produce in large containers to sell

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Flávio Sallustio, Treverorum Augusta, Sao Tome And Principe, 10 minutes ago
Gloomy times. (Posted via my brand new iPhone 6S Plus, 64 GB Space Grey Model)

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Helen, Birmingham, about an hour ago

At least the French are good at not bulldozing their wonderful buildings. Paris is still like that, can you say the same for London or any town or city in the
UK?

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Gus, London, 20 minutes ago
Yes I do realise the UK was subjected to heavy bombing during WW2? Sometimes I wonder about the intellect and education of our UK citizens

maybe that's why we need so many EU workers here they must be a bit brighter and knowledgable than our own!!!

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Barbara, Manchester, 5 minutes ago

Gus, If you realise that London & the UK was subject to heaving bombing, you must also realise that the country was on it's knees after the war
and had to build replacement buildings cheap and quick. Nothing to do with the intellect or education of UK citizens, just basic common sense.

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Ade, UK, United Kingdom, about an hour ago
Jamess Buckland is a tiresome creature, the troll of the day. Ignore him.

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LostDemocracy2, West Sussex, United Kingdom, about 2 hours ago
Pic 7 is a crane for unloading barges, not a new bridge under construction.

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ile, far north Aberdeen, United Kingdom, about 2 hours ago
Beautiful pictures from a by gone age.

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Jamess Buckland, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, about 2 hours ago
Boring

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Trevor, Ammanford, United Kingdom, about 2 hours ago

Ah, a "me me" with no soul.

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John, Blairgowrie, United Kingdom, about 2 hours ago
Great photos, thank you to the mailonline :-) I love seeing old pictures of times not long ago.

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Jamess Buckland, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, about 2 hours ago

Get a life

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woodmere, Bracknell, United Kingdom, about 2 hours ago

Every picture looks like an old master, the muted colours, even the sky. Beautiful atmosphere, the France I strangely prefer, than the plastic, semi
antiseptic twenty first century version.

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Jamess Buckland, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, about 2 hours ago

Dark and dingy more like

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Melinda, newcastle, Australia, about 2 hours ago
Love these pics. Wonder how many important buildings were lost in Paris in WW2.

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Jamess Buckland, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, about 2 hours ago

None, it wasn't bombed, idiot.

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Trevor, Ammanford, United Kingdom, about an hour ago

I think Mr Buckland it is you who is the idiot. Paris was bombed in 1940 by the Germans and in 1944/45 by the British and Americans.

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Lon, Sydney, Australia, about 3 hours ago
Great photos, thanks DM.

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Falklandsrbritish, Lowestoft, United Kingdom, about 3 hours ago

'Workers with horses carrying supplies alongside a river in France, where it looks like a new bridge is being constructed ' Must be work experience in
again... the 'New Bridge' is a cargo loading gantry... similar to modern container cranes. Doh.

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Jamess Buckland, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, about 2 hours ago
Losers

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Falklandsrbritish, Lowestoft, United Kingdom, 44 minutes ago
I see they have corrected it. Good for them.

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