PARIS TRAFFIC - Lot 260

Lot n° 260
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PARIS TRAFFIC - Lot 260
PARIS TRAFFIC Traffic, cars, bicycles… 1936. Photograph, vintage silver print, captioned (dated label), stamped (including date), and annotated on the back. 18 x 22.8 cm, including white borders. Some edges show signs of handling. Note: Taken in 1936, this photograph offers a remarkable glimpse of Parisian traffic on the eve of World War II. Cars, bicycles, and pedestrians share the streets in a rapidly changing capital, where the modernization of transportation is gradually transforming the urban landscape. The 1930s marked a period of rapid growth in the number of cars, while the bicycle remained a widely used mode of transportation across all social classes. The image thus captures the daily bustle of Parisian streets and the new challenges posed by the coexistence of different modes of transportation. Captioned and precisely dated, this vintage print is a valuable document on the history of urban mobility, the automobile, and daily life in interwar Paris. Beyond its documentary value, it bears witness to the rapid evolution of how the city was used throughout the 20th century.
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