These fascinating pictures were taken by Charles Weever Cushman, an amateur photographer, during his 5-day trip to the French capital. Cushman arrived in Paris on Sunday, May 8 1960 and began to record his journey around the city with his camera and rolls of Kodachrome film for the next four days.
Take a look at these 30 beautiful Kodachrome photographs of Paris taken by Cushman in 1960:
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News stand Paris Rue Marignan and Champs Elysee |
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Rue DesCartes |
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Rue de la Montagne, Saint Geneviere |
View north from Pont Neuf. |
Barge in Seine |
Sightseeing barge above Ile de la Cite |
Top of Montmartre |
Hotel de Ville |
Champs Elysée |
Pantheon |
Café de le Paix |
Place Henri Bergson |
Rue Mont Genis, Montmartre |
Sidewalk Café, Montmartre |
Rue Valette |
Place du Tertre, Montmartre |
Place du Tertre, Montmartre |
Place du Tertre, Montmartre |
French school boys on tour at Fontaine bleau |
L'Eglise de Saint Etinned, Monti |
Manguin - Galerie de Paris on Place Francois Pre |
Palais de l'Elysee |
Hotel Prince de Galles |
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Trois Parisiennes on the Champs Elysee |
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Arc de Triomphe |
L'Eglise St. Gervais |
Rue du Havre |
Rue Chanoinesse |
Place de l'Opéra |
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Schiaparelli on Place Vendome |