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“A view on an era of beauty and optimism.” * Vanity Fair * “The freshness of this ‘ideal’ France bursts out in the naive colors of these photochromes, postcards, and colorized photographs, which conjure up the atmosphere of the Belle Époque.” * Sabine Arqué * “You can not only indulge in the beauty of Paris, but also discover what the French provinces looked like back then. A magnificent volume for Francophiles.” * Deutschlandfunk Kultur *

“The freshness of this ‘ideal’ France bursts out in the naive colors of these photochromes, postcards, and colorized photographs, which conjure up the atmosphere of the Belle Époque.” * Sabine Arqué * “You can not only indulge in the beauty of Paris, but also discover what the French provinces looked like back then. A magnificent volume for Francophiles.” * Deutschlandfunk Kultur *

“The freshness of this ‘ideal’ France bursts out in the naive colors of these photochromes, postcards and colorized photographs, which conjure up the atmosphere of the Belle Époque.” * Sabine Arqué *

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Graphic designer, photographer, and collector Marc Walter (1949–2018) specialized in vintage travel photographs, particularly photochromes, of which he held one of the world’s largest collections. He published numerous books featuring images from his collection as well as his own photographs. Sabine Arqué is a photo researcher, editor, and author. She has collaborated on numerous publications on the themes of travel, the history of tourism, and photography.

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