Every so often, the press picks up a story about a rare treasure found at a garage sale, resale shop, or hidden in a long-forgotten location. Today’s tale is no different.
Instead of monetary value, however, this find of an antique photo album at a flea market in southern France proved to be a significant historical find from World War II.
NPR told the tale of how this discovery revealed photos from Nazi-occupied Paris.
The album contained 377 photographs taken between 1940 and 1942 in and around Paris. An investigative journalist with Le Monde, Philippe Broussard, spent four years searching to identify the anonymous photographer who defied the German laws and photographed on the street to document Parisian life during the occupation.
Just when he was about to give up, he received a phone call that led to a name: Raoul Minot.
Well, before I give away the entire story, just let me encourage you to follow the link and read How France uncovered the mystery of the forbidden photos of Nazi-occupied Paris.
PHOTO CREDIT: German soldiers on the Trocadéro esplanade, facing the Eiffel Tower.
Musée de la Résistance nationale à Champigny-sur-Marne/fonds Raoul Minot, 1999
