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“I first went there late one afternoon with the fabled Paris photographer Robert Doisneau, who thrived on collecting local color.” quote by Stanley Karnow — Download Open image

““I first went there late one afternoon with the fabled Paris photographer Robert Doisneau, who thrived on collecting local color.””

Stanley Karnow

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