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September 24th-26th 1945 Trip to Paris









Lu and the Venus Di Milo



Notre Dame Cathedral
With Statue on bridge 

Ticket

Ticket
Ticket 

Back of Ticket
Program from the Follies







Back of Follies program
Red Cross map of Paris







Titles for the following photos from a set Lu bought in Paris

2 Opera Square

Concord Square

Notre Dame

Champs Elysee Avenue


Carrousel Square


Invalid's Esplanade and residence

Bookseller


Seven Bridges



Eiffel Tower



Concord Place
Napoleon's Tomb

Sacred Heart Basilic

Magdalena's Church

The Star Place

Rivoli Place

Champs Elysees Avenue

Marshal Foch's Tomb

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