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Why is this old man so happy?

Shown above is a tiny detail of a giant photo (7210×5663) of the liberation of Paris. Below you can see the same man in the lower right corner. Click to view the full image. It's 24 MB big but worth the download time.

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Comment from Greeney
Time: March 10, 2010, 3:52 pm

Wow thats an impressive picture, good quality too for 1945ish
A time when the French were pleased to have us in their land I think

Comment from Dan
Time: March 12, 2010, 5:31 am

I like all the kids and people in trees, and the moped headed the wrong way — isn't that the epitome of French traffic? There's always one moped trying to defy the odds.