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Stunning images show Palm Springs in its Golden Age during the 1960s

Sarah Jacobs   

Stunning images show Palm Springs in its Golden Age during the 1960s
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Robert Doisneau : Palm Springs 1960 (Paris: Flammarion, 2010)

Palm Springs has been known as a 'Playground for the Stars' since the 1930s.

Nestled near the base of the San Jacinto Mountains in southern California, celebrities such as Judy Garland, Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Sinatra, and many others have called the city their home - or at least their winter get-away. Palm Springs has also been a favorite to many U.S. Presidents, and various business tycoons.

In November of 1960 Fortune magazine was covering the winter golf scene in Palm Springs. They sent French photographer Robert Doisneau to document the socialites frequenting the country club courses throughout the city.

Doisneau's critical eye captured a humorous take on Palm Springs during the cusp of the 1960s era. His outtakes from his visit have been collected in the book "Robert Doisneau: Palm Springs 1960." Ahead, a selection of images from the book.

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