Need help identifying location of this picture in Paris.

Could be a long shot but wondering if he is standing on the sidewalk/raised area of the bridge which spans from the left bank to the Eastern tip of Ilse de Cite (at the rear of Notre Dame). If so, Notre Dame would be off to his right and behind him, the bldg. would be on the Western tip of Ilse St Louis which is accessed by another tiny bridge. If he is standing on the bridge I'm thinking of, do note the rail was removed last year due to an issue with the weight of locks tourists were attaching to the rail. Again, may be a stretch but looks like the right angle and, not surprising one would be photographed near the cathedral. Good luck in your hunt!

It's definitely not Ile St Louis...the building in the background is not correct. It's also not the Pont des Arts, where the "love locks" were...again, not the right buildings. I thought I would be able to find it using google maps streetview but had no luck (I must be bored tonight!). I can't tell if the bridge he is standing on is over water or just over a walkway or downhill slope! Seems like it shouldn't be too hard to find but I guess it is...kind of obsessed now! Hope you can ID the location...please post again if you do!

That might be it, woinparis. There aren't any other bridges that look like that in Paris as I recollect. Could be around Canal Saint Martin...

I would have guessed the bridge from behind Notre Dame to Ile St. Louis. If that's not it, around Canal St. Martin may be right.

I believe it's on the outskirts due to the open space behind, lack of hills behind, and the age of the building. Perhaps closer to the Bois de Vincennes or thé Bois de Boulogne or above La Petite Ceinture Railway or toward St. Cloud or looking out toward a suburb.

I added a 2nd picture. Thanks for all of your suggestions so far. It gives me a place to at least start researching. Also I found a guidebook tucked into one of the albums called "Paris Seen in Four Days". His pictures seem to follow the guide book's itinerary, to a certain extent. So, hoping that will help narrow down possible locations etc.

No help but I hope you find the locations.

When we were in France in 2015, we traveled to the places where my husband's grandfather was shot down in the war. He made it and was hidden by some nice French people and we even found the house where they hid him.

It was so amazing.

photobearsam - That is really cool. My grandfather didn't really talk about it much, so these photo albums are the only thing we have to piece together his story during the war.

Great story and love the pictures. How about Pont San Michel or Pont St. Louis? We took some pictures on these bridges and both have buildings similar to the ones in your pictures. Good luck in finding the right one!

The second picture looks like he is standing on the Pont au Change with the Theatre du Chatelet behind him. You can tell by the windows.
See if this shows up from google streetview:
https://www.google.com/maps/@48.8568953,2.3469935,3a,37.5y,347.51h,89.12t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1stksEhIYyxnMNM00az7ERog!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo3.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DtksEhIYyxnMNM00az7ERog%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D113.94756%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656

Sam I think that is the location of the second picture! The window styles match up perfectly floor by floor. Good dedective work.

Thank you Sam! That has to be it. Especially with the small round windows at the top. I can't express how much this means to me.

Bit of luck that one. I first thought it might be the Louvre, but there are no bridges which would give that view. Next guess was the Pont au Change, and it came up a winner.
My neighbor found a picture of his dad with his entire unit standing next to a fountain, which I immediately recognized as the Fontaine des Mers in the Place de le Concorde. I'd been there.

WOW that is VERY COOL. Paris was liberated from the Nazi's on August 25, 1944. He must have been involved in liberating Paris!

As promised, here is an update on my trip. (see pic below) Thank you again for all of the assistance in identifying this location. It means so much to my family to have this connection with my grandfather's history. Paris is such a beautiful city.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/w2usc6b6coje2vl/Photo%20Jul%2019%2C%2010%2044%2002%20AM.jpg?dl=0

Great picture and follow up! Glad you had a memorable time.

That's really cool, good for you!

Wow, what a great find! Thanks for sharing your wonderful photos!

that is sooooo cool. So glad you found it.

This is so cool! I am also doing some retracing of family in France during WWII. In September my whole family will be visiting the train station in St. Jean De Cole that my great-grandma ran during the war, feeding the French Underground Resistance officers in one of the buildings on site.

shiftyfive, all your picture lacks is a necktie and an "Eisenhower" jacket.

This is so amazing!