Les Halles in the morning at around 8 o'clock outside one of the Baltard pavilions when the street market in the Carreau des Halles is ending. A woman who is a customer and market-goer is preparing to leave after securing her two wooden boxes of purchases on her two-wheeled metal hand truck. She is using thick string. The streets around the Baltard pavilions are about to be cleared to allow the ordinary working day to begin. Quartier des Halles, 1er arrondissement, Right Bank, Paris, France, circa 1960s.