1910 Great Flood Haut-Pavé Street Paris France Vintage Postcard

About This Vintage Postcard

This antique monochromatic postcard documents the Great Flood of Paris in January 1910. The photograph captures Rue du Haut-Pavé completely submerged under the waters of the Seine. In the foreground, men are seen navigating the flooded street using a makeshift wooden raft and a small boat, while residents watch from the elevated doorsteps of historic buildings. The dome of the Panthéon is visible in the distant background, framing this dramatic scene of urban disaster and resilience during one of the most significant environmental events in the city's history.

Details

Details
Era: Divided Back (1910)
City: Paris
State: Seine
Region: Île-de-France
Country: France
Topic: Great Flood of Paris 1910, Urban Flooding, Rue du Haut-Pavé, Paris History, Disaster Documentation.
Condition: Uncirculated
Address Side: Divided Back
Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Artist / Photographer: Not Stated (LL Studio)
Publisher: Lévy Fils et Cie (LL), Paris (Series No. 34)
Printer: Likely French Phototype
Print Type: Phototypie / Collotype

Additional Information

The front of the card bears the LL trademark and the specific caption identifying the location and date of the flood. This card is part of a famous series by Lévy Fils et Cie that documented various flooded streets across Paris to be sold as news-souvenirs. The reverse side features a clean divided back layout with the headers Correspondance and Adresse, separated by a simple vertical line. The lack of a publisher's address on the back suggests it was an early printing in the flood series, produced immediately after the event while the divided back format was the established standard in France.

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