1910 Great Flood of Paris France Gare de Lyon Vintage Postcard
About This Vintage Postcard
This antique monochromatic postcard documents the Great Flood of Paris in January 1910. The photograph captures a dramatic scene on Boulevard Diderot, near the Gare de Lyon, where the street has been completely transformed into a waterway. Residents are seen navigating the flooded thoroughfare in small wooden rowboats between rows of partially submerged trees and ornate street lamps. This image serves as a powerful historical record of the environmental disaster that paralyzed the French capital for weeks.
Details
Era: Divided Back (1910)
City: Paris
State: Seine
Region: Île-de-France
Country: France
Topic: Great Flood of Paris 1910, Urban Flooding, Boulevard Diderot, Gare de Lyon, Paris Transportation History.
Condition: Uncirculated
Address Side: Divided Back
Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Artist / Photographer: Not Stated (LL Studio)
Publisher: Lévy Fils et Cie (LL), Paris (Series No. 147)
Printer: Likely French Phototype
Print Type: Phototypie / Collotype
Additional Information
The front of the card bears the LL trademark and the specific series number 147, identifying it as part of the extensive documentary collection produced by Lévy Fils et Cie during the flood. The reverse side features a clean divided back layout with the standard French headers Correspondance and Adresse. The vertical divider and the overall design are consistent with French postcards produced during the 1904–1910 period. This particular view highlights the severity of the flooding in the 12th arrondissement, showing how the proximity to the Seine affected major infrastructure near one of the city's busiest railway stations.
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