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PARIS FLOOD Disaster 1910 Lecourbe - Jardins MaraichersOld French B/W Postcard. Disasters. Floods. France. The Great Flood of River SEINE. Inondations de Paris (January / Janvier 1910) La Grande Crue de la Seine - Rue Lecourbe Jardins Maraichers. Flooded Street Scene. Gardens.Faults: Minor crease at bottom right corner
Addressed to: Paris
Stamp: Sower 5c
Condition: Used
Background: In 1910 there has been a terrible flood in Paris. Water not only flooded along the river Seine but went through the newly built Metro network into the center of the city. On January 28, 12 days after the beginning of the flood, water was 6 meters higher than usual at the Pont d'Austerlitz. Throughout the city you can still find marks of this flood.
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