vintage postcards
During the Great Paris Flood of 1910 wooden walkways (you might want to enlarge this vintage postcard image for an even closer look) were set up by the government. The water flooded the basements of the Louvre. The water rushed through the newly built métro (subway) system. About 1 million people were displaced from their homes!
The Latin motto of Paris is, 'Fluctuat nec Megitur - She is tossed by the waves, but is not sunk' The city of lights certainly proved it in 1910!
I have 116 cards from this flood in my CPAPHIL.com shop! Come browse through history!