Notre Dame Prefect of Police, Paris, France, 1909 – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Notre Dame Prefect of Police, Paris, France, 1909 comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: Panoramic view of Notre Dame & Prefect of Police, Paris
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Notre Dame Prefect of Police, Paris, France, 1909
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In 1909 Paris held roughly three million people, and this view across the Île de la Cité takes in two institutions that shaped city life: the cathedral of Notre Dame, restored in the mid-nineteenth century by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, and the Prefecture of Police on the island's quays. Louis Lépine had led the Paris police since 1899, overseeing patrols, the fire brigade, and crowd control in streets crowded with horse cabs, trams, and early automobiles. The Métro had opened in 1900 and was still extending its lines, while the city's economy rested on luxury trades, printing, and metalworking. Residents would have known this corner of the city as the place where the old church and the modern machinery of public order stood side by side.
| Created / published | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Creator | notman photo co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--France |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 4,050 × 866 px · prints to 14 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Panoramic view of Notre Dame & Prefect of Police, Paris |
| Reference | FRANCE Notre Dame Prefect of Police, Paris 1909 |
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