Lyon: Quai de l'Archevêché
About Lyon: Quai de l'Archevêché
The Saône is over its banks along the Quai de l'Archevêché in Lyon. The view records the flood of the first week of November 1896.
Cast & crew
More about Lyon: Quai de l'Archevêché
Louis Lumière filmed the flooded quay for the Société Lumière. The view runs 46 seconds.
Themes
Background
A Lumière actuality made while the Saône was in flood through Lyon in November 1896.
Preservation
A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- The water is the Saône, not the Rhône.
- The catalog dates the flood to the first week of November 1896.
- The French title on the Commons file is Quai de l'Archevêché à Lyon.
Scenes
- The flooded quay fills the frame.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (Quai de l'Archevêché à Lyon - Film 1896.webm)
