An INSIDER'S View Of 19th-Century Paris | Le BONHEUR comme indice d'épanouissement social et économique. | Scoop.it
From www.wbur.org - October 1, 2013 4:10 PM

"Charles Marville photographed Paris' transition from medieval hodgepodge to modern metropolis.  Marville made more than 425 photographs of the narrow streets and crumbling buildings of premodern Paris, including this view from the top of Rue Champlain in 1877-1878."