There is No Way You've Seen These Extremely Rare Historical Photos Before

The Great Parisian Flood

In 1910, Paris was decimated by an enormous flood that covered the city in 3-10 feet of water. People still needed to get from point A to point B though, so they constructed makeshift boats out of pallets and boxes around town. 

The Grandson of a Samurai

Felice Beato took this photograph in the early 1900s and it was colorized recently. This is the grandson of a samurai wearing a traditional samurai's garb. 

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.