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"Les Egouts de Paris" - A tour of
the Paris Sewers (3) (Click on thumbnails to enlarge image) |
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"Les Egouts de Paris" - A tour of
the Paris Sewers (3) (Click on thumbnails to enlarge image) |
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The "machine gun," pushed by sewer workers, moves along the bottom of the sewer in bursts (hence the name), loosening and pushing the grit forward. Source: Ed Curley, Pima County Wastewater Management Department, Tucson, Arizona. |
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Boat (with adjustable wings on each side and below) used to clean sewers. Note: On weekends in the late 1800s to early 1900s, these boats were equipped with seats and lights to facilitate tours of the sewers by citizens. The sewer men narrated the tours. The French were very proud of their sewage infrastructure improvements. Source: Ed Curley, Pima County Wastewater Management Department, Tucson, Arizona. |
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Cart. Source: Ed Curley, Pima County Wastewater Management Department, Tucson, Arizona. |
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Boat -- sewer cleaning tool. Source: Ed Curley, Pima County Wastewater Management Department, Tucson, Arizona. |
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Objects (including swords) found in sewers. Source: Ed Curley, Pima County Wastewater Management Department, Tucson, Arizona. |
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Sanitation in Paris: Visiting the sewers. Source: "Sanitation in Paris" (Paris, France: Mairie de Paris), p. 16. Courtesy of Bruno de Ville d'Avray, Mairie de Paris / Direction de la protection de l'environnement, Section de l'assainissement de Paris; and Lucien Finel, previous Deputy to the Mayor of Paris (in charge of water and sanitation management). Circa 2000. |
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