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  • Panther Burn, Miss. 4-30-27

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Commissioned by
    Illinois Central Railroad, American, founded 1851
    Date
    April 30, 1927
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Title
    Gelatin silver print of the 1927 Mississippi River flood
    Description
    Two gelatin silver prints of the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River. The photos are unmounted and unattached, but together create a picture of a set of railroad tracks.
    Place captured
    Panther Burn, Sharkey County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    American South
    Communities
    Great Migration
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.13.23
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1927 Illinois Central Railroad
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a942d8bf-3a7a-4dc1-9f5e-4cd09e91f633
  • Negroes fishing in creek near cotton plantations outside Belzoni Miss. Delta, October 1939

    Photograph by
    Wolcott, Marion Post, American, 1910 - 1990
    Commissioned by
    Farm Security Administration, American, 1937 - 1946
    Printed by
    LIGHT Gallery, American, 1971 - 1987
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Signed by
    Schad, Tennyson, American, 1930 - 2001
    Date
    1939; printed 1968
    Medium
    dye on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 6 7/8 × 9 13/16 in. (17.5 × 24.9 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 9 13/16 × 13 in. (25 × 33 cm)
    Description
    A dye transfer photograph of rural life outside of Belzoni, Mississippi by Marion Post Wolcott. At a daytime muddy creek near a cotton plantation, a man and three women fish, surrounded by dry foliage and dull green mature trees. Seated along the edges of the creek, the man, crouched, wears a sand-colored hat; bright shirt; dark trousers, and holds high a long fishing rod. To his proper left, leaning forward on her knees, is a woman wearing a light-colored long sleeve dress and light-colored wide-brim bucket hat. To her proper left sits another woman, her legs crossed towards the water. She wears a light-colored wide-brim hat and blouse, and holds a fishing rod in her proper right hand. Nearer to the unseen photographer amidst the water dry foliage, at the bottom left of the camera’s frame, stands a woman wearing a long pink dress over a short sleeve shirt and wide-brim hat. She holds a fishing rod in both hands. The back of the photograph from the top left corner to bottom right, features provenance marks and inscriptions: [RWFA 1950 / PF112995-111 / ARTIST: MARION POST WOLCOTT / TITLE: NEGROES FISHING IN CREEK NEAR COTTON PLANTATIONS OUTSIDE BELZONI MISS. DELTA / TRANSPARENCY DATE: OCT. 1939 / PRINTING DATE: 12/86 / LIGHT GALLERY REG. NO.: 107.8]. Beneath the authentication disclaimer is the signature [Tennyson Schad].
    Place captured
    Belzoni, Humphreys County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    dye transfer prints
    Topic
    American South
    Foodways
    Photography
    Recreation
    Rural life
    U.S. History, 1933-1945
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Howard Greenberg
    Object number
    2019.105.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57d9a220f-767b-4991-84d7-72c1c688cab5
  • Negroes fishing in creek near cotton plantations outside Belzoni Miss. Delta, October 1939

    Photograph by
    Wolcott, Marion Post, American, 1910 - 1990
    Commissioned by
    Farm Security Administration, American, 1937 - 1946
    Printed by
    LIGHT Gallery, American, 1971 - 1987
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Signed by
    Schad, Tennyson, American, 1930 - 2001
    Date
    1939; printed 1968
    Medium
    dye on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 6 7/8 × 9 13/16 in. (17.5 × 24.9 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 9 13/16 × 12 11/16 in. (25 × 32.3 cm)
    Description
    A dye transfer color photograph of rural life outside of Belzoni, Mississippi by Marion Post Wolcott. At a daytime muddy creek near a cotton plantation, a man and three women fish. They are surrounded by dry foliage and dull green mature trees. Seated along the edges of the creek, the man, crouched, wears a sand-colored hat; bright shirt; dark trousers, and holds a long fishing rod in his proper right hand. Seated to his proper left, arms crossed, is a woman wearing a light-colored long sleeve dress and light-colored wide-brim bucket hat. To her proper left sits another woman, her legs sprawled towards the water. She wears a light-colored wide-brim hat and blouse, and holds a fishing rod. Nearer to the unseen photographer among the dry foliage, at the bottom right of the camera’s frame, stands a woman wearing a long pink dress over a short sleeve shirt and wide-brim hat. She holds a fishing rod in her proper right hand. The back of the photograph, from the top left corner to bottom right, features provenance marks and inscriptions: [RWFA 1868 / PF113003-111 / ARTIST: MARION POST WOLCOTT / TITLE: NEGROES FISHING IN CREEK NEAR COTTON PLANTATIONS OUTSIDE BELZONI MISS. DELTA / TRANSPARENCY DATE: OCT. 1939 / PRINTING DATE: 12/86 / LIGHT GALLERY REG. NO.: 107.8]. Beneath the authentication disclaimer is the signature [Tennyson Schad].
    Place captured
    Belzoni, Humphreys County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    dye transfer prints
    Topic
    American South
    Foodways
    Photography
    Recreation
    Rural life
    U.S. History, 1933-1945
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Howard Greenberg
    Object number
    2019.105.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd557195bad-5728-41eb-bebb-6f86626c803e
  • Yazoo City Pan. J8

    Commissioned by
    Illinois Central Railroad, American, founded 1851
    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Date
    1927
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image and Sheet): 8 x 80 in. (20.3 x 203.2 cm)
    Title
    Panoramic print of a refugee camp during the 1927 Mississippi River flood
    Description
    A series of gelatin silver prints of the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River. Eight individual 8x10 images create a panoramic view of a refugee camp.
    Place captured
    Yazoo City, Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    American South
    Communities
    Great Migration
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.13.21
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1927 Illinois Central Railroad
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd594198d91-f329-4c31-8041-e3b3050460ca
  • Vicksburg 5-3-27

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Commissioned by
    Illinois Central Railroad, American, founded 1851
    Date
    May 3, 1927
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 7 7/8 x 10 1/16 in. (20 x 25.5 cm)
    Title
    Gelatin silver print of the 1927 Mississippi River flood
    Description
    A gelatin silver print of the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River. This photo shows a railroad loading station in Vicksburg.
    Place captured
    Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    American South
    Communities
    Great Migration
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.13.55
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1927 Illinois Central Railroad
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd567c567f7-3454-4b53-b505-1f1f7f613946
  • Gelatin silver print of four 1927 Mississippi River flood images

    Commissioned by
    Illinois Central Railroad, American, founded 1851
    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Date
    1927
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 7 7/8 x 10 1/16 in. (20 x 25.5 cm)
    Description
    A gelatin silver print of the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River. This is a set of four images on one sheet of paper, itself pasted onto a scrapbook page. At top left: Leland, Miss. 4-25-27; at top right: Leland, Miss. 4-25-27; at bottom left: Leland, Miss. 4-25-27; at bottom right: Leland, Miss. 4-25-27.
    Place captured
    Leland, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    American South
    Communities
    Great Migration
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.13.17
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1927 Illinois Central Railroad
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55b264acb-0880-406a-8d01-ec80691f026a
  • Gelatin silver print of four 1927 Mississippi River flood images

    Commissioned by
    Illinois Central Railroad, American, founded 1851
    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Date
    1927
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 7 7/8 x 10 1/16 in. (20 x 25.5 cm)
    Description
    A gelatin silver print of the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River. This is a set of four images on one sheet of paper, itself pasted onto a scrapbook page. At top left: two flooded houses; at top right: several flooded houses; at bottom left: men walking on raised sidewalk over flooded street; at bottom right: flooded house with two cars.
    Place captured
    Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    American South
    Communities
    Great Migration
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.13.7
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1927 Illinois Central Railroad
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd543aece95-b919-42d4-98a9-54a76b950e7d
  • Gelatin silver print of four 1927 Mississippi River flood images

    Commissioned by
    Illinois Central Railroad, American, founded 1851
    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Date
    April - May 1927
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 7 7/8 x 10 1/16 in. (20 x 25.5 cm)
    Description
    A gelatin silver print of the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River. This is a set of four images on one sheet of paper, itself pasted onto a scrapbook page. At top left: Helm, Miss. 4-30-2; at top right: N. from Helm, Miss 4-30-27; at bottom left: Helm 5-9-27; at bottom right: Helm, Miss 4-30-27
    Place captured
    Helm, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    American South
    Communities
    Great Migration
    Photography
    Transportation
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.13.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1927 Illinois Central Railroad
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53ca0f417-daf8-49e4-aa3a-2622d6f5d1f4
  • Y. & M. V. R. R. Station Onward, Miss. 5-2-27

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Commissioned by
    Illinois Central Railroad, American, founded 1851
    Date
    May 2, 1927
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 7 7/8 x 10 in. (20 x 25.4 cm)
    Title
    Gelatin silver print of the 1927 Mississippi River flood
    Description
    A gelatin silver print of the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River. This photo depicts the flooded train station at Onward, MS.
    Place captured
    Onward, Sharkey County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    American South
    Communities
    Great Migration
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.13.31
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1927 Illinois Central Railroad
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ece2f789-fb19-409b-bb10-a9b46db06342
  • Y. & M. V. R. R. Station Hampton 5-11-27

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Commissioned by
    Illinois Central Railroad, American, founded 1851
    Date
    May 11, 1927
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 7 7/8 x 10 1/16 in. (20 x 25.5 cm)
    Title
    Gelatin silver print of the 1927 Mississippi River flood
    Description
    A gelatin silver print of the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River. This photo depicts a flooded Hampton railway station.
    Place captured
    Hampton, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    American South
    Communities
    Great Migration
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.13.36
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1927 Illinois Central Railroad
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5561594bf-ab43-409f-b16c-5b710678c8e9
  • Y. & M. V. R. R. Station Longwood 5-11-27

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Commissioned by
    Illinois Central Railroad, American, founded 1851
    Date
    May 11, 1927
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 7 7/8 x 10 1/16 in. (20 x 25.5 cm)
    Title
    Gelatin silver print of the 1927 Mississippi River flood
    Description
    A gelatin silver print of the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River. This photo depicts a flooded Longwood railway station as seen from some height, possibly a water tower.
    Place captured
    Longwood, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    American South
    Communities
    Great Migration
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.13.38
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1927 Illinois Central Railroad
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51b16d82f-61ff-4f1c-be4d-b23fffb21190
  • Vicksburg, Miss. 5-3-27

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Commissioned by
    Illinois Central Railroad, American, founded 1851
    Date
    May 3, 1927
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 7 7/8 x 10 1/16 in. (20 x 25.5 cm)
    Title
    Gelatin silver print of the 1927 Mississippi River flood
    Description
    A gelatin silver print of the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River. This photo depicts men in rail cars with stacks of sand bags as they prepare to fortify the walls holding back the Mississippi floodwater.
    Place captured
    Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    American South
    Communities
    Great Migration
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.13.58
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1927 Illinois Central Railroad
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b5bcdfe5-b440-40b6-b24f-fdeb2ce6f538
  • Image of a civil rights protest outside Greenville City Hall

    Created by
    Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998
    Date
    January 25, 1965
    Medium
    Silver gelatin on acetate film
    Dimensions
    H x W: 5 x 4 in. (12.7 x 10.2 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white film negative featuring the image of a picket line outside Greenville City Hall. The image shows City Hall in the background and the backs of uniformed police officers and other men watching a picket line of protesters carrying signs.
    Place captured
    Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    negatives
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Civil rights
    Education
    Families
    Photography
    Segregation
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2007.1.73.12
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51cb47cff-da7c-4043-8f6c-7abb7087ba86
  • Image of a civil rights protest outside Greenville City Hall

    Created by
    Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998
    Date
    January 25, 1965
    Medium
    Silver gelatin on acetate film
    Dimensions
    H x W: 5 x 4 in. (12.7 x 10.2 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white film negative featuring the image of a picket line outside Greenville City Hall. The image, taken from a low angle, shows a line of men and women marching while carrying homemade protest signs. In the center of the frame, a woman carries a large sign reading, [NOW / WE / NOW / SHALL / NOW / OVERCOME / NOW]. A uniformed police officer watches the protesters from the left of frame. City Hall is not visible in this image, but is across the street.
    Place captured
    Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    negatives
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Civil rights
    Education
    Families
    Photography
    Segregation
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2007.1.73.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53c186867-bc09-438a-a88a-d14d29df5445
  • Gelatin silver print of four 1927 Mississippi River flood images

    Commissioned by
    Illinois Central Railroad, American, founded 1851
    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Date
    1927
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 7 7/8 x 10 1/16 in. (20 x 25.5 cm)
    Description
    A gelatin silver print of the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River. This is a set of four images on one sheet of paper, itself pasted onto a scrapbook page. At top left: V. S. & P. Holly Ridge 5-25-27; at top right: V. S. & P. M. P. 62 - Pole 4 5-25-27; at bottom left: V. S. & P. Delhi 5-25-27; at bottom right: V. S. & P. [illegible]
    Place captured
    Holly Ridge, Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Delhi, Richland Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    American South
    Communities
    Great Migration
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.13.11
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1927 Illinois Central Railroad
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d06bdf0f-d507-4d1c-bb57-2c871c5bb443
  • Greenville, Miss. South from R. R. Water Tank 4-30-27

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Commissioned by
    Illinois Central Railroad, American, founded 1851
    Date
    April 30, 1927
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 7 7/8 x 10 1/16 in. (20 x 25.5 cm)
    Title
    Gelatin silver print of the 1927 Mississippi River flood
    Description
    A gelatin silver print of the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River. This photo depicts the flooded town of Greenville, MS.
    Place captured
    Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    American South
    Communities
    Great Migration
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.13.28
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1927 Illinois Central Railroad
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5084d2960-b48b-4182-8ed9-298e1c51d256
  • Image of a civil rights protest outside Greenville City Hall

    Created by
    Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998
    Date
    January 25, 1965
    Medium
    Silver gelatin on acetate film
    Dimensions
    H x W: 5 x 4 in. (12.7 x 10.2 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white film negative featuring the image of a picket line outside Greenville City Hall. The image, taken from a low angle, shows a line of men and women marching while carrying homemade protest signs. In the center of the frame, a man carries a large sign reading, [11 YEARS / OF / ILLEGAL / SCHOOLS]. A uniformed police officer watches the protesters from the left of frame. City Hall is not visible in this image, but is across the street.
    Place captured
    Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    negatives
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Civil rights
    Education
    Families
    Photography
    Segregation
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2007.1.73.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd539ba865b-51ed-413a-aa38-fc5cc4309398
  • Y. & M. V. R. R. Station Cary, Miss. 5-1-27

    Commissioned by
    Illinois Central Railroad, American, founded 1851
    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Date
    May 1, 1927
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image and Sheet): 8 1/16 x 9 15/16 in. (20.5 x 25.3 cm)
    Title
    Gelatin silver print of 1927 Mississippi River flood
    Description
    A gelatin silver print of the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River. This photo depicts a group of men in canoes near a flooded railway stop.
    Place captured
    Cary, Sharkey County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    American South
    Communities
    Great Migration
    Photography
    Transportation
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.13.24
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1927 Illinois Central Railroad
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f3a448e9-6a19-4393-bbe0-61fd75921cf2
  • Street Leland, Miss. 4-30-27

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Commissioned by
    Illinois Central Railroad, American, founded 1851
    Date
    April 30, 1927
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 7 7/8 x 10 1/16 in. (20 x 25.5 cm)
    Title
    Gelatin silver print of the 1927 Mississippi River flood
    Description
    A gelatin silver print of the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River. This photo depicts a flooded street in Mississippi.
    Place captured
    Leland, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    American South
    Communities
    Great Migration
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.13.26
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1927 Illinois Central Railroad
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57cf66288-dd00-4e98-bbc6-6d8599d3532d
  • Vicksburg 5-3-27

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Commissioned by
    Illinois Central Railroad, American, founded 1851
    Date
    May 3, 1927
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 7 7/8 x 10 1/16 in. (20 x 25.5 cm)
    Title
    Gelatin silver print of the 1927 Mississippi River flood
    Description
    A gelatin silver print of the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River. This photo depicts a group of men operating a large machine.
    Place captured
    Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    American South
    Communities
    Great Migration
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.13.51
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1927 Illinois Central Railroad
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a223183f-f1cb-4ae0-bd49-996ec04d1d39

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