- 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)
- 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
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.