S. S. Sprague Arriving at Vicksburg with 9 Barges Loaded with Refugees from Greenville and vicinity - April 1927

Commissioned by

Illinois Central Railroad, American, founded 1851

Photograph by

Unidentified

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)

Type

gelatin silver prints

Place captured

Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Date

April 1927

Description

A gelatin silver print of the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River. This photo depicts a river barge delivering refugees from Greenville, Mississippi. The S.S. Sprague, when built, was the largest steam powered sternwheeler towboat.

Topic

African American

American South

Communities

Great Migration

Photography

United States--History--1919-1933

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2011.13.60

Restrictions & Rights

© 1927 Illinois Central Railroad

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Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture