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
Photographs and Still Images
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
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd543aece95-b919-42d4-98a9-54a76b950e7d

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