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Title

Mississippi River Flood of 1927, Page 45; 1927-05-01

Description

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History 1927 Flood Photograph Collection. Shows a single black-and-white photograph of a flood scene. Depicts flood-waters surrounding train-tracks and a one-story building with a sign that reads "NITTA YUMA". There is a two-story building behind the building with the sign and there are various objects and supplies around the buildings. Two figures are standing next to the buildings in the background, while a cow stands in front of the one-story building. There is a tarp-covered handcar on the tracks on the camera's left. There is a fence, power lines and poles, and a tree line in the background. Text in bottom right reads "Nitta Yuma, Miss. 5-1-27."

Creator

Illinois Central Railroad Company

Date

1927-05-01

Identifier

78053_photo

Rights

NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/