Digital Snapshots
1927 Flood Photograph Collection
Mississippi River Flood of 1927, Page 49 Top Right; 1927-05-02
Dublin Core
Title
Mississippi River Flood of 1927, Page 49 Top Right; 1927-05-02
Description
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History 1927 Flood Photograph Collection. Shows the top right photo of an album page with four black-and-white photographs of flood scenes. Depicts a row of box-cars with flood waters covering the wheels and the car’s bottom portion. The box-car in the center of the photo has an open door and a figure stands in the doorway facing the camera. The box-car on the photo's right side reads "AUTO MOBILE I.C." There are pieces of clothing laid on the box-cars' roofs. There is a pole between the box-cars and the camera towards the photo's left side. There is a house behind the box-cars on the photo's left side, and there is a tree line across the background. Text in bottom right reads "Cary, Miss. 5-2-27."
Creator
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Date
1927-05-02
Identifier
97170_photo
Rights
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
