Digital Snapshots
1927 Flood Photograph Collection
Mississippi River Flood of 1927, Page 56; 1927-05-02
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Title
Mississippi River Flood of 1927, Page 56; 1927-05-02
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 a large group of African American adults and children on a makeshift wooden platform next to a building. Towards the back of the building are open doors. Most of the figures are facing the camera, and one figure in the center of the photo is washing a fabric object in a wash basin. In the far background, there is a row of power lines and poles, a tree line, and a building. Text in bottom right reads "So. of Rolling Fork, Miss. 5-2-27."
Creator
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Date
1927-05-02
Identifier
97175_photo
Rights
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
