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Title

Mississippi River Flood of 1927, Page 71; 1927-05-03

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 number of pyramid-style tents with a road in the immediate foreground and a tree line in the far background. There are a number of figures walking or standing among the tents. Laundry hangs off the support ropes of the tents closest to the camera. Text in bottom right reads "Vicksburg, 5-3-27."

Creator

Illinois Central Railroad Company

Date

1927-05-03

Identifier

97189_photo

Rights

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