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Mississippi River Flood of 1927, Page 22 Top Right; 1927-04-30

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Title

Mississippi River Flood of 1927, Page 22 Top Right; 1927-04-30

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 flooded street that is lined with buildings, street-lights, and power lines and poles. There are several figures walking from the camera's left to right across a make-shift elevated walkway made from wooden planks and supports. The flood-waters reach the buildings' foundations. Text in bottom right reads "Greenville 4-30-27."

Creator

Illinois Central Railroad Company

Date

1927-04-30

Identifier

97149_photo

Rights

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

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