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Mississippi River Flood of 1927, Page 43 Bottom Right; 1927-05-01

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Title

Mississippi River Flood of 1927, Page 43 Bottom Right; 1927-05-01

Description

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History 1927 Flood Photograph Collection. Shows the bottom right photo of an album page with four black-and-white photographs of flood scenes. Depicts Black several people and a makeshift camp on a wooden platform, with a cargo-train parked on the photo's left side and flood waters on the photo's right side. There is a figure with a dog on a small boat in the water, and two dogs on debris in the water. There are several tents, utility-poles, and trees in the background. There is a structure on the right side of the far background. Text in bottom right reads "Hollandale, Miss. 5-1-27."

Creator

Illinois Central Railroad Company

Date

1927-05-01

Identifier

97166_photo

Rights

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

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