Commissioned by:

Illinois Central Railroad, American, founded 1851  Search this

Photograph by:

Unidentified  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 7 7/8 x 10 1/16 in. (20 x 25.5 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

Place captured:

Leland, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1927

Description:

A gelatin silver print of the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River. This is a set of four images on one sheet of paper, itself pasted onto a scrapbook page. At top left: Leland, Miss. 4-25-27; at top right: Leland, Miss. 4-25-27; at bottom left: Leland, Miss. 4-25-27; at bottom right: Leland, Miss. 4-25-27.

Topic:

African American  Search this

American South  Search this

Communities  Search this

Great Migration  Search this

Photography  Search this

U.S. History, 1919-1933  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2011.13.17

Restrictions & Rights:

© 1927 Illinois Central Railroad

Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55b264acb-0880-406a-8d01-ec80691f026a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.13.17