Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Commissioned by:

Illinois Central Railroad, American, founded 1851  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Type:

gelatin silver prints

Place captured:

Panther Burn, Sharkey County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Date:

April 30, 1927

Description:

Two gelatin silver prints of the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River. The photos are unmounted and unattached, but together create a picture of a set of railroad tracks.

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:

2011.13.23

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/fd5a942d8bf-3a7a-4dc1-9f5e-4cd09e91f633

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.13.23