Object Details
Commissioned by
Illinois Central Railroad, American, founded 1851
Photograph by
Unidentified
Description
A series of gelatin silver prints of the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River. Eight individual 8x10 images create a panoramic view of a refugee camp.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date
1927
Object number
2011.13.21
Restrictions & Rights
© 1927 Illinois Central Railroad
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Type
gelatin silver prints
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image and Sheet): 8 x 80 in. (20.3 x 203.2 cm)
Place captured
Yazoo City, Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
American South
Communities
Great Migration
Photography
U.S. History, 1919-1933
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2011.13.21