Illinois Central Railroad logo

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object Details

Commissioned by
Illinois Central Railroad, American, founded 1851
Description
The logo of the Illinois Central Railroad system. The company commissioned a photographer to take photographs of the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
1927
Object number
2011.13.19
Restrictions & Rights
© 1927 Illinois Central Railroad
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Type
gelatin silver prints
Dimensions
H x W: 20 x 25 1/2 in. (50.8 x 64.8 cm)
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Classification
Photographs and Still Images
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
American South
Communities
Great Migration
Photography
U.S. History, 1919-1933
Record ID
nmaahc_2011.13.19
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50525b3ae-446b-4f59-af15-da81dad2fd91
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