Street Leland, Miss. 4-30-27

Object Details

Created by

Unidentified

Commissioned by

Illinois Central Railroad, American, founded 1851

Description

A gelatin silver print of the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River. This photo depicts a flooded street in Mississippi.

Credit Line

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

April 30, 1927

Object number

2011.13.26

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

gelatin silver prints

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)

Place captured

Leland, Washington 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

Title

Gelatin silver print of the 1927 Mississippi River flood

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_2011.13.26

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57cf66288-dd00-4e98-bbc6-6d8599d3532d