Y. & M. V. R. R. Station Egremont, Miss. 5-2-27

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object Details

Commissioned by
Illinois Central Railroad, American, founded 1851
Photograph by
Unidentified
Description
A gelatin silver print of the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River. This photo depicts the flooded train station at Egremont, Mississippi.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
May 2, 1927
Object number
2011.13.30
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
Egremont, Sharkey 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
Transportation
U.S. History, 1919-1933
Record ID
nmaahc_2011.13.30
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5db32c193-b855-4c19-a967-a503a3cd0953
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