1927 Flood Photograph Collection PI/1992.0002
The Mississippi River flood of 1927 inundated roughly 27,000 square miles of land and displaced some 700,000 persons. Property damage was estimated at $400 million, and 246 people died in the flood waters. Particularly hard hit by the disaster was the Mississippi Delta region. The 124 photographs in this collection were taken by the flood committee of the Illinois Central Railroad Company in April, May, and October of 1927. Arranged geographically, north to south, the images document flood damage along the route of the Illinois Central Railroad from Memphis, Tennessee, to Delhi, Louisiana. The collection also includes one map of the Illinois Central Railroad throughout the flooded area.
Read MoreThe Mississippi River flood of 1927 inundated roughly 27,000 square miles of land and displaced some 700,000 persons. Property damage was estimated at $400 million, and 246 people died in the flood waters. Particularly hard hit by the disaster was the Mississippi Delta region. The 124 photographs in this collection were taken by the flood committee of the Illinois Central Railroad Company in April, May, and October of 1927. Arranged geographically, north to south, the images document flood damage along the route of the Illinois Central Railroad from Memphis, Tennessee, to Delhi, Louisiana. The collection also includes one map of the Illinois Central Railroad throughout the flooded area.
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"Helm, Miss. 4-30-27." Four flood scene photographs on one sheet.
Date: 1927-04-30
Creator: Illinois Central Railroad Company
Filename: 97160_photo.tif
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"Y and M. V. R. R. Station, Hollandale, Miss. 4-30-27." View of flooded railroad station.
Date: 1927-04-30
Creator: Illinois Central Railroad Company
Filename: 78048_photo.tif
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"Leland, Miss, looking from R. R. Water Tank, 4-30-27." Flood scene.
Date: 1927-04-30
Creator: Illinois Central Railroad Company
Filename: 97228_photo.tif
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"So. from R. R. Water Tank, Leland, Miss. 4-30-27." Flood scene.
Date: 1927-04-30
Creator: Illinois Central Railroad Company
Filename: 97161_photo.tif
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"Street, Leland, Miss. 4-30-27." Flood scene.
Date: 1927-04-30
Creator: Illinois Central Railroad Company
Filename: 78050_photo.tif
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"So. of Panther Burn, Miss. 5-1-27. Cameta 5-1-27." Four flood scene photographs on one sheet.
Date: 1927-05-01
Creator: Illinois Central Railroad Company
Filename: 97162_photo.tif
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"Y and M V. R. R. Station, Cary, Miss. 5-1-27." Flood scene.
Date: 1927-05-01
Creator: Illinois Central Railroad Company
Filename: 78051_photo.tif
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"Greenville 4-30-27." Four flood scene photographs on one sheet.
Date: 1927
Creator: Illinois Central Railroad Company
Filename: 97163_photo.tif
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"Greenville 4-30-27, 5-1-27." Four flood scene photographs on one sheet.
Date: 1927
Creator: Illinois Central Railroad Company
Filename: 97164_photo.tif
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"Hollandale, Miss. 5-1-27." Four flood scene photographs on one sheet.
Date: 1927-05-01
Creator: Illinois Central Railroad Company
Filename: 97165_photo.tif
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"Hollandale, Miss. 5-1-27." Four flood scene photographs on one sheet.
Date: 1927-05-01
Creator: Illinois Central Railroad Company
Filename: 97166_photo.tif
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"Leland Miss. 5-1-27." Flood scene of mules standing on railroad tracks.
Date: 1927-05-01
Creator: Illinois Central Railroad Company
Filename: 78052_photo.tif
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"Nitta Yuma, Miss. 5-1-27." Flood scene.
Date: 1927-05-01
Creator: Illinois Central Railroad Company
Filename: 78053_photo.tif
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"Nitta Yuma 5-1-27." Four flood scene photographs on one sheet.
Date: 1927-05-01
Creator: Illinois Central Railroad Company
Filename: 97167_photo.tif
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Issaquena, Miss. 5-2-27. Percy, Miss. 5-1-27. So. of Percy, Miss. 5-1-27." Four flood scene photographs on one sheet.
Date: 1927
Creator: Illinois Central Railroad Company
Filename: 97168_photo.tif
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"Blanton, Miss. 5-2-27." Four flood scene photographs on one sheet.
Date: 1927-05-02
Creator: Illinois Central Railroad Company
Filename: 97169_photo.tif
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"Cary, Miss. 5-2-27. Cary-Egremont, Miss. 5-2-27." Four flood scene photographs on one sheet.
Date: 1927-05-02
Creator: Illinois Central Railroad Company
Filename: 97170_photo.tif
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"Y and M. V. R. R. Station, Egremont, Miss. 5-2-27." Flood scene at railroad station.
Date: 1927-05-02
Creator: Illinois Central Railroad Company
Filename: 78054_photo.tif
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"Greenville 5-11-27, Greenville 5-1-27." Four flood scene photographs on one sheet.
Date: 1927
Creator: Illinois Central Railroad Company
Filename: 97171_photo.tif
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"Y and M. V. R. R. Station, Onward, Miss. 5-2-27." Flood scene.
Date: 1927-05-02
Creator: Illinois Central Railroad Company
Filename: 78055_photo.tif
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"Onward, Miss. 5-2-27." Flood scene.
Date: 1927-05-02
Creator: Illinois Central Railroad Company
Filename: 78056_photo.tif
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"Rolling Fork, Miss. 5-2-27." Flood scene at railroad station.
Date: 1927-05-02
Creator: Illinois Central Railroad Company
Filename: 97173_photo.tif
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"Rolling Fork, Miss. 5-2-27." Flood scene.
Date: 1927-05-02
Creator: Illinois Central Railroad Company
Filename: 97174_photo.tif
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"So. of Rolling Fork, Miss. 5-2-27." Flood scene.
Date: 1927-05-02
Creator: Illinois Central Railroad Company
Filename: 97175_photo.tif
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"Rolling Fork, Miss. 5-2-27." Flood scene.
Date: 1927-05-02
Creator: Illinois Central Railroad Company
Filename: 97177_photo.tif
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"So. of Rolling Fork, Miss. 5-2-27." Flood scene.
Date: 1927-05-02
Creator: Illinois Central Railroad Company
Filename: 97179_photo.tif
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"Rolling Fork, Miss. 5-2-27." Flood scene.
Date: 1927-05-02
Creator: Illinois Central Railroad Company
Filename: 97229_photo.tif
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"Valley Park, Miss. 5-2-27." Flood scene at railroad station.
Date: 1927-05-02
Creator: Illinois Central Railroad Company
Filename: 78062_photo.tif
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"Vicksburg 5-2-27." Flood area with levee.
Date: 1927-05-02
Creator: Illinois Central Railroad Company
Filename: 97180_photo.tif
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"Yazoo Draw Bridge. 5-2-27." Flood scene at bridge.
Date: 1927-05-02
Creator: Illinois Central Railroad Company
Filename: 78064_photo.tif
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"Floweree, Miss. 5-2-27, N. of Kings, Miss. 5-2-27." Four flood scene photographs on one sheet.
Date: 1927-05-02
Creator: Illinois Central Railroad Company
Filename: 97181_photo.tif
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"Issaquena, Miss. 5-2 27. 5 Miles North of Yazoo River, Miss. 5-2-27. 1 mile So. of Leland, Miss. 5-1-27. Spencer 5-11-27." Four flood scene photographs on one sheet.
Date: 1927-05-02
Creator: Illinois Central Railroad Company
Filename: 97182_photo.tif