Jackson Flood, 1979 Photographs PI/NA/J33.5
This is a collection of two hundred forty-five color slides showing the 1979 Easter Flood in Jackson, Mississippi, and surrounding areas.
read more...This is a collection of two hundred forty-five color slides showing the 1979 Easter Flood in Jackson, Mississippi, and surrounding areas.
General & Tech Data Catalog Record
Image Arrangement and Numbering
The photographic curator numbered the 245 slides in the order they were received.
Technical Details
Original Scans: The original scans of the Jackson Flood, 1979 collection were made in 2015, according to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Board of Trustees' approved imaging procedures, following ANSI/AIIM recommended practice. The images were scanned as uncompressed, 24-bit RGB TIFFs at 600 pixels per inch.
Conversion: For Web display, the original scans of the Mississippi Law Enforcement Training Academy Collection were converted to JPEG tile sets.
Copyright
There are no known restrictions on use of images within the Jackson Flood, 1979 collection. MDAH asks that each image used in a presentation, display, or publication be accompanied by the following credit statement:
Credit: Courtesy of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Publicity and Privacy Rights
MDAH alerts the user to the issue of publicity and privacy rights of subjects represented in these scans. Distinct from copyright, which concerns the owner of the intellectual content, publicity and/or privacy rights apply to individuals who did not sign a contract or release form giving the creator the legal right to use his/her likeness or personal information. Publicity and privacy rights also differ from copyright in that there are not exemptions for Fair Use or educational purposes. These rights are not regulated by federal law but by state statute and common law. When using images from this collection it is the patron's responsibility to determine whether privacy and publicity rights issues may exist and consider the mitigating factors.
Copy Availability
High-resolution TIFFs of the images may be purchased from MDAH. The MDAH Public Order procedure and fee schedule apply. Consult the Photoreproduction and Digital Imaging policy or contact MDAH Reference Staff for order options as well as information on how to obtain and complete the necessary Public Order forms: (601) 576 6876 or refdesk@mdah.ms.gov