Museum object · gelatin silver prints
Greenville, Miss. 4-30-27
April 30, 1927
Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A gelatin silver print of the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River. This photo depicts a house with flood waters around it. The homeowner's car has been driven up the front steps to keep it dry.
- Catalog date
- April 30, 1927
- Recorded places
- Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Recorded subjects
- African American; American South; Communities; Great Migration; Photography; U.S. History, 1919-1933
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: 2011.13.27
Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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