Greenville, Miss. 4-30-27

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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