Near Helm, Miss BR L 134-6 5-9-27

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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 shows a stretch of track near Helm, Mississippi. The track, whether purposely or from rising floodwaters, has been raised off the ground. A man sits on the track.

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