BR L 132-2 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 depicts a group of men working on railroad tracks. It is possible that they are raising them out of the water to prevent rot and rust.

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