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Natchez, Miss., Ferry landing – Historic Print

Natchez, Miss., Ferry landing, 1927 April 27. — historic photograph
Natchez, Miss., Ferry landing, 1927 April 27.. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Natchez, Miss., Ferry landing

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Unlike the low-lying country downriver, Natchez stands on high bluffs, so the spring rise of 1927 threatened the waterfront and its ferry landing more than the town above it. This April 27 view records that riverfront while the river was running high. The 1927 flood was among the largest in the Mississippi's recorded history, driving many hundreds of thousands of people from their homes across the valley and reshaping flood-control policy for decades. The print comes from an album of high-water photographs, so it documents the event as much as the place.

Created / published1927 April 27.
Medium1 photographic print : gelatin silver.
GenreGelatin silver prints 1920-1930.
NotesIn album (disbound): Flood photographs, Mississippi River and tributaries, high water 1927. D.D. 33.
SubjectsDisasters--Mississippi--Natchez--1920-1930. Floods--Mississippi--Natchez--1920-1930. Waterfronts--Mississippi--Natchez--1920-1930.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,287 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-205279

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