Melville, La., crevasse waters flowing through the town – Vintage Wall Art
![Melville, La., crevasse waters flowing through the town, [1927] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/92/923893ec8758-L.webp)
(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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This rare historic photograph captures Melville, La., crevasse waters flowing through the town in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Melville, La., crevasse waters flowing through the town
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Water pouring through the streets of Melville, Louisiana, marks this print as a record of a levee break, or crevasse, rather than a general view of high water. It comes from an album of photographs documenting the high water of 1927 on the Mississippi River and its tributaries, the most destructive flood in the river's modern history. Breaks in the levees sent water across farmland and into small towns across the lower valley, forcing many residents to leave their homes for weeks or months. The gelatin silver print is stamped by Ewing, Inc., a Baton Rouge studio, which helps place its origin in Louisiana.
| Created / published | [1927] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : gelatin silver. |
| Genre | Gelatin silver prints 1920-1930. |
| Notes | In album (disbound): Flood photographs, Mississippi River and tributaries, high water 1927. M-10. 4th-20. Blind stamp: Ewing, inc., Baton Rouge, La. |
| Subjects | Disasters--Louisiana--Melville--1920-1930. Floods--Louisiana--Melville--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,229 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-128959 |
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