Near Westover, Ark., levee scene – Historic Reproduction
(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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Near Westover, Ark., levee scene comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Near Westover, Ark., levee scene
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Taken near Westover, Arkansas, this print shows a levee during the high water of spring 1927, when the Mississippi and its tributaries rose to record levels. The album it belongs to bears the note "Helena gage 56.7 ft.," a reading from the river gauge at Helena, a few miles downstream, that gives a sense of how far the water had climbed. The 1927 flood was one of the most destructive in the river's history, and the Arkansas delta levees were under constant strain. The print is a useful record of the earthen barriers that the surrounding farmland depended on.
| Created / published | 1927 April 30. |
|---|---|
| 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. 1st & 2d D. 53. Helena gage 56.7 ft. |
| Subjects | Disasters--Arkansas--Westover--1920-1930. Floods--Arkansas--Westover--1920-1930. Levees--Arkansas--Westover--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,289 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-205336 |
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