Illinois Central Railroad logo
date: label: Date
content: 1927
name: label: Commissioned by
content: Illinois Central Railroad, American, founded 1851
notes: label: Description
content: The logo of the Illinois Central Railroad system. The company commissioned a photographer to take photographs of the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Great Migration
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1919-1933
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.13.19
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © 1927 Illinois Central Railroad
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 20 x 25 1/2 in. (50.8 x 64.8 cm)