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Image: 1927 Mississippi Flood Vicksburg Refugees

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Description: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927. A refugee camp at Vicksburg, Mississippi. This was a nice camp on high ground. Many refugees had to live on the levees for months until the water receded. Monthly Weather Review Supplement No. 29.
Title: 1927 Mississippi Flood Vicksburg Refugees
Credit: wea00742, Historic NWS Collection, [1]
Author: Archival Photography by Steve Nicklas, NOS, NGS
Permission: This image is in the public domain because it contains materials that originally came from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, taken or made as part of an employee's official duties.
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License: Public domain
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