The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Mississippi_Flood_of_1927" class="extiw" title="en:Great Mississippi Flood of 1927">Great Mississippi Flood of 1927</a>. A refugee camp at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicksburg,_Mississippi" class="extiw" title="en:Vicksburg, Mississippi">Vicksburg, Mississippi</a>. 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.
Archival Photography by Steve Nicklas, NOS, NGS
1927-05-03
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