Flood Waters Around a Train on the Railroad Tracks in Benoit, Mississippi

Authors

Files

Contributor

F. A. Rossell, Rosedale, Mississippi

Description

This postcard features a black and white photograph of a train on the railroad tracks in Benoit, Mississippi with flood waters pushed against the tracks. Buildings, electric poles, and trees are seen among the flood waters and boats are docked along the edge of the train tracks. The location of the flooding and the photographer, Rosselle, is written in white in the lower left of the image.

Subjects

Postcards; Flood damage; Floods--United States; Railroads; Trains

Keywords

railroads; trains; flooding; floods; Mississippi Delta

Geographic Location

Benoit (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_postcard-Benoit-MS-train_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 5, Mississippi Delta Region

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.MSState.edu.

Recommended Citation

Flood Waters Around a Train on the Railroad Tracks in Benoit, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University