Aerial View of Flooding in the Area of I-20 South of Jackson and the Coliseum, Jackson, Mississippi

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Description

This sepia toned photograph features trees, highways, buildings and an expanse of land partially under water due to flooding. The back of the card identifies this area as being Interstate Highway 20 South of Jackson, with the Coliseum and Highway 80 in view.

Publication Date

1979

Time Period

1970-1979

Subjects

Floods; Flooding; Jackson, MS

Geographic Location

Jackson, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

photograph

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_I-20-S-Jackson_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division in the Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Jackson 1979 Flood Sub-Collection

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

Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University