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Norris C. Blackburn papers, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries

Identifier

sc.0455.001_003.002

Description

Cotton bales, belonging to the Union Compress & Warehouse Company, stacked along Front Street in Memphis, Tennessee. During the 1937 Mississippi River flood many warehouses along the river front were forced to move their products elsewhere to protect them from the rising flood water.

Date Created

2022

Date

1937

Keywords

1937 Mississippi River flood, Front Street (Memphis, Tenn.), Cotton industry

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