1927 - Floods, USA: Mississippi River Flood R2 of 2
Flash title: Secretary Hoover & Secretary Davis at Vicksberg (sic)...w/ Jasper Feiser, Acting National Chairman of Red Cross & G.E. Patterson General Manager of ??. Hoover smoking cigar standing on sidewalk, other men talking.
07:00:05 Maj. Gen Edgar Jadwin Chief of Engineers inspecting flood at mouth of Yazoo River from air. Amphibious plane takes off.
07:00:18 Title: On the way to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. POV from paddlewheel steamboat thru woods & debris.
07:00:32 Title: Secretary Davis is making a thorough study all along the route. MS on riverboat w/ trees behind. MCU Hoover; w/ others.
07:01:02 Title: Down the river from Vicksburg to Natchez. Hoover & other officials pose on deck. Passing flood w/ people standing on dikes; buildings underwater. View of riverboat on river & looking w/ binoculars.
07:01:47 Title: Official party at Camp Natchez. Military & civilians talking; Davis & Hoover w/ children outside refugee army tents.
07:02:12 Title: Old “Auntie” meets them too. Old black woman smoking pipe poses w/ officials.
07:02:30 Title: In the camps at Baton Rouge. LS across many tents, people walking around.
07:02:40 Flash title: Registering the names of the refugees.... Women taking notes / names of Black men & women.
07:02:52 Giving vaccinations, medical aid, by army & doctors & nurses, lines of people / Blacks.
07:03:20 Title: In the camp kitchen. Blacks cooking; White soldiers eating outdoors. Pan of White families eating in large tent on tables. Black families in line getting food & sitting on ground, eating in open air. 07:04:32 White children in queue for baby bottles / milk. MCUs lovely shots kids eating at table.
07:05:11 Title: It’s wash day over in the colored folks’ camp. Line of Black women washing clothes in tubs. 07:05:30 Title: Major Schneider inspecting tents of the homeless. Sentries march on pathway; Blacks walking about. Major give prize to neatest tent of Black family, record player on table.
Extreme Weather; Disaster; Racism; Segregation; Politicians; Corps of Engineers;
Sign in with Google
Similar Sub-themes
1927 - Floods, USA: Mississippi River Flood R2 of 2 Flash title: Secretary Hoover & Secretary Davis at Vicksberg (sic)...w/ Jasper Feiser, Acting National Chairman of Red Cross & G.E. Patterson General Manager of ??. Hoover smoking cigar standing on sidewalk, other men talking. 07:00:05 Maj. Gen Edgar Jadwin Chief of Engineers inspecting flood at mouth of Yazoo River from air. Amphibious plane takes off. 07:00:18 Title: On the way to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. POV from paddlewheel steamboat thru woods & debris. 07:00:32 Title: Secretary Davis is making a thorough study all along the route. MS on riverboat w/ trees behind. MCU Hoover; w/ others. 07:01:02 Title: Down the river from Vicksburg to Natchez. Hoover & other officials pose on deck. Passing flood w/ people standing on dikes; buildings underwater. View of riverboat on river & looking w/ binoculars. 07:01:47 Title: Official party at Camp Natchez. Military & civilians talking; Davis & Hoover w/ children outside refugee army tents. 07:02:12 Title: Old “Auntie” meets them too. Old black woman smoking pipe poses w/ officials. 07:02:30 Title: In the camps at Baton Rouge. LS across many tents, people walking around. 07:02:40 Flash title: Registering the names of the refugees.... Women taking notes / names of Black men & women. 07:02:52 Giving vaccinations, medical aid, by army & doctors & nurses, lines of people / Blacks. 07:03:20 Title: In the camp kitchen. Blacks cooking; White soldiers eating outdoors. Pan of White families eating in large tent on tables. Black families in line getting food & sitting on ground, eating in open air. 07:04:32 White children in queue for baby bottles / milk. MCUs lovely shots kids eating at table. 07:05:11 Title: It’s wash day over in the colored folks’ camp. Line of Black women washing clothes in tubs. 07:05:30 Title: Major Schneider inspecting tents of the homeless. Sentries march on pathway; Blacks walking about. Major give prize to neatest tent of Black family, record player on table. Extreme Weather; Disaster; Racism; Segregation; Politicians; Corps of Engineers;