File:Scenes in New Orleans Rain-Flooded TP 17 Ap 1927.jpg

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Flooding in New Orleans, April 1927

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English: "Scenes in New Orleans Rain-Flooded Thoroughfares", April 1927
Collage of 4 photos of the April 1927 "Good Friday" flood, showing streets with automobiles, horse transport, etc flooded.
Notes: This flood is sometimes incorrectly conflated with the Great 1927 Mississippi River flood, but was unrelated, due to extreme rain event in New Orleans beyond the capacities of the City's pumps to remove the water.
Date (publication; photos likely 1 or 2 days previous)
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"The Times-Picayune", 17 April 1927, page 14.

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Author Staff of the Times-Picayune

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