High water on the Mississippi : this shows one of the Negro guards and his wife near their wind shield : the negros on guard were equipped with guns to enforce their authority with whites or blacks : he was particularly anxious that his gun should b

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unknown

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Still image

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black-and-white photographs

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14.63 x 11.89 inches

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Recto: Guard on levee; Verso: High water on the Mississippi. 9974- . This shows one of the Negro guards and his wife near their wind shield. The negros on guard were equipped with guns to enforce their authority with whites or blacks. He was particularly anxious that his gun should be shown in the picture. Sacks of earth on top of the levee may be seen in the distance. Please return to A.A. Williamson. Greenville, Mississippi