Arkansas Natural Disasters – Object #4

Flood of 1927

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<p>A flat-bottomed boat with three people, two standing with oars, and one sitting, rows up to a house that is flooded. Other flooded houses are in the background and three children watch from the foreground.</p>

Photograph of New Addition, E. 9th St., Little Rock, following historic flood

Questions:

How did the flood of 1927 affect the people in this photograph? Predict what might happen next.

Citations

Flood of 1927, Little Rock J. N. Heiskell Photograph Collection, 1821-1984 (UALR.PH.0100). UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture