28339. (copy photo) Unloading U.S. Coast Guard Surfboats from Railroad Flatcars c.1927
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28339. (copy photo) Unloading U.S. Coast Guard Surfboats from Railroad Flatcars c.1927
28339. (copy photo) Unloading U.S. Coast Guard Surfboats from Railroad Flatcars c.1927. The flood began when heavy rains pounded the central basin of the Mississippi in the summer of 1926. By September, the Mississippi’s tributaries in Kansas and Iowa were swollen to capacity. On New Year’s Day of 1927, the Cumberland River at Nashville topped levees at 56.2 feet. The Mississippi River broke out of its levee system in 145 places and flooded 27,000 square miles, with depths up to 30 feet The flood caused over $400 million in damages and killed 246 people in seven states. B/w copy photo measures 8” x 9” and shows the railroad flatcars in a submerged section near the river, used to facilitate unloading of the Coast Guard’s surfboats to be used for rescue. At least five surfboats can be seen in the background. (VG). $20.