The Bessie Levee augmented with sand bags during the 1937 flood. Near Tiptonville, Tennessee
1937 · Tiptonville, Tennessee, United States
by Walker Evans
A flooded landscape with leafless trees, fence posts, and a sandbagged embankment beside the water.
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American vernacular, 1935–38 — Library of Congress
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, FSA/OWI Collection
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