“Mississippi System”, Enyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation, Eastman Color, Red Fade,

“This film illustrates the geographical features and commercial importance of the Mississippi River System. It presents the history of the Mississippi with emphasis on the rise and fall of the steamboat, the “Big Flood” of 1927, and the development of the river into a modern water transportation system. It explains the operation of towboats and barges as an economical alternative to railroad transportation of goods, and indicates the extent and nature of commercial traffic on the Mississippi system. It shows the effects of the revitalization of the Mississippi system on cities such as St. Louis and New Orleans.”