Lot of 3 real photo postcards showing the effects of the Mississippi Flood of 1912 and civilian efforts to contain the rising waters. A late snowfall coupled with heavy spring rain gave way to devastating flooding along the Lower Mississippi River that killed 200 people and caused $70 million in damage. F.A. Rosselle: Rosedale, Mississippi, 1912. Postcard shows several African American men in striped prison garb working to fortify the city against the rain-engorged river. In the foreground, a mustachioed white man watches closely as a laborer lifts a sandbag. Signed and titled in the negative: "Rosselle / 3-D. / Keeping Water Out Of Rosedale. 4-18-12." F.A. Rosselle: Beulah, Mississippi, 1912. Postcard presents the living conditions of those displaced by the flood. A group of African Americans, four men and two women, sit on crates and trunks in front of a makeshift shelter. Signed and titled in the negative: "Photo / Rosselle / Refugees Near Beulah 5-16-12." F.A. Rosselle: Rosedale, Mississippi, 1912. Five African American children figure prominently into the foreground of this image. They sit on the crown of a levee, with layers of sandbags stacked to their right. Adults are visible in the background, along with two horses, a chicken, a wagon, and several temporary tarp structures. Condition: All postally unused with edgewear, toning, and scattered foxing.
Lot of 3 real photo postcards showing the effects of the Mississippi Flood of 1912 and civilian efforts to contain the rising waters. A late snowfall coupled with heavy spring rain gave way to devastating flooding along the Lower Mississippi River that killed 200 people and caused $70 million in damage. F.A. Rosselle: Rosedale, Mississippi, 1912. Postcard shows several African American men in striped prison garb working to fortify the city against the rain-engorged river. In the foreground, a mustachioed white man watches closely as a laborer lifts a sandbag. Signed and titled in the negative: "Rosselle / 3-D. / Keeping Water Out Of Rosedale. 4-18-12." F.A. Rosselle: Beulah, Mississippi, 1912. Postcard presents the living conditions of those displaced by the flood. A group of African Americans, four men and two women, sit on crates and trunks in front of a makeshift shelter. Signed and titled in the negative: "Photo / Rosselle / Refugees Near Beulah 5-16-12." F.A. Rosselle: Rosedale, Mississippi, 1912. Five African American children figure prominently into the foreground of this image. They sit on the crown of a levee, with layers of sandbags stacked to their right. Adults are visible in the background, along with two horses, a chicken, a wagon, and several temporary tarp structures. Condition: All postally unused with edgewear, toning, and scattered foxing.
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