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Rosselle, F.A., fl. 1912 Keeping Water Out of Rosedale 4-18-12

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09940.01 Author/Creator: Rosselle, F.A., fl. 1912 Place Written: Rosedale. Mississippi Type: Postcard Date: 18 April 1912 Pagination: 1 postcard ; Order a Copy

One postcard entitled Keeping Water Out of Rosedale dated April 18 1912. Features a group of African American men in prison uniforms setting up sandbags in a muddy field. They are overseen by another man in civilian clothing.

Rosselle, F.A., fl. 1912

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