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Rosselle, F.A., fl. 1912 Refugees Near Beulah 5-16-12

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09940.02 Author/Creator: Rosselle, F.A., fl. 1912 Place Written: Beulah, Mississippi Type: Postcard Date: 16 May 1912 Pagination: 1 postcard ; Order a Copy

One postcard entitled Refugees Near Beulah dated May 16, 1912. Features 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.

Rosselle, F.A., fl. 1912

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