Flooded Street Scene, Beulah

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Description

This postcard features a black and white image of a flooded street in Beulah, Mississippi on May 2, 1912. Commercial buildings, trees, and utility poles can be seen on the far side of the flooded street. The photographer, F. A. Rosselle, is written in white in the lower left corner, "Street Scene Beulah 5-2-12 " is written in white ink in the lower right corner and "3r Street Scene Beulah 5-2-12" is written in white along the bottom edge of the card. "Bolivar County" is written on the back of the card.

Publication Date

1912

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; Floods

Keywords

Flooding; Flooded streets; 1912 flood; Beulah, MS; Mississippi Delta

Geographic Location

Beulah (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1912-05-02_Postcard-Beulah-Street-Scene_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 5, Mississippi Delta Region

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.MSState.edu.

Recommended Citation

Flooded Street Scene, Beulah, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University