Mississippi Delta Region

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Description

This postcard features a black and white photograph of a flooded area in Rolling Fork, Mississippi during the 1927 flood. A Jackson, Mississippi postmark, dated June 30, 1932, is on the back beside a green, one cent George Washinton postage stamp. A note, dated June 29, 1932, is written from Philip to Mrs. Fred Wheeler is written on the left side.

Transcription

Dearest [?] 6-29-32 We are leaving for New Orleans early tomorrow--Expect to be there a week. Don't know first where I'll stay. Anything will be a welcome relief from this part of the Delta. Surely hope that you are enjoying your vacation, mama, and that Carol find her Camp work interesting. Love to all Philip Member [sic]

Publication Date

6-29-1932

Publisher

J. E. Meek, Rolling Fork, Mississippi

Time Period

1930-1939

Subjects

Postcards; Flood damage; Floods--United States

Keywords

flooding; 1927 flood; agriculture; cows

Geographic Location

Rolling Fork (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1932-06-29_postcard-Fred-Wheeler_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.

Flood Scene 1927, Rolling Fork, Mississippi, June 29, 1932

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