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- "Loading Pig Iron at Birmingham, Ala.," Sent to Andrew Purnell, Postmarked October 31, 1916 -
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"Loading Pig Iron at Birmingham, Ala.," Sent to Andrew Purnell, Postmarked October 31, 1916
- "Junction of Leaf and Bouie River, Hattiesburg, Miss.," Sent to Andrew Purnell, 1916 - Andrew Purnell Jr. (1898-1975) was born in Selma, Alabama. He served in France during World War I and returned home in 1919. He married and later moved to Mobile, where he worked as a railroad freight handler. Purnell exchanged postcards with family and friends, corresponding with those who were close to him. He received this postcard before he served in the U.S. Army.
- 1916
- Collections - Artifact
"Junction of Leaf and Bouie River, Hattiesburg, Miss.," Sent to Andrew Purnell, 1916
Andrew Purnell Jr. (1898-1975) was born in Selma, Alabama. He served in France during World War I and returned home in 1919. He married and later moved to Mobile, where he worked as a railroad freight handler. Purnell exchanged postcards with family and friends, corresponding with those who were close to him. He received this postcard before he served in the U.S. Army.
- Postcard, "In the Good Old Summertime," circa 1913 - The degrading image in this early twentieth century postcard was intended to convince white people that African Americans were inferior, second-class citizens. To many white Americans, the image of happy blacks eating watermelon -- a stolen fruit in often-told tales from the days of slavery -- reinforced their view of race relations, one where benevolent whites ruled and blacks "knew their place."
- circa 1913
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Postcard, "In the Good Old Summertime," circa 1913
The degrading image in this early twentieth century postcard was intended to convince white people that African Americans were inferior, second-class citizens. To many white Americans, the image of happy blacks eating watermelon -- a stolen fruit in often-told tales from the days of slavery -- reinforced their view of race relations, one where benevolent whites ruled and blacks "knew their place."
- "North View of Mausoleum, Atlanta, Ga." -
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"North View of Mausoleum, Atlanta, Ga."