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Spanish trapper talking to his helper about the scarcity of muskrats this year because of the flood and adverse weather conditions. In the marshland near Delacroix Island, Louisiana

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Public domain photograph of Louisiana in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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01/01/1941
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Wolcott, Marion Post, 1910-1990, photographer
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delacroix island
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html

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