A richly decorated bedroom at San Francisco Plantation house, built in the 1850s on land now (as of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8065862/photo-image-living-room-gold-public-domainFree Image from public domain license Louis Sicard's emotive painting that conflates images of a Mississippi River steamboat journey and… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8046556/photo-image-plant-person-treeFree Image from public domain license Ladies' parlor at Houmas House and Gardens, a Louisiana plantation-era attraction that includes… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8069469/photo-image-frame-plant-personFree Image from public domain license A children's bedroom inside the Big House, as it is known, at Oak Alley in Vacherie, Louisiana, one… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8044406/photo-image-wood-road-public-domainFree Image from public domain licensePier pilings at dusk along the Gulf of Mexico, between Waveland and Bay St. Louis in Hancock County, Mississippi. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434484/free-photo-image-mexico-mississippi-gulfFree Image from public domain license The ladies' parlor and music room at Houmas House and Gardens, a Louisiana plantation-era attraction… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8068888/photo-image-plant-person-living-roomFree Image from public domain license Scene that includes a depiction of Marie Laveau, New Orleans's reputed "voodoo queen" (left in blue)… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8045821/photo-image-horse-person-clothingFree Image from public domain license The western porch of the estate mansion at Houmas House and Gardens, a Louisiana plantation-era… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8071865/photo-image-plant-person-grassFree Image from public domain license A 1925 reproduction of Auguste Rodin's statue, The Thinker, at Houmas House and Gardens, a Louisiana… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8071729/photo-image-plant-person-grassFree Image from public domain license Both this sculpture and the scene epitomize restfulness at the Houmas House and Gardens, a sugar… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8041163/photo-image-plant-person-grassFree Image from public domain license Dining room at Houmas House and Gardens, a Louisiana plantation-era attraction that includes visitor… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8071601/photo-image-living-room-road-public-domainFree Image from public domain license Lavish dining room at San Francisco Plantation house, built in the 1850s on land now (as of 2021) on… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8067623/photo-image-person-public-domain-chandelierFree Image from public domain license Statue in the Cabbage Garden at Houmas House and Gardens, a Louisiana plantation-era attraction that… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8043944/photo-image-jungle-flower-plantFree Image from public domain license Sitting room inside the Big House, as it is known, at Oak Alley in Vacherie, Louisiana, one of the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8072872/photo-image-frame-plant-living-roomFree Image from public domain license Elegant bed at Houmas House and Gardens, a Louisiana plantation-era attraction that includes visitor… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8040841/photo-image-dog-person-artFree Image from public domain license The manor house of San Francisco Plantation, built in the 1850s on land now (as of 2021) on Marathon… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8044859/photo-image-cloud-plant-grassFree Image from public domain licensetwo steamships on a river; nightscape with moon and clouds; shore with trees at L; one boat labeled "Lincoln," one labeled… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/7651552/image-clouds-moon-vintageFree Image from public domain license The plantation mansion reflects in a pond at Houmas House and Gardens, a Louisiana attraction that… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8069450/photo-image-cloud-palm-tree-plantFree Image from public domain license Scene in the richly foliated gardens at the Houmas House and Gardens, a sugar-cane plantation estate… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8041868/photo-image-plant-grass-woodFree Image from public domain license Sitting room inside the Big House, as it is known, at Oak Alley in Vacherie, Louisiana, one of the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8044077/photo-image-wood-living-room-villaFree Image from public domain license An elephant in a carefully designed, and quite realistic, environment at the St. Louis Zoo… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8042255/photo-image-plant-person-woodFree Image from public domain licenseYellow maple leavesPhoto by Joanna Gilkeson/USFWS. 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Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4024651/photo-image-water-public-domainFree Image from public domain license Entrance to Saint Joseph's Catholic Church, founded in 1857 in Gretna, a small, mostly working-class… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8066584/photo-image-plant-person-churchFree Image from public domain license A portion of John La Tourrette's historic (and giant) 1848 reference map of Louisiana showing land… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8048429/photo-image-background-paper-patternFree Image from public domain licenseBrown Trout caught on Driftless Area National Wildlife RefugePhoto by Brandon Jones/USFWS. Original public domain image from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4028589/photo-image-person-fishFree Image from public domain license A cypress slave cabin moved to Whitney Plantation, one of several surviving antebellum plantation… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8072807/photo-image-road-public-domain-united-statesFree Image from public domain license Sea-lion sculptures in a pond at the St. Louis Zoo, sometimes called "America's Top Free Attraction"… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8072253/photo-image-lion-plant-personFree Image from public domain licensepaddlesWilderness Inquiry (WI) is a non-profit organization that helps people from all walks of life to personally… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4029082/photo-image-arrow-waterFree Image from public domain license Exhibit at the Memphis Cotton Museum in Memphis, Tennessee's, Memphis Cotton Exchange Building… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8070810/photo-image-face-person-technologyFree Image from public domain license A map of Armant Plantation in St. James Parish, Louisiana (the state calls its counties "parishes")… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8069454/photo-image-background-paper-patternFree Image from public domain license Becky Thatcher's Home in Hannibal, a city along the Mississippi River in northeast Missouri, so… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8072318/photo-image-person-sky-public-domainFree Image from public domain license Flower- and bee-themed decorations usually mounted on parade floats for the annual Mardi Gras… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8044081/photo-image-flower-plant-grassFree Image from public domain licenseWenona's Leap, Lake Pepin, Mississippi River. Original from the Minneapolis Institute of Art. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/7651691/image-watercolor-vintage-artFree Image from public domain license Giraffe sculptures, tall and small, at the St. Louis Zoo, sometimes called "America's Top Free… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8071183/photo-image-plant-grass-treeFree Image from public domain licenseSugar Maple in its prime - Fall 2015Photo by Joanna Gilkeson/USFWS. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4029235/photo-image-tree-plant-leafFree Image from public domain licenseNorthern CardinalFemale northern cardinal observed at Pool 9 of Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4028591/photo-image-bird-animalFree Image from public domain license A manhole cover in the 50-block historic district of Donaldsonville, a colorful small town that is… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8091006/photo-image-pattern-art-circleFree Image from public domain license Dining room inside the Big House, as it is known, at Oak Alley in Vacherie, Louisiana, one of the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8068177/photo-image-road-public-domain-houseFree Image from public domain licenseGrand Boulevard and Fulton Street bridge and Leflore County Court House in Greenwood, MS, on January 29, 2022. The bridge… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/9652339/photo-image-public-domain-house-archFree Image from public domain license Downtown stores in Hannibal, a city along the Mississippi River in northeast Missouri, so famous as… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8070281/photo-image-sky-road-public-domainFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Fisherman's raft, on shores of Mississippi River, Saint Louis, Missouri]. Sourced from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12301983/image-sky-ocean-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseDucks take refuge on the banks of the Mississippi River at the Cargill-Westgo Grain Elevator and port facility near New… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/9654203/photo-image-person-animal-public-domainFree Image from public domain license The "Marquette and Joliet" panel, referencing early French-Canadian explorers of the adjacent… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8041216/photo-image-person-art-clothingFree Image from public domain license One of 24 "Mississippi Tales" murals by artist Thomas Melvin on the floodwall of the Mississippi… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8041741/photo-image-cloud-person-artFree Image from public domain licenseTraffic light sign in flood collage element psd https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8690417/traffic-light-sign-flood-collage-element-psdView licenseTraffic light sign in flood collage element psd https://www.rawpixel.com/image/7019596/traffic-light-sign-flood-collage-element-psdView license A famous "allée," French for alley, of 28 live-oak trees leads to the Greek Revival-style manor… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8068738/photo-image-plant-grass-treeFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Steamboat hawsers on levee, Mississippi River, Saint Louis, Missouri]. Sourced from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12240679/photo-image-person-sky-smokeFree Image from public domain licenseSteamboat docked at Jackson Square on the Mississippi River. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089200/free-photo-image-new-orleans-public-domain-mississippi-riverFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Mississippi River at La Crosse, Wisconsin]. Sourced from the Library of Congress. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12305586/image-sky-public-domain-natureFree Image from public domain licenseHiawatha Statue at Riverfront Park in the Mississippi River port of La Crosse, Wisconsin. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3090741/free-photo-image-statue-america-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseTraffic light sign in flood image element https://www.rawpixel.com/image/7276667/traffic-light-sign-flood-image-elementView licenseInflation. John Law, 18th century Scotsman, credited by some historians as being "the father of inflation." Law turned… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12302932/image-paper-frame-personFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: State highway officials moving sharecroppers away from roadside to area between the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12303992/image-person-sky-treeFree Image from public domain licenseState highway officials moving sharecroppers away from roadside to area between levee and Mississippi River, New Madrid… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12304226/image-background-plant-personFree Image from public domain licenseTraffic light sign in flood image element https://www.rawpixel.com/image/6915216/traffic-light-sign-flood-image-elementView licenseState highway officials moving sharecroppers from roadside to area between levee and Mississippi River, New Madrid County… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12303998/image-background-face-personFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: State highway officials moving sharecroppers away from roadside to area between the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12304214/image-person-sky-public-domainFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: State highway officials moving sharecroppers away from roadside to area between the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12304247/image-person-sky-public-domainFree Image from public domain license The manor house of San Francisco Plantation, built in the 1850s on land now (as of 2021) on Marathon… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8044035/photo-image-public-domain-house-united-statesFree Image from public domain license Narrow, one-floor "shotgun houses" in the 50-block historic district of Donaldsonville, the seat of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8047299/photo-image-public-domain-houses-united-statesFree Image from public domain license Interior of an outbuilding interior at San Francisco Plantation, dating to the 1830 on land now (as… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8068722/photo-image-public-domain-united-states-interiorFree Image from public domain licenseYellow Oyster Mushrooms on Driftless Area National Wildlife RefugePhoto by Brandon Jones/USFWS. Original public domain image… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4028964/photo-image-tree-plant-natureFree Image from public domain licenseBurning Bush is beautiful, but an invasive species in North America. It was introduced around 1860 as an ornamental plant… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4029239/photo-image-flower-tree-plantFree Image from public domain licenseOne of the many limestone bluffs along the Mississippi River for which the area around the Great River Road in western… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2355524/photo-image-public-domain-america-carol-highsmithView license Slave quarters on the grounds of Oak Alley in Vacherie, Louisiana, one of the historic former… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8044274/photo-image-road-public-domain-united-statesFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: State highway officials moving sharecroppers away from roadsides to area between the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12315303/image-person-sky-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseBanana Tree and Bananas. [The Mississippi River. New Orleans, Louisiana.] https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14304173/banana-tree-and-bananas-the-mississippi-river-new-orleans-louisianaFree Image from public domain license Some of the 28 live-oak trees that form an 800-foot-long canopy, or "allée" in French, that gives… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8067255/photo-image-trees-public-domain-united-statesFree Image from public domain license The Masterson House in Carrollton, Kentucky, is one of the oldest (some say the oldest) surviving… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8046501/photo-image-public-domain-house-united-statesFree Image from public domain license View of the west side of the plantation mansion at Houmas House and Gardens, a Louisiana attraction… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8050277/photo-image-road-public-domain-restaurantsFree Image from public domain licenseNorthern Map TurtleWe found this northern map turtle crossing the road and helped it reach its destination safely.Photo by… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4028506/photo-image-animal-public-domainFree Image from public domain license View of the plantation mansion from the notable Burnside Oak at Houmas House and Gardens, a… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8068932/photo-image-road-public-domain-restaurantsFree Image from public domain license The estate's mansion at Houmas House and Gardens, a Louisiana plantation-era attraction that… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8068397/photo-image-road-public-domain-restaurantsFree Image from public domain license A gripping display inside a restored 1840 slave cabin at San Francisco Plantation now on land (as of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8043659/photo-image-public-domain-united-states-2021Free Image from public domain licenseMississippi River steamboat, Saint Louis, Missouri. Sourced from the Library of Congress. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12314350/image-sky-public-domain-waterFree Image from public domain licenseRiver gauge for water level and bridge across the Mississippi. Memphis, Tennessee. Sourced from the Library of Congress. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12330050/image-sky-public-domain-archFree Image from public domain license The Creole-style "Big House" at Whitney Plantation, one of several surviving antebellum plantation… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8065729/photo-image-road-public-domain-houseFree Image from public domain license The canopy, or "allée" in French, of 28 live-oak trees that gives Oak Alley Plantation in Vacherie… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8091028/photo-image-trees-public-domain-united-statesFree Image from public domain license The Greek Revival-style manor house at Oak Alley in Vacherie, Louisiana, one of the historic former… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8045046/photo-image-road-public-domain-houseFree Image from public domain license A double, classic narrow, one-floor "shotgun house" in the 50-block historic district of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8045162/photo-image-public-domain-house-united-statesFree Image from public domain license