Muskrat swimmingPhoto by Courtney Celley/USFWS. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4028266/photo-image-bird-nature-2021Free Image from public domain licenseSpanish trappers and fur buyers crowd around FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor as he opens and reads the bids on… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12333761/image-people-public-domain-womanFree Image from public domain licenseSpanish muskrat trapper's wife with gallon of red wine which is drunk in great quantities. Delacroix Island, Saint Bernard… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12333725/image-face-person-public-domainFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish muskrat trapper's camp with home built piroques (canoes) on the bayou in the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12332767/image-plant-person-skyFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Muskrat skins hanging up to dry by Spanish trapper's home in the marshes. He then… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12332542/image-wood-public-domain-natureFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Before the trappers start trapping their land they set fire to the marshes, so the can… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12332555/image-cloud-fire-skyFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: House built by the muskrats. They line it with mud and partition it off so that each… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12321581/image-plant-grass-skyFree Image from public domain licenseThree FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisors going out in the bayous and marshes to visit some of the muskrat… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12332770/image-plant-person-lightFree Image from public domain licenseSpanish muskrat trapper's camp with home built piroques (canoes) on the bayou in the marshes near Delacroix Island… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12333939/image-plant-person-skyFree Image from public domain licenseSpanish muskrat trappers drinking wine and playing "cache," a form of poker, in their camp in the marshes. Delacroix Island… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12332482/image-person-public-domain-manFree Image from public domain licenseSpanish muskrat trapper's son with stretched skins in his hands. In back of their camp in the marshes on Delacroix Island… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12323403/image-face-hand-personFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish muskrat trapper's son with stretched skins in his hands. In back of their camp… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12321842/image-hands-person-woodFree Image from public domain licenseA.W. Batcher placing trap for muskrats through hole in ice of slough. North of Dickens, Iowa. Note trapper's tools on sled… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12172273/image-person-art-skyFree Image from public domain licenseSpanish trapper and his childen taking muskrat pelts into the FSA (Farm Security Administration) auction sale which is held… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12109232/image-person-art-vintageFree Image from public domain licenseMuskrat skins hanging up to dry by Spanish trapper's home in the marshes. He then takes the furs to the island to sell.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12332818/image-person-sky-lightFree Image from public domain licenseSpanish trappers putting the muskrat skins on wire stretchers before hanging them up to dry. By their camp in the marshes… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12321820/image-face-hand-peopleFree Image from public domain licenseSpanish trappers and fur buyers crowd around FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor as he opens and reads the bids on… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12323359/image-face-person-bookFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trappers and fur buyers crowd around FSA (Farm Security Administration)… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12321571/image-people-art-public-domainFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trapper checking up on the trap which he set in the muskrat "run." In the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12244818/photo-image-face-plant-personFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish muskrat trapper who works with the "company." Delacroix Island, Saint Bernard… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12333757/image-face-person-shirtFree Image from public domain licenseSpanish trapper checking up on the trap which he set in the muskrat "run." In the marshland near Delacroix Island… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12321529/image-plant-person-grassFree Image from public domain licenseSpanish muskrat trapper, his wife and their adopted child by their marsh camp. Delacroix Island, Saint Bernard Parish… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12332469/image-face-hand-peopleFree Image from public domain licenseSpanish trapper returning home to his camp in the marshlands near Delacroix Island, Louisana. He has been out in his hand… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12332507/image-plant-hand-personFree Image from public domain licenseMuskrat skins hanging up to dry by Spanish trapper's home in the marshes. He then takes the furs to the island to sell.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12334220/image-person-wood-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseSpanish trappers and fur buyers waiting around while muskrats are being graded during auction sale on porch of community… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12321816/image-people-public-domain-manFree Image from public domain licenseMuskrat skins hanging up to dry by Spanish trapper's home in the marshes. He then takes the furs to the island to sell.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12333754/image-person-sky-woodFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trapper and his children taking muskrat pelts into the FSA (Farm Security… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12321586/image-person-public-domain-childrenFree Image from public domain licenseFur buyers grading muskrats at auction sale in dance hall in Delacroix Island, Louisiana. Sourced from the Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12331931/image-person-public-domain-manFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish muskrat trappers' camp near Delacroix Island, Louisiana]. Sourced from the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12321754/image-person-public-domain-natureFree Image from public domain licenseMuskrat trappers playing "cache," a form of poker, in a bar after a fur sale. Delacroix Island, Saint Bernard Parish… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12332964/image-person-public-domain-manFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trapper's camp home and family with dried muskrat skins hanging in front. In… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12321640/image-person-wood-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseGrading muskrats while fur buyers and Spanish trappers look on, during auction sale on porch of community store in Saint… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12332493/image-people-wood-public-domainFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish muskrat trapper by his camp in the marshes. Delacroix Island, Saint Bernard… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12247335/photo-image-face-hand-peopleFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Grading muskrats while fur buyers and Spanish trappers look on, during auction sale on… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12323358/image-person-art-airplaneFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trappers wringing muskrats in shed on dock near their camp in the marshes near… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12321574/image-person-sky-beachFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trappers and fur buyers waiting around while muskrats are being graded during… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12323354/image-person-public-domain-houseFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trapper and his children taking muskrat pelts into the FSA (Farm Security… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12323110/image-person-public-domain-childrenFree Image from public domain licenseSpanish trapper's wife holding dried muskrat skins iIn front of their camp in the marshes near Delacroix Island, Louisiana.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12332690/image-face-person-artFree Image from public domain licenseFrench muskrat trapper with neighbor's child. Delacroix Island, Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana. Sourced from the Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12334039/image-face-hand-peopleFree Image from public domain licenseThree FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisors going out the bayous and marshes to some of the muskrat trappers at… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12333042/image-plant-person-treeFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trapper hanging the muskrat skins up to dry after first drying the inside fur… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12334050/image-cow-person-skyFree Image from public domain licenseSpanish muskrat trapper with his father, his wife and their two children, in front of their camp in the marshland. Delacroix… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12247328/photo-image-dog-face-personFree Image from public domain licenseSpanish trapper's camp in the marshes. In the small "piroque" (or canoe) he can go up the very narrow and shallow bayous;… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12334213/image-plant-person-skyFree Image from public domain licenseFur buyer handing FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor his bid on the next lot of muskrats. The auction sale is… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12333755/image-face-people-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseSpanish muskrat trapper by his camp in the marshes. Delacroix Island, Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana. Sourced from the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12247238/photo-image-face-person-shirtFree Image from public domain licensePutting the muskrat pelts through a wringer after they have been . Then they are hung up to dry, turned inside out, put on a… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12332816/image-face-person-skyFree Image from public domain licenseWeldon P. Smith, FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor, going out in the bayous and marshes to visit some of the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12332685/image-face-person-airplaneFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trapper hanging the muskrat skins up to dry after first drying the inside fur… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12333728/image-face-people-woodFree Image from public domain licenseA Spanish muskrat trapper's boat in a bayou by his marsh camp. He uses this large boat in other seasons for fishing and… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12334046/image-plant-person-skyFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish muskrat trappers' camp on bay or in marshes near Delacroix Island, Louisiana].… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12321926/image-plant-person-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseMuskrat skins hanging up to dry by Spanish trapper's home in the marshes. He then takes the furs to the island to sell.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12334006/image-person-sky-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseFrench trapper skinning his muskrats before hanging them up to dry in front of his marsh camp. Delacroix Island, Saint… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12332730/image-face-plant-personFree Image from public domain licenseFur buyers and trappers waiting for FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor to open the bids at auction sale of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12244588/photo-image-face-person-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseSpanish trapper hanging muskrats up to dry their fur before skinning. Stretching and drying the pelt follows this. His camp… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12334234/image-face-hand-peopleFree Image from public domain licenseSpanish muskrat trappers waiting in dance hall during fur auction sale. Delacroix Island, Louisiana. Sourced from the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12332264/image-people-public-domain-manFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Grading muskrats while fur buyers and Spanish trappers look on, during auction sale on… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12321540/image-people-art-woodFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trappers wringing muskrats in shed on dock near their camp in the marshes near… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12323080/image-person-sky-beachFree Image from public domain licenseSpanish trappers' camp in the marshes. In the small "peroque" [i.e. pirogue] (or canoe) he can go up the very narrow and… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12333964/image-plant-person-skyFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish muskrat trappers by their marsh camp in bayou near Delacroix Island… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12247106/photo-image-face-plant-personFree Image from public domain licenseFSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor going out in the bayous and marshes to visit some of the muskrat trappers at… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12332956/image-person-public-domain-natureFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trappers and fur buyers waiting around while muskrats are being graded during… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12334207/image-people-public-domain-manFree Image from public domain licensePin oak trees, Spanish moss and an old fishing boat along a bayou in the marshes by a hunting and fishing lodge, belonging… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12334052/image-plant-sky-lightFree Image from public domain licenseSpanish muskrat trapper, telling about the trappers' war, the long fight and difficulties between them and the company men.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12333723/image-face-person-shirtFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish muskrat trapper by his camp with reed in his hand. These reeds are used to… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12247332/photo-image-face-hand-personFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish muskrat trappers' camp on bay or in marshes near Delacroix Island, Louisiana].… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12247581/photo-image-plant-person-skyFree Image from public domain licenseMuskrat skins hanging up to dry by Spanish trapper's home in the marshes. He then takes the furs to the island to sell.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12333770/image-people-tree-woodFree Image from public domain licenseSpanish trapper's wife with skins of muskrats her husband just brought home to their marsh camp. Delacroix Island, Saint… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12333909/image-face-hand-personFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish muskrat trapper's son with stretched skins in his hands. In back of their camp… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12247414/photo-image-face-hands-personFree Image from public domain licenseFur buyers and trappers waiting for FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor to open the bids at auction sale of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12321573/image-face-person-bookFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: FSA (Farm Security Administration) trapper placing a reed as a marker of place where… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12244597/photo-image-face-plant-personFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trapper with reeds he places near the trap in the muskrat's run. In the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12247600/photo-image-plant-person-grassFree Image from public domain licenseSpanish muskrat trapper in doorway of his marsh camp. Delacroix Island, Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana. Sourced from the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12247543/photo-image-face-hand-personFree Image from public domain licenseBefore the trappers start trapping their land they set fire to the marshes, so they can get around and find the muskrat… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12332828/image-cloud-fire-skyFree Image from public domain licenseMuskrat skins hanging up to dry by Spanish trapper's home in the marshes. He then takes the furs to the island to sell.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12333962/image-plant-people-woodFree Image from public domain licenseSpanish trapper skinning his muskrats before hanging them up to dry at the side of his marsh camp. Delacroix Island, Saint… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12333744/image-dog-person-artFree Image from public domain licenseMuskrat skins hanging up to dry by Spanish trapper's home in the marshes. He takes the furs to the island to sell in the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12333730/image-plant-person-skyFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish muskrat trappers by their marsh camp in bayou near Delacroix Island… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12321865/image-plant-person-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseSpanish trapper returning to his camp after checking up on his muskrat traps. On the left are the skins hanging up to dry.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12321812/image-person-animal-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseSpanish muskrat trapper who works with the "company." Delacroix Island, Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana. Sourced from the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12332463/image-face-person-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseSpanish trapper marking the place where he set his trap in the muskrat's "run" with a reed. Delacroix Island, Saint Bernard… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12333776/image-face-plant-personFree Image from public domain licenseGrading muskrats while fur buyers and Spanish trappers look on during auction sale on porch of community store in Saint… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12334202/image-dog-people-woodFree Image from public domain licenseFur buyer from New Orleans waiting for FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor to open the bids at auction sale of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12244825/photo-image-face-shadow-personFree Image from public domain licenseSpanish trapper's camp home and family with dried muskrat skins hanging in front. In the marshes near Delacroix Island… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12323067/image-person-art-woodFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trapper's camp in the marshes. In the small "piroque" (or canoe) he can go up… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12332534/image-sky-ocean-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseSpanish muskrat trapper and his grandson sitting on sacks of dried muskrat pelts, in front of their camp in the marshes.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12332820/image-face-person-woodFree Image from public domain licenseSpanish trappers putting the muskrat skins on wire stretchers before hanging them up to dry. By their camp in the marshes… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12323123/image-people-public-domain-womanFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish muskrat trappers by their marsh camp in bayou near Delacroix Island… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12321625/image-plant-people-treeFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trapper's camp in the marshes. In the small "piroque"(or canoe) he can go up… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12332803/image-plant-person-skyFree Image from public domain licenseSpanish trappers returning in their home-built pirogues (canoes) in the evening after having made the rounds of their… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12321808/image-plant-person-skyFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Fur buyers and trappers waiting for FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor to… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12109517/image-face-person-artFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Grading muskrats while fur buyers and Spanish trappers look on, during auction sale on… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12321545/image-face-hand-peopleFree Image from public domain licenseSpanish trapper skinning muskrats in a pirogue on the bay, where he has his marsh camp, near Delacroix Island, Louisiana.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12247131/photo-image-plant-person-treeFree Image from public domain licenseHouse built by the muskrats. They line it with mud and partition it off so that each animal has a separate room. In the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12321577/image-plant-grass-skyFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish muskrat trapper telling about the trapper's war, the long fight and… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12332706/image-face-person-shirtFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trapper returning to his camp after checking up on his muskrat traps. On the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12321851/image-person-wood-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseSpanish muskrat trappers drinking wine after dinner. On the walls of their marsh camp are hung the dried pelts. Delacroix… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12333919/image-person-public-domain-wallsFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Grading muskrats while fur buyers and Spanish trappers look on, during auction sale on… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12321850/image-hand-people-artFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Muskrat skins hanging up to dry by Spanish trapper's home in the marshes. He then… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12333778/image-person-sky-public-domainFree Image from public domain license[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trappers putting the muskrat skins on wire stretchers before hanging them up… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12334053/image-people-public-domain-manFree Image from public domain licenseTrapper's son hanging stretched muskrat skins up to dry in front of his camp in the marshes. Near Delacroix Island… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12321566/image-person-sky-public-domainFree Image from public domain license