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Spanish trapper's camp in the marshes. In the small "piroque" (or canoe) he can go up the very narrow and shallow bayous; the large boat he uses for fishing, going to the island to sell his muskrat pelts, and bring back supplies. Delacroix Island, Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana

Spanish trapper's camp in the marshes. In the small "piroque" (or canoe) he can go up the very narrow and shallow bayous; the large boat he uses for fishing, going to the island to sell his muskrat pelts, and bringing back supplies. Delacroix Island, Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana

Spanish trapper's camp in the marshes. In the small "piroque" (or canoe) he can go up the very narrow and shallow bayous; the large boat he uses for fishing, going to the island to sell his muskrat pelts, and bringing back supplies. Delacroix Island, Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana

Spanish trappers' camp in the marshes. In the small "peroque" i.e. pirogue (or canoe) he can go up the very narrow and shallow bayous; the large boat he uses for fishing, going to the island to sell his muskrat pelts, and bringing back supplies. Delacroix Island, Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana

Spanish trapper's camp in the marshes. In the small "piroque" (or canoe) he can go up the very narrow and shallow bayous; the large boat he uses for fishing, going to the island to sell his muskrat pelts, and bringing back supplies. Delacroix Island, Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana

Spanish trappers' camp in the marshes. In the small "piroque" (or canoe) he can go up the very narrow and shallow bayous; the large boat he uses for fishing, going to the island to sell his muskrat pelts, and bringing back supplies. Delacroix Island, Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana

Spanish trappers' camp in the marshes. In the small "peroque" [i.e. pirogue] (or canoe) he can go up the very narrow and shallow bayous; the large boat he uses for fishing, going to the island to sell his muskrat pelts, and bringing back supplies. Delacroix Island, Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana

Spanish trapper's camp in the marshes. In the small "piroque" (or canoe) he can go up the very narrow and shallow bayous; the large boat he uses for fishing, going to the island to sell his muskrat pelts, and bringing back supplies. Delacroix Island, Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana

Spanish trapper's camp in the marshes. In the small "piroque" (or canoe) he can go up the very narrow and shallow bayous; the large boat he uses for fishing, going to the island to sell his muskrat pelts, and bringing back supplies. Delacroix Island, Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana

Spanish trappers' camp in the marshes. In the small "piroque" (or canoe) he can go up the very narrow and shallow bayous; the large boat he uses for fishing, going to the island to sell his muskrat pelts, and bringing back supplies. Delacroix Island, Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana.

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Picryl description: Public domain image of a fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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louisiana saint bernard parish delacroix island safety film negatives spanish trappers spanish trappers camp marshes piroque canoe bayous boat island muskrat pelts muskrat pelts supplies delacroix saint bernard parish united states history library of congress
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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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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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