![Turtles, Muskrat, and Shells (1575–1580) painting in high resolution by Joris Hoefnagel. Original from The National Gallery…]()
Turtles, Muskrat, and Shells (1575–1580) painting in high resolution by Joris Hoefnagel. Original from The National Gallery…![Muskrat in a marsh]()
Muskrat in a marsh![Fur buyer from New Orleans waiting for FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor to open the bids at auction sale of…]()
Fur buyer from New Orleans waiting for FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor to open the bids at auction sale of…![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish muskrat trapper in doorway of his marsh camp. Delacroix Island, Saint Bernard…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish muskrat trapper in doorway of his marsh camp. Delacroix Island, Saint Bernard…![Spanish muskrat trapper telling about the trapper's war, the long fight and difficulties between them and the company men.…]()
Spanish muskrat trapper telling about the trapper's war, the long fight and difficulties between them and the company men.…![Spanish muskrat trapper, telling about the trapper's war, the long fight and difficulties between them and the company men.…]()
Spanish muskrat trapper, telling about the trapper's war, the long fight and difficulties between them and the company men.…![Spanish fur buyer figuring out his bid on the next lot of muskrats at auction sale held in dancehall on Delacroix Island…]()
Spanish fur buyer figuring out his bid on the next lot of muskrats at auction sale held in dancehall on Delacroix Island…![Spanish muskrat trapper and his grandson sitting on sacks of dried muskrat pelts, in front of their camp in the marshes.…]()
Spanish muskrat trapper and his grandson sitting on sacks of dried muskrat pelts, in front of their camp in the marshes.…![Fur buyer figuring out his bid on the next lot of muskrat pelts. The auction sale is held in a dance hall on Delacroix…]()
Fur buyer figuring out his bid on the next lot of muskrat pelts. The auction sale is held in a dance hall on Delacroix…![Spanish trappers and fur buyers crowd around FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor as he opens and reads the bids on…]()
Spanish trappers and fur buyers crowd around FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor as he opens and reads the bids on…![The muskrat eating the soft, white part of a rush (1900) by R Bruce Horsfall and R Bruce Robert Bruce Horsfall]()
The muskrat eating the soft, white part of a rush (1900) by R Bruce Horsfall and R Bruce Robert Bruce Horsfall![Spanish muskrat trapper, telling about the trappers' war, the long fight and difficulties between them and the company men.…]()
Spanish muskrat trapper, telling about the trappers' war, the long fight and difficulties between them and the company men.…![Spanish muskrat trapper on his camp bed after too much whiskey and red wine. Delacroix Island, Saint Bernard Parish…]()
Spanish muskrat trapper on his camp bed after too much whiskey and red wine. Delacroix Island, Saint Bernard Parish…![Fur buyer from New Orleans examining one of the muskrat pelts before they have finished grading them. At an auction sale…]()
Fur buyer from New Orleans examining one of the muskrat pelts before they have finished grading them. At an auction sale…![Muskrat SwimmingA muskrat swimming at Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge in Iowa.Photo by Jessica Bolser/USFWS. Original…]()
Muskrat SwimmingA muskrat swimming at Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge in Iowa.Photo by Jessica Bolser/USFWS. Original…![Spanish muskrat trapper in doorway of his marsh camp. Delacroix Island, Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana. Sourced from the…]()
Spanish muskrat trapper in doorway of his marsh camp. Delacroix Island, Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana. Sourced from the…![Muskrat swimming in a pond by Jacob W. Frank. Original public domain image from Flickr]()
Muskrat swimming in a pond by Jacob W. Frank. Original public domain image from Flickr![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Muskrat skins hanging up to dry by Spanish trapper's home in the marshes. He then…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Muskrat skins hanging up to dry by Spanish trapper's home in the marshes. He then…![Muskrat Ready for Lunch!This muskrat at Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge in Iowa is ready for lunch! Vegetation makes up…]()
Muskrat Ready for Lunch!This muskrat at Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge in Iowa is ready for lunch! Vegetation makes up…![Putting the muskrat pelts through a wringer after they have been . Then they are hung up to dry, turned inside out, put on a…]()
Putting the muskrat pelts through a wringer after they have been . Then they are hung up to dry, turned inside out, put on a…![Spanish trapper hanging muskrats up to dry their fur before skinning. Stretching and drying the pelt follows this. His camp…]()
Spanish trapper hanging muskrats up to dry their fur before skinning. Stretching and drying the pelt follows this. His camp…![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trappers wringing muskrats in shed on dock near their camp in the marshes near…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trappers wringing muskrats in shed on dock near their camp in the marshes near…![Fur buyers and trappers waiting for FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor to open the bids at auction sale of…]()
Fur buyers and trappers waiting for FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor to open the bids at auction sale of…![Muskrats in end of piroque (canoe) on the bayou in the marshes near Delacroix Island, Louisiana. Sourced from the Library of…]()
Muskrats in end of piroque (canoe) on the bayou in the marshes near Delacroix Island, Louisiana. Sourced from the Library of…![Spanish muskrat trapper, his wife and their adopted child by their marsh camp. Delacroix Island, Saint Bernard Parish…]()
Spanish muskrat trapper, his wife and their adopted child by their marsh camp. Delacroix Island, Saint Bernard Parish…![House built by the muskrats. They line it with mud and partition it off so that each animal has a separate room. In the…]()
House built by the muskrats. They line it with mud and partition it off so that each animal has a separate room. In the…![Spanish muskrat trapper's camp with home built piroques (canoes) on the bayou in the marshes near Delacroix Island…]()
Spanish muskrat trapper's camp with home built piroques (canoes) on the bayou in the marshes near Delacroix Island…![Spanish trappers and fur buyers crowd around FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor as he opens and reads the bids on…]()
Spanish trappers and fur buyers crowd around FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor as he opens and reads the bids on…![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Grading muskrats while fur buyers and Spanish trappers look on, during auction sale on…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Grading muskrats while fur buyers and Spanish trappers look on, during auction sale on…![Spanish trapper's camp in the marshes. In the small "piroque" (or canoe) he can go up the very narrow and shallow bayous;…]()
Spanish trapper's camp in the marshes. In the small "piroque" (or canoe) he can go up the very narrow and shallow bayous;…![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trapper returning home to his camp in the marshlands near Delacroix Island…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trapper returning home to his camp in the marshlands near Delacroix Island…![Spanish muskrat trappers' camp on bay or in marshes near Delacroix Island, Louisiana. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
Spanish muskrat trappers' camp on bay or in marshes near Delacroix Island, Louisiana. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![Spanish trapper's camp in the marshes. In the small "piroque" (or canoe) he can go up the very narrow and shallow bayous;…]()
Spanish trapper's camp in the marshes. In the small "piroque" (or canoe) he can go up the very narrow and shallow bayous;…![Muskrat skins hanging up to dry by Spanish trapper's home in the marshes. He then takes the furs to the island to sell.…]()
Muskrat skins hanging up to dry by Spanish trapper's home in the marshes. He then takes the furs to the island to sell.…![Spanish trapper talking to his helper about the scarcity of muskrats this year because of the flood and adverse weather…]()
Spanish trapper talking to his helper about the scarcity of muskrats this year because of the flood and adverse weather…![Spanish muskrat trappers' camp near Delacroix Island, Louisiana. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
Spanish muskrat trappers' camp near Delacroix Island, Louisiana. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Fur buyer from New Orleans examining one of the muskrat pelts before they have…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Fur buyer from New Orleans examining one of the muskrat pelts before they have…![Spanish trapper and his family returning home from the island with groceries and supplies for their marsh camp. On the bow…]()
Spanish trapper and his family returning home from the island with groceries and supplies for their marsh camp. On the bow…![Spanish muskrat trapper and his son returning in the late afternoon after making the rounds of his traps in the marshes near…]()
Spanish muskrat trapper and his son returning in the late afternoon after making the rounds of his traps in the marshes near…![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish muskrat trappers' camp near Delacroix Island, Louisiana]. Sourced from the…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish muskrat trappers' camp near Delacroix Island, Louisiana]. Sourced from the…![Spanish trappers and fur buyers waiting around while muskrats are being graded during auction sale on porch of community…]()
Spanish trappers and fur buyers waiting around while muskrats are being graded during auction sale on porch of community…![FSA (Farm Security Administration) trapper placing a reed as a marker of place where he has just put a trap in the muskrat…]()
FSA (Farm Security Administration) trapper placing a reed as a marker of place where he has just put a trap in the muskrat…![Spanish muskrat trapper's home in the marshes. In the small boats or "piroques" he can go up the very narrow and shallow…]()
Spanish muskrat trapper's home in the marshes. In the small boats or "piroques" he can go up the very narrow and shallow…![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trapper and his children taking muskrat pelts into the FSA (Farm Security…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trapper and his children taking muskrat pelts into the FSA (Farm Security…![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Fur buyer from New Orleans waiting for FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Fur buyer from New Orleans waiting for FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor…![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trappers and fur buyers waiting around while muskrats are being graded during…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trappers and fur buyers waiting around while muskrats are being graded during…![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trappers and fur buyers waiting around while muskrats are being graded during…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trappers and fur buyers waiting around while muskrats are being graded during…![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trapper checking up on the trap which he set in the muskrat "run." In the…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trapper checking up on the trap which he set in the muskrat "run." In the…![Spanish trapper's camp in the marshes. In the small "piroque" (or canoe) he can go up the very narrow and shallow bayous;…]()
Spanish trapper's camp in the marshes. In the small "piroque" (or canoe) he can go up the very narrow and shallow bayous;…![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish fur buyer figuring out his bid on the next lot of muskrats at auction sale…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish fur buyer figuring out his bid on the next lot of muskrats at auction sale…![Spanish muskrat trapper by his marsh camp with reeds in his hand. These reeds are used to mark location of traps. Delacroix…]()
Spanish muskrat trapper by his marsh camp with reeds in his hand. These reeds are used to mark location of traps. Delacroix…![Spanish trappers and fur buyers waiting around while muskrats are being graded during auction sale on porch of community…]()
Spanish trappers and fur buyers waiting around while muskrats are being graded during auction sale on porch of community…![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trapper waiting for FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor to open the…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trapper waiting for FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor to open the…![Fur buyers figuring out their bid for trapper's muskrats at auction sale in dance hall. Delacroix Island, Louisiana. Sourced…]()
Fur buyers figuring out their bid for trapper's muskrats at auction sale in dance hall. Delacroix Island, Louisiana. Sourced…![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trappers and fur buyers waiting around while muskrats are being graded during…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trappers and fur buyers waiting around while muskrats are being graded during…![Spanish trappers and fur buyers waiting around while muskrats are being graded during auction sale on porch of community…]()
Spanish trappers and fur buyers waiting around while muskrats are being graded during auction sale on porch of community…![Spanish muskrat trappers by their marsh camp in bayou near Delacroix Island, Louisiana. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
Spanish muskrat trappers by their marsh camp in bayou near Delacroix Island, Louisiana. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![Spanish muskrat trappers have a round of drinks after each lot is sold at the fur auction held in a dance hall on Delacroix…]()
Spanish muskrat trappers have a round of drinks after each lot is sold at the fur auction held in a dance hall on Delacroix…![Spanish trappers' camp in the marshes. In the small "piroque" (or canoe) he can go up the very narrow and shallow bayous;…]()
Spanish trappers' camp in the marshes. In the small "piroque" (or canoe) he can go up the very narrow and shallow bayous;…![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Fur buyers grading muskrats at auction sale in dance hall in Delacroix Island…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Fur buyers grading muskrats at auction sale in dance hall in Delacroix Island…![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trappers wringing muskrats in shed on dock near their camp in the marshes near…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trappers wringing muskrats in shed on dock near their camp in the marshes near…![Spanish muskrat trappers drinking wine and playing "cache," a form of poker, in their camp in the marshes. Delacroix Island…]()
Spanish muskrat trappers drinking wine and playing "cache," a form of poker, in their camp in the marshes. Delacroix Island…![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Fur buyer from New Orleans waiting for FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Fur buyer from New Orleans waiting for FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor…![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Grading muskrats while fur buyers and Spanish trappers look on, during auction sale on…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Grading muskrats while fur buyers and Spanish trappers look on, during auction sale on…![Grading muskrats while fur buyers and Spanish trappers look on during auction sale on porch of community store in Saint…]()
Grading muskrats while fur buyers and Spanish trappers look on during auction sale on porch of community store in Saint…![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish muskrat trappers' camp on bay or in marshes near Delacroix Island, Louisiana].…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish muskrat trappers' camp on bay or in marshes near Delacroix Island, Louisiana].…![Spanish trapper's boats in the marshes. The small "piroque" (or canoe) can go up the very narrow and shallow bayous. The…]()
Spanish trapper's boats in the marshes. The small "piroque" (or canoe) can go up the very narrow and shallow bayous. The…![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trappers and fur buyers waiting around while muskrats are being graded during…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trappers and fur buyers waiting around while muskrats are being graded during…![Weldon P. Smith, FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor, going out to the bayous and marshes to visit some of the…]()
Weldon P. Smith, FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor, going out to the bayous and marshes to visit some of the…![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trappers and fur buyers waiting around while muskrats are being graded during…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trappers and fur buyers waiting around while muskrats are being graded during…![Spanish muskrat trapper with reeds he places near the trap in the muskrat's run, in the marshes near Delacroix Island…]()
Spanish muskrat trapper with reeds he places near the trap in the muskrat's run, in the marshes near Delacroix Island…![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trappers and fur buyers crowd around FSA (Farm Security Administration)…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trappers and fur buyers crowd around FSA (Farm Security Administration)…![Spanish trapper's wife and sister-in-law holding dried muskrat skins in front of their camp in the marshes near Delacroix…]()
Spanish trapper's wife and sister-in-law holding dried muskrat skins in front of their camp in the marshes near Delacroix…![Muskrat skins hanging up to dry by Spanish trapper's home in the marshes. He then takes the furs to the island to sell.…]()
Muskrat skins hanging up to dry by Spanish trapper's home in the marshes. He then takes the furs to the island to sell.…![Spanish muskrat trapper going out at dawn to make the rounds of his traps. He usually returns to his camp in the marshes…]()
Spanish muskrat trapper going out at dawn to make the rounds of his traps. He usually returns to his camp in the marshes…![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trappers and fur buyers waiting around while muskrats are being graded during…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trappers and fur buyers waiting around while muskrats are being graded during…![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trapper hanging muskrats up to dry their fur before skinning. Stretching and…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trapper hanging muskrats up to dry their fur before skinning. Stretching and…![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Grading muskrats while fur buyers and Spanish trappers look on during auction sale on…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Grading muskrats while fur buyers and Spanish trappers look on during auction sale on…![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trappers' camp in the marshes. In the small "piroque" (or canoe) he can go up…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trappers' camp in the marshes. In the small "piroque" (or canoe) he can go up…![Manuel Malero, President of the Delacroix Island Corporation, and his nephew examining and grading muskrats at fur auction…]()
Manuel Malero, President of the Delacroix Island Corporation, and his nephew examining and grading muskrats at fur auction…![Spanish trapper hanging the muskrat skins up to dry after first drying the inside fur and putting them on wire stretchers in…]()
Spanish trapper hanging the muskrat skins up to dry after first drying the inside fur and putting them on wire stretchers in…![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trappers wringing muskrats in shed on dock near their camp in the marshes near…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish trappers wringing muskrats in shed on dock near their camp in the marshes near…![Spanish trapper returning to the bayou after checking up on his muskrat traps. In the marshland near Delacroix Island…]()
Spanish trapper returning to the bayou after checking up on his muskrat traps. In the marshland near Delacroix Island…![Grading muskrats while fur buyers and Spanish trappers look on, during auction sale on porch of community store in St.…]()
Grading muskrats while fur buyers and Spanish trappers look on, during auction sale on porch of community store in St.…![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish muskrat trapper in doorway of his marsh camp. Delacroix Island, Saint Bernard…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish muskrat trapper in doorway of his marsh camp. Delacroix Island, Saint Bernard…![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish muskrat trapper and his grandson sitting on sacks of dried muskrat pelts, in…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish muskrat trapper and his grandson sitting on sacks of dried muskrat pelts, in…![Grading muskrats while fur buyers and Spanish trappers look on, during auction sale on porch of community store in St.…]()
Grading muskrats while fur buyers and Spanish trappers look on, during auction sale on porch of community store in St.…![Spanish trappers and fur buyers waiting around while muskrats are being graded during auction sale on porch of community…]()
Spanish trappers and fur buyers waiting around while muskrats are being graded during auction sale on porch of community…![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish muskrat trapper, telling about the trapper's war, the long fight and…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Spanish muskrat trapper, telling about the trapper's war, the long fight and…![Spanish muskrat trapper standing beside his boat used to go out of the camp in the marshes and for fishing in other seasons.…]()
Spanish muskrat trapper standing beside his boat used to go out of the camp in the marshes and for fishing in other seasons.…![Spanish muskrat trapper by his camp in the marshes. Delacroix Island, Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana. Sourced from the…]()
Spanish muskrat trapper by his camp in the marshes. Delacroix Island, Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana. Sourced from the…![Grading muskrats while fur buyers and Spanish trappers look on, during auction sale on porch of community store in St.…]()
Grading muskrats while fur buyers and Spanish trappers look on, during auction sale on porch of community store in St.…![Muskrat swimmingPhoto by Courtney Celley/USFWS. Original public domain image from Flickr]()
Muskrat swimmingPhoto by Courtney Celley/USFWS. Original public domain image from Flickr![Spanish trappers and fur buyers crowd around FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor as he opens and reads the bids on…]()
Spanish trappers and fur buyers crowd around FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisor as he opens and reads the bids on…