A portion of John La Tourrette's historic (and giant) 1848 reference map of Louisiana showing land… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8071128/photo-image-background-paper-patternFree Image from public domain license A mural depicting King Sam the beloved pet Labrador retriever of Kevin Kelly, the estate's owner… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8040904/photo-image-jungle-dog-plantFree Image from public domain license A surprisingly elegant mural depicting Mark Twain on the facade of a gas station in Hannibal, a city… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8061229/photo-image-face-person-artFree Image from public domain licenseMap of the northern part and parts of the southern parts of the America, from the mouth of the Saint Laurent River to the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/7665256/image-art-vintage-public-domainFree Image from public domain license A remarkable, freestanding spiral staircase, built in 1828, in the manor home at Houmas House and… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8071231/photo-image-person-art-roadFree Image from public domain licenseThe Splendid Naval Triumph on the Mississippi, April 24th, 1862: Destruction of the Rebel Gunboats, Rams, and Iron Clad… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/9183884/image-art-vintage-smokeFree Image from public domain license A 2003 mural depicting Princess Grace the Labrador retriever, the beloved pet of Kevin Kelly, the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8040853/photo-image-dog-plant-grassFree Image from public domain licensesteamwheeler on river front center; bluffs on L bank. Original from the Minneapolis Institute of Art. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/7653335/image-vintage-art-public-domainFree Image from public domain license Portrait of Princess Grace, the dog, a deceased pet of estate owner Kevin Kelly, assuredly not the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8040952/photo-image-dog-face-frameFree Image from public domain license The German-American Cultural Center and Museum in Gretna, a small, mostly working-class city in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8071112/photo-image-plant-person-artFree Image from public domain license Amplissimae regionis Mississipi seu Provinciae Ludovicianae â R.P. Ludovico Hennepin Francisc Miss in America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8908126/image-art-vintage-public-domainFree Image from public domain license William Aiken Walker paintings of cotton pickers, displayed at Houmas House and Gardens, a Louisiana… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8044774/photo-image-frame-person-artFree Image from public domain license Amplissimae regionis Mississipi seu provinciae Ludovicianae â R.P. Ludovico Hennepin Francisc. Miss. in America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8905564/image-art-vintage-handFree Image from public domain license This 64-pound, solid silver maquette of Abraham Lincoln can be seen at Houmas House and Gardens, a… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8046027/photo-image-person-wood-artFree Image from public domain license A William Aiken Walker painting of cotton pickers, displayed at Houmas House and Gardens, a… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8068927/photo-image-frame-plant-personFree Image from public domain licenseThe bombardment and capture of Island 'Number Ten' on the Mississippi River, April 7th 1862: Federal gunboats and mortar… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13954710/image-cloud-art-fireFree Image from public domain license A William Aiken Walker painting of cotton pickers, displayed at Houmas House and Gardens, a… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8044504/photo-image-frame-plant-personFree Image from public domain licenseA good example of the S. A. Mitchell Sr. / Cowperthwait map of the principal mountains and rivers of the world. Mountains… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/9976157/image-moon-art-vintageFree Image from public domain licenseDeSoto's Discovery of the Mississippi River by Kurz & Allison https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8992660/desotos-discovery-the-mississippi-river-kurz-allisonFree 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 licenseVermillion Falls, near the Mississippi River. by Benjamin Franklin Upton https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14299005/vermillion-falls-near-the-mississippi-river-benjamin-franklin-uptonFree Image from public domain licenseOn board Steamer Hudson, of New York. [The Mississippi River. New Orleans, Louisiana.] https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14304915/image-person-art-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseSago Palm. [The Mississippi River. New Orleans, Louisiana.] https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14304232/sago-palm-the-mississippi-river-new-orleans-louisianaFree Image from public domain licenseLive Oak. [The Mississippi River. New Orleans, Louisiana.] https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14304094/live-oak-the-mississippi-river-new-orleans-louisianaFree Image from public domain license