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Water hyacinths, a beautiful water lily of Louisiana which has so completely blocked up this state's drainage systems that a move is being made to destroy them. Note how completely the body of water has been filled by the plants
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Water hyacinths, a beautiful water lily of Louisiana which has so completely blocked up this state's drainage systems that a move is being made to destroy them. Note how completely the body of water has been filled by the plants

Mydans, Carl · 1936-01-01 · photo, print, drawing

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Credit lineWater hyacinths, a beautiful water lily of Louisiana which has so completely blocked up this state's drainage systems that a move is being made to destroy them. Note how completely the body of water h. 1936-01-01. Mydans, Carl. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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