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    • Three Girl Maskers

    • Three Girl Maskers

    • Carnival; Costumes; Clothing & dress; Spectators; Commercial streets

    • View of three posed revelers wearing woman's attire on Mardi Gras Day. The masker on the left is sipping from a small flask. Two of the maskers wear half-masks while the one in the center wears a full-mask. The girls or possibly cross-dressers,...
    • John T. Mendes Photograph Collection
    • King's Float on Saint Charles Avenue

    • King's Float on Saint Charles Avenue

    • Carnival; Floats (parades); Parades & processions; Costumes; Clothing & dress; Spectators

    • View looking uptown from the 1700 block of Saint Charles Avenue near Felicity Street in the Uptown neighborhood on Mardi Gras Day. Greek revival style residences are visible at left while a streetcar is partially visible at right. Crowds of...
    • John T. Mendes Photograph Collection
    • Rex on Float at Mississippi River

    • Rex on Float at Mississippi River

    • Carnival; Floats (parades); Parades & processions; Costumes; Clothing & dress

    • View of the arrival of Rex at the head of Canal Street after leaving the royal yacht Comanche, in preparation for an escort through principal streets of New Orleans by detachments of the US Army, Navy, state National Guard and other marchers, on...
    • John T. Mendes Photograph Collection
    • Three Girl Maskers

    • Three Girl Maskers

    • Carnival; Costumes; Clothing & dress; Spectators; Commercial streets

    • View of three carnival maskers posed on Canal Street on Mardi Gras Day. Wearing full-face masks, the subjects are standing in the 800 block near the Boston Club in the Central Business District with the river to their backs. Formally-attired men...
    • John T. Mendes Photograph Collection
    • Group of Maskers in Auto

    • Group of Maskers in Auto

    • Carnival; Costumes; Clothing & dress; Automobiles

    • View of a group of male revelers, all but one of whom is masked, posing in and on a convertible touring car. They are facing away from the river in the 800 block of Canal Street on Mardi Gras Day. One of the maskers, standing above the vehicle's...
    • John T. Mendes Photograph Collection
    • Broken Hammer

    • Broken Hammer

    • Carnival; Parades & processions; Spectators; Crowds

    • View of a large crowd watching a parade in the 800 block of Canal Street. Store signs can be seen in the background and include, The Specialty Store, Buffalo Dental Company, Butterick Patterns, and in the distance Kress. Not many of the...
    • John T. Mendes Photograph Collection
    • Orange Maskers

    • Orange Maskers

    • Carnival; Costumes; Clothing & dress

    • View of five male maskers wearing look-a-like costumes that consist of a skirt and long-sleeved top with similar trim and a over-the-shoulder sash with the words "LA ORANGES". They appear to have foliage around their heads.
    • John T. Mendes Photograph Collection
    • Rex Parade Den

    • Rex Parade Den

    • Carnival; Commercial buildings; Parades & processions; Floats (Parades); Spectators; Crowds

    • View of a crowd of people gathered in front of a complex of three, tall corregated metal warehouse structures. They are attempting to get a look at the floats as they begin to line up for the parade. An open touring car is partially visible at...
    • John T. Mendes Photograph Collection
    • U.S.A. Maskers

    • U.S.A. Maskers

    • Carnival; Costumes; Clothing & dress; Cross dressing; Spectators; Automobiles

    • View looking towards the river from the 500 block of Canal Street that shows a group of seven women or cross-dressers. They wear patriotically inspired outfits consisting of striped skirts and star blouses. They all wear full-face masks and a sash...
    • John T. Mendes Photograph Collection
    • The King and Party

    • The King and Party

    • Carnival; Costumes; Men; Spectators; Yachts

    • View of Rex and his royal entourage as they arrive at the foot of Canal Street after having debarked the royal yacht "Comanche." In addition to the Comanche's crew, a bugler can be seen on the vessel's upper deck. The royal entourage, wearing...
    • John T. Mendes Photograph Collection
    • Comanche in Centre of River

    • Comanche in Centre of River

    • Yachts; Rivers; Flags; Carnival

    • View of Krewe of Rex's royal yacht, "Comanche," under way in the Mississippi River, accompanied by a military and civilian escort on the Monday before Mardi Gras. Built in 1898 as the United States Revenue cutter "Windom," the vessel was refitted...
    • John T. Mendes Photograph Collection
    • Pickwick Club at Night

    • Pickwick Club at Night

    • Carnival; Electric lighting; Night photographs; Commercial streets

    • Taken on Mardi Gras night, this view shows the Pickwick Club, located at 1030 Canal Street in the Central Business District. The building is strung with many lights and has a rather large viewing stand out front. Buildings on either side of the...
    • John T. Mendes Photograph Collection
    • Boston Club at Night

    • Boston Club at Night

    • Carnival; Commercial buildings; Electric lighting; Night photography

    • Taken on Mardi Gras night, this view shows the Boston Club, located at 824 Canal Street in the Central Business District. The building is strung with many lights and a large viewing stand is seen in front. The Macheca Building at 828 Canal is...
    • John T. Mendes Photograph Collection
    • Boston Club at Night

    • Boston Club at Night

    • Carnival; Commercial buildings; Electric lighting; Night photography

    • Another view (see also; 2003.182.334) of the Boston Club, 824 Canal Street, taken on Mardi Gras, 1924, at night. The building is strung with many lights and bulbs spell the work "Comus". Ample viewing stands are seen in front of the club house and...
    • John T. Mendes Photograph Collection
    • Girls on Truck

    • Girls on Truck

    • Carnival; Costumes; Clothing & dress; Girls; Trucks

    • View of six girls on Mardi Gras Day, 1925, riding in what appears to be a Ford Model T Depot Hack truck. The location is Saint Charles Avenue and a residence at 2525 Saint Charles is visible in the background. A masked male rider is seen standing...
    • John T. Mendes Photograph Collection
    • Mardi Gras Day, 1923

    • Mardi Gras Day, 1923

    • Carnival; Costumes; Clothing & dress; Children; Spectators; Umbrellas; Architecture; Houses

    • View of a group of nine costumed children on a street on Mardi Gras Day, February 13, 1923. Other people are seen on the unidentified street and residences are visible in the background.
    • John T. Mendes Photograph Collection

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