File:CanalStClownsWelcomeWinterCapital.jpg

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Mardi Gras Maskers on Canal Street, New Orleans, LA, early 20th century postcard.

Text on back of card:
"ON THE LAST DAY OF THE CARNIVAL, Mardi Gras (French for Fat Tuesday,) promiscuous masking is allowed on the streets, which are thronged with picturesque bands of maskers of every age and condition, and their costumes run in every garment from the clown to kings and queens."

View shows a group of maskers in the street, most in costumes of clowns with polka-dots and pointed hats. A sign on the neutral ground reads "Welcome to the Winter Capital of America".
Date Not dated. c. 1910.
Source Postcard published by Lipsher Specialty Co., New Orleans, LA. Scanned by Infrogmation
Author None listed.
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