Mardi Gras, Mobile, Alabama

Color print of a "Mardi Gras" parade in Mobile, AL. Downtown street lined with people. Parade float, brightly decorated, passing by with "Mardi Gras" participates aboard. Adults and children watching the parade from the street. Divided back postcard. Printed on back: 'The...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alabama Heart Of Dixi Travel Guide
Format: Electronic
Published: Troy University Library
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/troy2/id/3597
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Summary:Color print of a "Mardi Gras" parade in Mobile, AL. Downtown street lined with people. Parade float, brightly decorated, passing by with "Mardi Gras" participates aboard. Adults and children watching the parade from the street. Divided back postcard. Printed on back: 'The New World's first Mardi Gras was held in Mobile, Ala. Many of today's carival organizations there had their founding during America's early colonial days. Shown is one of the hundreds of colorful floats which participate in the series of lovely night parades that mark the final few days prior to the solemnity of the coming of Easter. Color from Alabama Heart of Dixie Travel Guide, Montgomery. P6287, Plastichrome ® by Colourpicture Publishers, Inc., Boston 15, Mass., U. S. A.'