Mardi Gras, Mobile, Alabama
Color print of a "Mardi Gras" parade in Mobile, AL. Downtown street lined with people as far as you can see. Tree line on one side and multiple story building on the other side of street. Parade float passing by with "Mardi Gras" participates aboard. Postmarked Jul. 27, 1918. Div...
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Wade Hall Postcard Collection |
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Troy University Library |
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Troy University Library |
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Alabama postcards |
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Alabama postcards Mardi Gras, Mobile, Alabama Deep South Specialties, Inc. |
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Alabama postcards Mobile (Ala.); Mardi Gras -- Alabama Geography and Environment -- Human Environment -- Cities and Towns; Folklife -- Customs and Festivals Alabama; Mobile; Mardi Gras Cities & towns; Festivals; Parades & processions; Celebrations For information on using this for a K-12 assignment, go to Alabama Moments in American History. |
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Color print of a "Mardi Gras" parade in Mobile, AL. Downtown street lined with people as far as you can see. Tree line on one side and multiple story building on the other side of street. Parade float passing by with "Mardi Gras" participates aboard. Postmarked Jul. 27, 1918. Divided back postcard. Printed on back: 'Mardi Gras, Mobile, Alabama. . . Showing the King's Float which remains the same every year. Mardi Gras originated in Mobile, the first ball being held on Shrove Tuesday in 1859. However, similar festivals on New Year's Eve date back to 1831. DS-221, Pub. By Deep South Specialties, Inc., Jackson, Miss., Color Photo By Roy Thigpen, Mirro Krome Card By H. S. Crocker Co., Inc., San Francisco, Deep South Card.' |
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Mardi Gras, Mobile, AlabamaColor print of a "Mardi Gras" parade in Mobile, AL. Downtown street lined with people as far as you can see. Tree line on one side and multiple story building on the other side of street. Parade float passing by with "Mardi Gras" participates aboard. Postmarked Jul. 27, 1918. Divided back postcard. Printed on back: 'Mardi Gras, Mobile, Alabama. . . Showing the King's Float which remains the same every year. Mardi Gras originated in Mobile, the first ball being held on Shrove Tuesday in 1859. However, similar festivals on New Year's Eve date back to 1831. DS-221, Pub. By Deep South Specialties, Inc., Jackson, Miss., Color Photo By Roy Thigpen, Mirro Krome Card By H. S. Crocker Co., Inc., San Francisco, Deep South Card.'Deep South Specialties, Inc.H. S. Crocker Co., Inc.19502005Troy University Library Mobile (Ala.); Mardi Gras -- AlabamaGeography and Environment -- Human Environment -- Cities and Towns; Folklife -- Customs and FestivalsAlabama; Mobile; Mardi GrasCities & towns; Festivals; Parades & processions; CelebrationsFor information on using this for a K-12 assignment, go to Alabama Moments in American History.This collection may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. copyright law.Wade Hall Postcard Collection, Troy University Library, Special Collections.Troy University (Troy, Ala.) Library; University of Alabama Library (Digitization)Box 3, ADAtscwhp001783ADAtscwhp001783.1, ADAtscwhp001783.2 imageengjpeghttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/troy2/id/5259 |
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Mardi Gras, Mobile, Alabama |
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Mardi Gras, Mobile, Alabama |
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Deep South Specialties, Inc. |
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Deep South Specialties, Inc. |
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