Mardi Gras Float
John Gus Hines (b. 1844) designed and built Mardi Gras floats for several Mobile mystic societies. This float, built for the Infant Mystics, depicts Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville setting sail from La Rochelle, France, in 1698. The theme the year Hines drew this float was "The Founding of Mob...
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University of South Alabama Archives, McCall Library
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| Summary: | John Gus Hines (b. 1844) designed and built Mardi Gras floats for several Mobile mystic societies. This float, built for the Infant Mystics, depicts Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville setting sail from La Rochelle, France, in 1698. The theme the year Hines drew this float was "The Founding of Mobile." It was constructed to commemorate the bicentennial of the city's establishment. The drawing shows Iberville and his crew aboard their ship with Iberville saluting his countrymen. |
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