Mardi Gras Float

Mardi Gras Float

John Gus Hines (b. 1844) designed and built Mardi Gras floats for several Mobile mystic societies. This Knights of Revelry float, which is called "The Dunce," was constructed for the parade called "The Seven Ages of Man." Hines drew several scenes, including children writing on a...

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Main Author: John Gus Hines
Format: Electronic
Published: University of South Alabama Archives, McCall Library
Subjects:
Mobile
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/usa01/id/560
format Electronic
collection Eric Overbey Collection
building University of South Alabama Archives, McCall Library
publisher University of South Alabama Archives, McCall Library
topic Mobile
spellingShingle Mobile
Mardi Gras Float
John Gus Hines
fulltopic Mobile
Arts and Literature; Sports and Recreation; Peoples of Alabama;
Mardi Gras, floats, parades, carnivals,
Mardi Gras;
Alabama; Mobile; Mardi Gras; Art and Architecture;
Art -- Alabama; Carnivals -- Alabama -- Mobile;
description John Gus Hines (b. 1844) designed and built Mardi Gras floats for several Mobile mystic societies. This Knights of Revelry float, which is called "The Dunce," was constructed for the parade called "The Seven Ages of Man." Hines drew several scenes, including children writing on a blackboard and seated at a bench, a child wearing a dunce cap and holding what appears to be a book, and a teacher standing at the front of the class with a map behind her.
spelling Mardi Gras FloatArts and Literature; Sports and Recreation; Peoples of Alabama;Mardi Gras, floats, parades, carnivals,John Gus Hines (b. 1844) designed and built Mardi Gras floats for several Mobile mystic societies. This Knights of Revelry float, which is called "The Dunce," was constructed for the parade called "The Seven Ages of Man." Hines drew several scenes, including children writing on a blackboard and seated at a bench, a child wearing a dunce cap and holding what appears to be a book, and a teacher standing at the front of the class with a map behind her.John Gus HinesThe Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of South AlabamaJesse Graddick Jr.1887ImagejpegJohn Gus HinesEmilie Hines Graddick Collectioneng.1880-1889U.S. and international copyright laws may apply to this digital image. Use of this image without the prior permission of The McCall Library is prohibited. Please contact The McCall Library for permission to use this image.Mardi Gras;Alabama; Mobile; Mardi Gras; Art and Architecture;Art -- Alabama; Carnivals -- Alabama -- Mobile;http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/usa01/id/560
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