Mardi Gras Float

Mardi Gras Float

John Gus Hines (b. 1844) designed and built Mardi Gras floats for several Mobile mystic societies. This is an Infant Mystics float. The IM's parade theme that year was "A Peep into the Sky." The drawing shows two groups of people atop spherical objects. At the bottom of the drawing Hi...

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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/567
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, planets
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 is an Infant Mystics float. The IM's parade theme that year was "A Peep into the Sky." The drawing shows two groups of people atop spherical objects. At the bottom of the drawing Hines has written the words "expected knock out."
spelling Mardi Gras FloatArts and Literature; Sports and Recreation; Peoples of Alabama;Mardi Gras, floats, parades, carnivals, planetsJohn Gus Hines (b. 1844) designed and built Mardi Gras floats for several Mobile mystic societies. This is an Infant Mystics float. The IM's parade theme that year was "A Peep into the Sky." The drawing shows two groups of people atop spherical objects. At the bottom of the drawing Hines has written the words "expected knock out."John Gus HinesThe Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of South AlabamaJesse Graddick Jr.1909ImagejpegJohn Gus HinesEmilie Hines Graddick Collectioneng.1900-1909U.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/567
title Mardi Gras Float
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