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Bal Masque Army & Navy Relief Ball New Orleans 1942
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Bal Masque Army & Navy Relief Ball New Orleans 1942

New Orleans - 1942 poster for "Bal Masque - Army & Navy Relief Ball. Sponsored by the Army & Navy Club, Municipal Auditorium, 8:00 Feb 17, 1942. Tickets on Sale at 724 Common St.": Notes: With the US entry into World War II, the big parades of official Mardi Gras were canceled for the duration. Some events were still held during the Carnival season, often for raising funds for the war effort through selling bonds or similar causes.

Date
1942-02
Photographer / author
Signed "Duvernet" for WPA (Works Progress Administration) Art Program of LA (Louisiana).
Archive
Wikimedia Commons
Type
poster
Original size
796 × 1,072 pixels

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Reason: a US government work (Works Progress Administration).

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"Bal Masque Army & Navy Relief Ball New Orleans 1942" (1942-02). Signed "Duvernet" for WPA (Works Progress Administration) Art Program of LA (Louisiana)., via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bal_Masque_Army_%26_Navy_Relief_Ball_New_Orleans_1942.png

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