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Momus Parade during Mardi Gras in New Orleans in 1938
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Momus Parade during Mardi Gras in New Orleans in 1938

Momus parade, Mardi Gras season in New Orleans, 1938. "Momus Parade during Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana. A horse drawn parade float with African American attendants flanking sides. " The "attendants" are flambeaux carriers, carrying the torches that traditionally lit night parades before electric lighting, and as part of tradition continued in use with some krewes even after.

Date
1938
Photographer / author
Unnamed WPA photographer
Archive
Wikimedia Commons
Type
photograph
Original size
973 × 767 pixels

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

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"Momus Parade during Mardi Gras in New Orleans in 1938" (1938). Unnamed WPA photographer, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Momus_Parade_during_Mardi_Gras_in_New_Orleans_in_1938.jpg

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