To all of our readers in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Mobile, Biloxi, Gulfport, Pass Christian, and other carnival-friendly cities: Have a happy and safe Mardi Gras!

The Rex pageant, Mardi Gras Day, New Orleans, LA, circa 1907



Alexander Allison, Mardi Gras revelers on a New Orleans side street, circa 1905

Mardi Gras, New Orleans, the Red Pageant, circa 1900-1910



John N. Teunisson, A group of masked and costumed Mardi Gras revelers on Frenchman Street, New Orleans, circa 1910

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