Fiesta Scene A view of the crowd-packed Canal Street where many of the half-million spectators massed to witness the parade of floats on both sides of the thoroughfare as Rex, King of the Mardi Gras, invaded New Orleans on March 1 to the acclaim of a festive populace.

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Title:
Fiesta Scene A view of the crowd-packed Canal Street where many of the half-million spectators massed to witness the parade of floats on both sides of the thoroughfare as Rex, King of the Mardi Gras, invaded New Orleans on March 1 to the acclaim of a festive populace.
Description:
[Information from item housing] Mardi-Gras
Photographer:
Wide World Photos, Inc.
Name on Item:
Wide World
Date:
[ca. March 1938]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
Subjects:
Festivals
Carnival
Shrove Tuesday
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 179 x 235 mm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/nk325q34f
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
All rights reserved.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title(s) from item.
Preferred Citation:
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue, Boston Public Library
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Boston University, College of Communication, 1977/1978.
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Identifier:
22_10_001468_0054
Barcode:
39999088103716