File:Momus Parade during Mardi Gras in New Orleans in 1938.jpg

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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, probably Thursday night before Mardi Gras Day
Source WPA photo via [1]
Author Unnamed WPA photographer
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