The following Mardi Gras photos are really something special. They are some of the most rare photos that you will find of our amazing yearly celebration. We think you are going to love it!
- Masked Group in the French Quarter, 1905
Wikicommons / Alexander Allison The cobblestone streets in the French Quarter look amazing.
- Comus 1907
Wikicommons / Period Illustration Did floats really look like this in 1907? I am amazed..is that real palmetto?
- Mardi Gras Float, Postcard from 1908
Wikicommons / Public Domain The beauty of this Mardi Gras float is really something amazing.
- Frenchmen Street Maskers, 1910
Wikicommons / Infrogmation There is a truly magical feeling to this blast from the past to Frenchmen St.
- 1916 Comus Modern Art World
Wikimedia Commons This is another beautiful float from 1916.
- Mardi Gras Canal St. 1920s
Wikicommons This blast from the past gives you a whole new perspective of Canal St.
- King Zulu 1936
Wikicommons/ WPA Photographer This is a really special glimpse into what the Zulu parade was many years ago.
- Clowns 1936
Flickr.com / Infrogmation These clowns are like the definition of classic clowns.
- Canal St Parades, 1960
Flickr.com / Infrogmation There is something interesting about the way they built these floats from 1960.
- Canal Street Clowns
Wikicommons / Lipsher Specialty Co These clowns are another example of how unique clowns are during Mardi Gras.
- French Quarter 1988
Flickr.com / infrogmation It’s amazing how long ago this looks even though it was only 1988.
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Wikicommons / Alexander Allison
The cobblestone streets in the French Quarter look amazing.
Wikicommons / Period Illustration
Did floats really look like this in 1907? I am amazed..is that real palmetto?
Wikicommons / Public Domain
The beauty of this Mardi Gras float is really something amazing.
Wikicommons / Infrogmation
There is a truly magical feeling to this blast from the past to Frenchmen St.
Wikimedia Commons
This is another beautiful float from 1916.
Wikicommons
This blast from the past gives you a whole new perspective of Canal St.
Wikicommons/ WPA Photographer
This is a really special glimpse into what the Zulu parade was many years ago.
Flickr.com / Infrogmation
These clowns are like the definition of classic clowns.
There is something interesting about the way they built these floats from 1960.
Wikicommons / Lipsher Specialty Co
These clowns are another example of how unique clowns are during Mardi Gras.
Flickr.com / infrogmation
It’s amazing how long ago this looks even though it was only 1988.
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