| 1900 ~and~ 1906 |
| Above & two photos below, Rex arrives on the USS Galveston, Mardi Gras Day, 1900. |
| Rex boards his "royal chariot" at the foot of Canal Street; building in background is the station for the Canal Street Ferry, 1906. |
| Rex receives the key to the city at Gallier Hall, which was at that time City Hall, 1906. |
| Above & below, Mardi Gras Day, Canal Street, 1900. |
| Above & below, Mardi Gras Day, Canal Street, 1906. |
| Early 1900's |
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