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| Above & two photos below, Rex arrives on the USS Galveston, Mardi Gras Day, 1900. |
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| Rex boards his "royal chariot" at the foot of Canal Street; building in background is the station for the Canal Street Ferry, 1906. |
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| 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. |
| The date for this close-up of some Rex floats is unknown, but judging from the design, I'd guess that it was the late 1800's. |
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| Music: Mardi Gras Mambo |
| The link to this page is: http://www.thepastwhispers.com/Mardi_Gras_.html |