Lyons, Margaret
Description:
King Felix's consort in 1935 was Margaret Lyons (Mrs. Augustine Meaher Jr.). Here she poses with her king, Curtis Bush, and their pages.
Creator:
Erik Overbey
Date:
1935
Keywords:
Mardi Gras, royalty, women, recreation, leisure, costumes, crowns, capes, trains, gowns, revelers, children, flowers
Juvenile King and Queen
Description:
The juvenile king and queen of Mobile, Alabama's, Mardi Gras pose for the camera with their capes laid out before them. They don't exactly looked thrilled to be there. The image was taken circa 1941.
Creator:
Erik Overbey
Date:
n.d.
Keywords:
Mardi Gras, royalty, children, recreation, leisure, costumes, crowns, trains, capes, flowers
Albright, J. Roy
Description:
King Felix III for 1946, J. Roy Albright.
Creator:
Erik Overbey
Date:
1946
Keywords:
Mardi Gras, royalty, recreation, leisure, costumes, revelers, crowns, trains, capes
Van Antwerp, Sidney
Description:
The coronation of Mardi Gras king Sidney Van Antwerp and Emily Hearin Staples (Mrs. Sidney Van Antwerp) inside the cotton warehouse in Mobile, Alabama. As you can see, the events surrounding Mardi Gra…
Creator:
Erik Overbey
Date:
1934
Keywords:
Mardi Gras, royalty, recreation, leisure, revelry, warehouses, coronations
Bal Masque
Description:
An unidentified group of women perform a tableaux, which is an elaborate production linked by a theme. It is often performed by krewe members at their costumed Mardi Gras balls.
Creator:
Erik Overbey
Date:
1934
Keywords:
maskers, revelers, balls, tableaux, Mardi Gras, costumes, masks, gowns, skits, plays, women, groups, recreation, leisure
Turner, Horace
Description:
King Felix III Horace Turner Jr. He presided over Mobile's Mardi Gras festivities in 1932. In his hand he holds the key to the city, which the mayor gives to the Mardi Gras king each year.
Creator:
Erik Overbey
Date:
1932
Keywords:
Mardi Gras, royalty, recreation, leisure, revelry
Feore, Patrick
Description:
The Mardi Gras king for 1928 was Patrick Feore. Here he is seen disembarking from the royal vessel.
Creator:
Erik Overbey
Date:
1928
Keywords:
Mardi Gras, royalty, recreation, leisure, revelry, Pontchartrain
Cawthon, Orville F.
Description:
Orville Cawthon's family were well known in the Mobile, Alabama, area. In 1905 he reigned as King Felix. He poses here with his scepter in hand.
Creator:
Erik Overbey
Date:
1905
Keywords:
Mardi Gras, royalty, recreation, leisure, costumes, crowns, scepters, gowns, revelers,
