Nereidy Society
Description:
The tableaux performed by members of the Nereidy Mardi Gras society. The group was founded in 1940 and may have named themselves after Nereid, Neptune's third largest moon.
Creator:
Thigpen Studio
Date:
1955
Keywords:
Mardi Gras, costumes, masks, maskers, skits, plays, tableaux, mystic societies, recreation, leisure, revelers, recreation, leisure
Order of Myths
Description:
The OOM's emblem is a broken column with Folly chasing Death around it. The broken column may have been meant as a symbol for the fallen Confederacy. Others claim it is a broken pillar of life. Using …
Creator:
Thigpen Studio
Date:
1955
Keywords:
Mardi Gras, costumes, columns, bladders, death, skeletons, masks, revelers, maskers, skits, plays, tableaux, mystic societies, recreation, leisure
Order of Myths
Description:
Dancing during the Order of Myths' ball in 1955. Established in 1867, the Order of Myths is among the oldest continuously-parading societies in America, and the oldest in Mobile, Alabama. Because of t…
Creator:
Thigpen Studio
Date:
1955
Keywords:
Mardi Gras, maskers, masks, costumes, groups, gowns, armories, couples, symbols, emblems, dancing, mystic societies
