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Staples, Emily Hearin
Description:
Emily Hearin Staples poses as the Mobile Carnival Association's queen of Mardi Gras in 1934. Her king that year was Dr. Sidney Van Antwerp.
Creator:
Louise Sheridan
Date:
1934
Keywords:
Mardi Gras, royalty, women, recreation, leisure, costumes, gowns, revelers, crowns, scepters, trains, capes, flowers
Thalians
Description:
Members of the Thalian mystic society pose during their tableaux. The theme that year, which is readily evident by the clock, was "Clocks."
Creator:
Thigpen Studio
Date:
1953
Keywords:
Mardi Gras, mystic societies, women, groups, recreation, leisure, masks, maskers, costumes, revelers, skits, plays, tableaux
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
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
Spinsters
Description:
One of the things the Spinsters used to do was select a bachelor from among Mobile's eligible men and announce his name via the newspaper every Valentine's Day. Here we see four Spinsters posing in th…
Creator:
S. Blake McNeely
Date:
1938
Keywords:
Mardi Gras, mystic societies, women, groups, recreation, leisure, masks, maskers, costumes, revelers, skits, plays, tableaux
Spinsters
Description:
Founded in 1911, the Spinsters were made up of unmarried women of Mobile, Alabama, although they changed that rule later so that married ladies could remain a part of the group. Their emblem is a parr…
Creator:
S. Blake McNeely
Date:
1941
Keywords:
Mardi Gras, mystic societies, women, groups, recreation, leisure, masks, maskers, costumes, revelers, skits, plays, tableaux
Thalians
Description:
The Thalians were founded in 1937. Here members of the women's mystic society pose in their costumes. The theme for the ball that year was "The Sugar Plum Tree and the Fairy Queen."
Creator:
Thigpen Studio
Date:
1950
Keywords:
Mardi Gras, mystic societies, women, groups, recreation, leisure, masks, maskers, costumes, revelers, skits, plays, tableaux
Follies
Description:
A couple performing during the Follies ball. The theme that year was "Parisian Beaux Arts Ball."
Creator:
Thigpen Studio
Date:
1952
Keywords:
Mardi Gras, maskers, masks, costumes, gowns, tuxedoes, skits, plays, tableaux, mystic societies, recreation, leisure
Knights of Revelry
Creator:
S. Blake McNeely
Date:
1941
Keywords:
Mardi Gras, balls, processions, couples, groups, masks, gowns, costumes, mystic societies, recreation, leisure
Identifier:
MN-328C
Thalians
Description:
Couples promenade at the Thalians ball, circa 1950. The Thailians took their name from the ancient Greek muse of comedy. They were founded in 1937. The ball took place in Mobile, Alabama's Fort Whitin…
Creator:
Thigpen Studio
Date:
n.d.
Keywords:
maskers, revelers, balls, masks, costumes, armories, Mardi Gras, gowns, women, mystic societies
