Order of Myths
Description:
A couple poses in front of the Order of Myths' emblem, the broken column. The young woman is Sally Tonsmeire, who led the tableaux that year, which was entitled "Pandora's Box."
Creator:
unknown
Date:
1955
Keywords:
Mardi Gras, women, recreation, leisure, costumes, gowns, revelers, masks, maskers, flowers
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
