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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
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
