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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
Order of Dragons
Description:
The Order of Dragons Mardi Gras ball, held inside the Battle House Hotel in 1946.
Creator:
S. Blake McNeely
Date:
1946
Keywords:
Mardi Gras, costumes, masks, maskers, dancing, mystic societies, recreation, leisure, revelers, costumes, gowns
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
