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Parker, Troost
Description:
King Felix II Troost Parker and his queen Helen Morehead (Mrs. Joe Hadgson), along with their pages, who are not identified. If you know who these children are, please contact us at mccalllib@usouthal…
Creator:
unknown
Date:
1908
Keywords:
royalty, recreation, leisure, revelry, Mardi Gras, children
Fowlkes, Helen
Description:
Queen Helen Fowlkes (Mrs. Kenneth Dixon) and her consort King Felix III Gordon Hamilton, at an annual Mardi Gras ball.
Creator:
S. Blake McNeely
Date:
1938
Keywords:
Mardi Gras, royalty, recreation, leisure, revelry, balls, crowns, flowers
Follies
Description:
The Follies, a women's mystic society, was founded in 1920 and threw its first ball in 1921. Their emblem is a small female folly. This masked reveler posed for the camera in 1950.
Creator:
Thigpen Studio
Date:
1950
Keywords:
maskers, revelers, balls, masks, costumes, women, Mardi Gras, mystic societies, recreation, leisure
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
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
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
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
Infant Mystics
Creator:
S. Blake McNeely
Date:
1952
Keywords:
Mardi Gras, masks, maskers, revelers, revelry, recreation, leisure, costumes, women, flowers, mystic societies.
Identifier:
MN-322
Santa Claus Society
Description:
The Santa Claus mystic society of Mobile, Alabama, was founded in 1886. The society started life as the S.C.S. society. The meaning behind the initials is believed to be secret to this day. The local …
Creator:
S. Blake McNeely
Date:
1936
Keywords:
Mardi Gras, recreation, leisure, mystic societies, skits, plays, tableaux, costumes, women, groups, flowers, masks, maskers
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
