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"Waters of Health"
Description:
"A pilgrimmage to the Waters of Health," which may be referring to the waters around the Hygeia Hotel in Citronelle, Alabama, which were known for their curative properties.
Creator:
unknown
Date:
1903
Keywords:
Groups, women, trees, health spas, santatoriums, hospitals, hotels, curatives
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
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
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
Lucy, Winifred
Description:
Mobile, Alabama, has two Mardi Gras associations. One is the Mobile Carnival Association, which is made up of white mystic societies. The other is the Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association, made up of th…
Creator:
unknown
Date:
1975
Keywords:
Mardi Gras, royalty, women, recreation, leisure, costumes, gowns, revelers, African Americans, trains, capes, flowers
Lyons, Alleta
Description:
J. Roy Albright's queen the year he was crown King Felix III was Alleta Lyons (Mrs. Frank Pope). Here they pose with their entire court. The woman standing to the right is Mabel Bedsole and her knight…
Creator:
S. Blake McNeely
Date:
1946
Keywords:
Mardi Gras, royalty, women, recreation, leisure, costumes, crowns, revelers, ladies-in-waiting, scepters, children, 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
LeFlore, Walter Beck
Description:
King Elexis, the Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association's (MAMGA) king for 1975, poses with his queen Winifred Lucy and two Azalea Trail Maids.
Creator:
unknown
Date:
1975
Keywords:
Mardi Gras, Azalea Trail, Old South, Antebellum, royalty, women, recreation, leisure, gowns, revelers, African Americans, purses, headwear, hats, headgear
Lyons, Margaret
Description:
King Felix's consort in 1935 was Margaret Lyons (Mrs. Augustine Meaher Jr.). Here she poses with her king, Curtis Bush, and their pages.
Creator:
Erik Overbey
Date:
1935
Keywords:
Mardi Gras, royalty, women, recreation, leisure, costumes, crowns, capes, trains, gowns, revelers, children, flowers
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
