McCall Library
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
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
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
Spinsters
Description:
Founded in 1911, the Spinsters were made up of unmarried women of Mobile, Alabama, although they changed that rule later so that married ladies could remain a part of the group. Their emblem is a parr…
Creator:
S. Blake McNeely
Date:
1941
Keywords:
Mardi Gras, mystic societies, women, groups, recreation, leisure, masks, maskers, costumes, revelers, skits, plays, tableaux
Spinsters
Description:
One of the things the Spinsters used to do was select a bachelor from among Mobile's eligible men and announce his name via the newspaper every Valentine's Day. Here we see four Spinsters posing in th…
Creator:
S. Blake McNeely
Date:
1938
Keywords:
Mardi Gras, mystic societies, women, groups, recreation, leisure, masks, maskers, costumes, revelers, skits, plays, tableaux
