Mardi Gras
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Councilmember Dorothy Mae Taylor At-Large records
Collection
Identifier: CA-AB-Taylor
Scope and Contents
The records are subject files reflecting the duties of the At-Large office. Topics of note include records relating to Mardi Gras and Taylor's Anti-Discrimination ordinance.
Dates:
1977-1994; Majority of material found within 1989-1993
Found in:
City Archives
Ernest Bjerknes journal
Collection
Identifier: SC-176-MS
Scope and Contents
The journal is a transcription of Bjerknes' account of a stay with New Orleans relatives in 1935-1936. It includes descriptions of his trip to America and visits to Savannah, Georgia, and to Mississippi; of daily life in New Orleans; of parks, outings, the Vieux Carre, local planning & building, water purification & drainage, Mardi Gras, the new Huey Long bridge, and other topics. Also included are his descriptions of events such as the Archbishop's inauguration, Leif Ericson Day,...
Dates:
1935-1936
Found in:
Special Collections
Léda Hincks Plauché Collection Costume Designs
Digital Image
Identifier: SC_Carnival_Costume
Found in:
Special Collections