<p>Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans, Tuesday, March 6, 1867. - Procession of the "Mistick Krewe of Comus". Epicurean floats and figures on St. Charles Avenue.
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Buildings visible in the background include the St. Charles Theatre, Bidwell's Academy of Music, Strong's Saloon, Murphy's Hotel &amp; Restaurant, and the Olympic Music Hall.</p>
James E. Taylor
1867
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, vol. 24, no. 601 (6 April, 1867), p. 41. Via <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b10164">[1]</a>