Mobile's Mardi Gras Gallery
Mobile was the first U.S. city to hold Mardi Gras celebrations, begun when the city was under the control of the French during the early eighteenth century. Numerous mystic societies have formed over the years which sponsor aspects of the celebrations. Mardi Gras festivities were suspended during the Civil War, but reveler Joe Cain famously resurrected the tradition in 1866 when he led an unsanctioned parade in the Union-held city. Today thousands flock to Mobile every year to celebrate the holiday.
- King Felix's Float, ca. 1920
- Mardi Gras Parade 1920s
- Mardi Gras Float ca. 1925
- Mardi Gras Floral Parade ca. 1928
- Mystic Tableau
- Mardi Gras Masker, ca. 1935
- Knights of Revelry 1935
- Order of Mystics Float ca. 1940
- King and Queen of Mardi Gras 1946
- Mystics of Time Float 1950
- Nereider Society 1955
- Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association Parade 1972