King Felix's Float, ca. 1920

King Felix's float in Mobile's Mardi Gras parade, ca. 1920. King Felix is the name given to each year's chosen king, as part of the city's long Carnival tradition.

Horse-drawn Mardi Gras parade float carrying costumed riders, with participants throwing items to people along the street.
Courtesy of the Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Allen C. and Nancy Crowell Collection
Horse-drawn Mardi Gras parade float carrying costumed riders, with participants throwing items to people along the street.