Mardi Gras King and Queen

Mobile Register editor Erwin Craighead opposed Prohibition because it would be detrimental to Mobile's Mardi Gras celebrations. He also joined with city leaders against attempts to ban Sunday baseball, vaudeville, and movies.

Historic studio portrait of four children and two adults in elaborate costume dress, with two figures wearing crowns and seated at center.
Courtesy of the University of South Alabama Archives, Erik Overbey Collection
Historic studio portrait of four children and two adults in elaborate costume dress, with two figures wearing crowns and seated at center.