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Carnival Ball. This image is from the archive of Ron Chapman, Professor of History at…

Sepia-toned photograph of a Carnival Ball, with a masked king and queen in elaborate costumes leading a procession across a dance floor, flanked by two masked attendants and a court of guests, beneath banners reading "1947" and "1957."

Collection

Do You Know What it Means

Carnival Ball.

This image is from the archive of Ron Chapman, Professor of History at Nunez Community College. Nunez Community College is located in Chalmette, in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. In 2005 it was heavily damaged by flooding due to Hurricane Katrina.

Original title

Item 26232

Citation

“Carnival Ball. This image is from the archive of Ron Chapman, Professor of History at…,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/26232.