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Mardi Gras, New Orleans, Louisiana. This image is from the archive of Ron Chapman,…

Vintage black-and-white photo of a crowded Mardi Gras street scene in New Orleans, with costumed figures among onlookers and storefronts, including a "National Shoe Shops" sign, in the background.

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Do You Know What it Means

Mardi Gras, New Orleans, Louisiana.

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.

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Item 26240

Citation

“Mardi Gras, New Orleans, Louisiana. This image is from the archive of Ron Chapman,…,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/26240.

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