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Mardi Gras costumes on Bourbon Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1971. This image is from…

Three people in elaborate Mardi Gras costumes and sunglasses pose on Bourbon Street, New Orleans, with a "Cabaret Theatre" sign and crowd visible behind them, 1971.

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Do You Know What it Means

Mardi Gras costumes on Bourbon Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1971.

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 26243

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“Mardi Gras costumes on Bourbon Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1971. This image is from…,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/26243.

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