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Mardi Gras 1971

Vintage photo of three people in elaborate feathered Mardi Gras costumes standing beside a parked car on a street with old buildings, dated December 1971.

Collection

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.

Citation

“Mardi Gras 1971,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/26245.

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