Getting Ready for the Mardi Gras Floats for New Orleans' annual Mardi Gras are made months in advance of the dozen or so carnival parades and run into thousands of dollars, depending on the size and amount of work required. Here is one of the huge floats being readied for street parade.

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Getting Ready for the Mardi Gras Floats for New Orleans' annual Mardi Gras are made months in advance of the dozen or so carnival parades and run into thousands of dollars, depending on the size and amount of work required. Here is one of the huge floats being readied for street parade.

Wide World Photos, Inc. · [ca. December 1952]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

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