Monarch of Mirth Welcomed The Ruler of the New Orleans Carnival paused to greet the heat of the city government...Rex (Charles McLellan) halts his float in front of the City Hall to exchange toasts with Mayor Robert S. Maestri as the Rex parade moves through the streets lined with half a million spectators.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Monarch of Mirth Welcomed The Ruler of the New Orleans Carnival paused to greet the heat of the city government...Rex (Charles McLellan) halts his float in front of the City Hall to exchange toasts with Mayor Robert S. Maestri as the Rex parade moves through the streets lined with half a million spectators.

Wide World Photos, Inc. · [ca. March 1938]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

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