Image of a parade of twenty horse-drawn carnival floats, decorated with flowers, fruits, and oversized birds and mythical creatures, depicting fanciful scenes from the life of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, with each car led by a man carrying a banner with a title for the scene: "1 Comus," "2 Title," "3 The Koran," "4 The Mystic Shrine," "5 Legend of Eyla," "6 Habib the Wise," "7 Cadijah," "8 The Genii," "9 Al Borak," "10 The Garden," "11 The Cock," "12 The Tree of Heaven," "13 The Place of Adoration," "14 Solomon's Messenger" "15 The Hegira," "16 Ayesha," "17 King of Abyssina," "18 The Sorcerer," "19 Contest of the Poets," "20 Reward of the Faithful"; the verso contains four pages of the "Comus Edition" of the "Carnival Bulletin" for February 8, 1910, with advertisements and text describing each of the parade cars; the newspaper and images advertise the parade floats organized by the krewe of Comus for the 1910 Mardi Gras Carnival celebration in New Orleans, Louisiana. Date based on item title. "Lithographed & Published by / Walle & Co., Ltd, / New Orleans."--text, upper left of image. "Comus Edition / Carnival Bulletin / Published by Walle & Co., Ltd., New Orleans. / Price 10 Cents. [space] New Orleans, LA., February 8th, 1910."--text, newspaper masthead on print verso.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 71.12 x 106.68 cm (28 x 42 in.)
Muḥammad, Prophet, -632 Carnival--Pictorial works Carnival--Louisiana--New Orleans Historical pageants--Pictorial works Parades--Pictorial works Krewe of Comus Lithographs--Color--1900-1925. (gmgpc) Carnival posters. (gmgpc)
Place
New Orleans (La.)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Entertainment Large Size Balls and Carnivals The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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