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Award-Winning Author of Historical Crime Fiction Celebrating Bodacious American Heroines
Ana Brazil

It’s Mardi Gras, Baby!

In celebration of Mardi Gras—and the very happy fact that it’s being celebrated in New Orleans this year—I’m sharing some of my favorite vintage Mardi Gras images. And I’m also sharing one of my favorite blog posts: Your Guide to Mardi Gras, circa 1889.

Enjoy!

 

Mardi Gras souvenir sign, 1938.

 

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Your Guide to Mardi Gras, circa 1889


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