Image: Mardi Gras Pirates New Orleans Louisiana WPA
Description: New Orleans Mardi Gras, 1930s. A group of young men, some in pirate costumes, others in the fashion of the era. One of the "pirates" drinks from a bottle while they pose for the photographer. Original description: " Streets full of young people; some in pirate costumes. Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana. " Notes: A portion of the marquee of a cinema is visible in the background, on which can be read "CONSTANCE CUMMINGS 7 SINNERS". This no doubt refers to the UK release version of the film "Seven Sinners", which starred Constance Cummings (as opposed to the 1940 US remake). Per imdb [1] it debuted in the US in August 1936, which suggests this photo would date to Mardi Gras 1937.
Title: Mardi Gras Pirates New Orleans Louisiana WPA
Credit: WPA photo via [2]
Author: Unnamed WPA photographer
Permission: This image is a work of a Works Progress Administration employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain (17 U.S.C. §§ 101 and 105).
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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