Advance notice of the novel parade.
This file appears in: Carnival on Wheels 1887
Courtesy of The Times-Picayune
This file appears in: Carnival on Wheels 1887
Carnival on Wheels 1887
On the evening of February 23, 1887, a crowd lined St. Charles Avenue to witness a procession of lanterns floating like a swarm of fireflies through the darkened street. First came the bandwagon,…