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This file appears in: Carnival on Wheels 1887


Weekly Pelican

This file appears in: Carnival on Wheels 1887

Carnival on Wheels 1887

By Lacar Musgrove
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,…

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