Mules Pull a Turkish-Themed Float During Rex Parade

ID: 453 ~ Source: Image Courtesy of the Louisiana Division/City Archives, New Orleans Public Library. ~ Date: 1907
This file appears in: Mules and Modernization

One of the myriad duties of a New Orleans mule involved pulling the Mardi Gras parade floats.

This file appears in: Mules and Modernization

By Alison Laurence
Facing Jackson Square, one should see a line of mules and their drivers ready to take visitors on a trip around the French Quarter. Now a tourist attraction, these animals played a vital role for New…