A tricycle decorated with Chinese lanterns.

ID: 5594 ~ Source: Louisiana Cycling Club Spokes Scrapbook, accession 98-62-L, Williams Research Center, The Historic New Orleans Collection.
This file appears in: Carnival on Wheels 1887
This file appears in: 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,…