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Mardi-Gras: Whoop-la Precedes Lenten Season

Mardi-Gras: Whoop-la Precedes Lenten Season
Clip: 426363_1_1
Year Shot: 1966 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1746
Original Film: 039-017-03
HD: N/A
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Timecode: 00:04:21 - 00:05:30

It's business as usual in New Orleans - monkey business - as crowds carpet the street curbs to hail Rex, Mirthful Monarch of Mardi-Gras. They also celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Alice's trip to Wonderland and never were the floats so pretty, the crowds so great and everyone's feet too tired. New Orleans, Louisiana One of the main streets all decorated in New Orleans. High Angle Shot - People dressed in costumes and throngs pack the street's. CUS - One of the floats and then the camera pulls back showing the whole float ant the people that surround it. High Angle / Back Shot - The massive crowd in the street's holding their arms up so they can catch necklaces of beads and other trinkets thrown from the floats. MS - A float with a huge bull on it and the people on the float are dressed like chef s. MS - A float with rabbits on it. LS - The street packed with people, floats and the balconies on the building are packed with people too.