Rex (krewe)
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The Rex Organization, commonly referred to simply as Rex, is a New Orleans Carnival krewe which stages one of the city's most celebrated parades on Mardi Gras Day. Rex is Latin for 'king', and Rex rei
Mardigras 1882 Rex card
Rex parade float on Napoleon Avenue, mid 1990s
Rex, 1904, on Canal Street, New Orleans
Rex, 1907 Robert Henry Downman
Mistick Krewe of Comus
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The Mistick Krewe of Comus, founded in 1856, is the oldest extant New Orleans, Louisiana Carnival Krewe, the longest to continually parade with few interruptions from 1856 to 1991, and continues to ho
Rex (krewe)
…Pre Hurricane Katrina, the Rex ball was held on one side of the Municipal Auditorium, while on the other half of the building at the same time, the Mistick Krewe (the oldest krewe), holds its ball and was a more veiled affair. Since Hurricane Katrina, the organizations have held their balls in the Sheraton and…
Mystick Krewe of Comus's initial invitation for members
Bernard de Marigny de Mandeville
Grand Tableau of the Mistick Krewe - Harpers - New Orleans Mardi Gras 1873
Female Eye 1869