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It is generally known by now that the
Pickwick Club, in its beginnings, was the public shield behind which the revelries of the Mistick Krewe were planned and executed. The two were one, but only the Club was known to the public, and the allegiance of the early Pickwickian to the Misktick Krewe was a
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The
Mistick Krewe of Comus also originated another Carnival tradition: the "Meeting of the Courts". The practice originated in 1882, when Rex (the King of Carnival) and his Queen paid a formal visit to the throne of Comus. This ritualized meeting eventually evolved into the symbolic conclusion of
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had done in 1833, funding and organizing the first official Mardi Gras- a "parade" followed by a tableau ball celebration; in
December 1856, six Anglo-American men of New Orleans gathered at Dr. John Pope's Drug Store on the Corner of Jackson and Prytania, a favorite rendezvous for the young men of
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It was Comus, who, in 1857, saved and transformed the dying flame of the old Creole
Carnival with his enchanter's cup; it was Comus who introduced torch-lit processions and thematic floats to Mardi Gras; and it was Comus who ritually closed, and still closes, the most cherished festivities of New
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Addisons, members of the
Tidewater gentry) born in Kentucky, partner Bullitt, Miller & Co. merchants and cotton factors; Dr. John H. Pope, credited with naming the group, from New York State originally, and Joseph Ellison, owned Pope, Ellison & Co., commission merchants-Pope was also a
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Comus' first night parade – replete with torches (which later came to be known as "flambeaux"), marching bands, and rolling floats – was wildly popular with
Carnival revelers. So popular was the first Comus parade that the prospect of its second one attracted, for the first time,
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Comus issued an identical proclamation in 1917 (for World War I), another in 1942 (for World War II), and again in 1951 (for the Korean War). On each occasion, the
Captain of Comus persuaded the Captains of other Krewes to refrain from organized revelry during international hostilities.
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Legend has it that admittance to the
Mistick Krewe's ball was so highly sought-after that a group of uninvited ladies formed a flying wedge and attempted to force their way into the Comus ball. In other years, uninvited persons have tried to beg, buy, or steal invitations to the ball.
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pharmacist owning Pope's
Drugstore at the corner of Jackson and Prytania where this small coterie initially organized, he was born in Louisville, Kentucky; brother William Ellison, partner of firm Starke & Ellison, Cotton Brokers was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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From the first Comus parade until a police strike in 1979, nothing suspended New
Orleans' lavish Mardi Gras celebrations except war. On March 1, 1862, Comus issued his first proclamation suspending Carnival revelry on account of war. On that day, the
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The Mistick Krewe has jealously guarded the identities of its membership and the privacy of its activities (other than its parade), perhaps even more than the other Carnival organizations subscribing to the traditional code of secrecy.
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in a more formal and organized fashion than their Creole predecessors. These men invited their businessmen friends, a group of some thirty to forty people, to meet at a club room above the now-defunct Gem Restaurant/Saloon in
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The first Comus parade was held on Mardi Gras 1857, and this became an annual event. Other organizations sprang up in New Orleans in the 19th century, inspired by the Comus model, and also came to be known as Krewes.
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Founding members: Samuel Manning Todd, a drygoods merchant from Utica, New York, who arrived in New Orleans by way of Mobile, Alabama, like a few others. Frank Shaw, Jr., commission merchant from New York State;
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Although Rex is the titular King, some observers believe that the Meeting of the Courts – in which Rex leaves his own festivities and is received by a seated Comus at the Mistick Krewe's
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sacred secret. The fame of each grew independently until distinction became necessary in 1884. The Krewe came first into being, but soon resolved itself into the Club, in the same tradition as
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moved its parade to Carnival night. When Comus resumed parading in 1890, Proteus refused a request to withdraw from parading on Mardi Gras night. The same year, the two parades collided on
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The new group acquired the costumes, floats, flambeaux, and even theme — their very name, Comus — from the 1856 Cowbellion parade (Milton's "Paradise Lost"). There are also indications that
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Parading on Mardi Gras night, Comus was the final parade of the carnival season for over 100 years. It was much smaller and more sedate than the other parades of the day put on by
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The Comus parades became known for their sometimes obscure themes relating to ancient history and mythology. While other New Orleans parades, especially the newer super krewes of
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rights of free association and an unwarranted intrusion into the privacy of the groups subject to the ordinance. The Krewe of Comus never resumed its parading.
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from 1857 to 1991 with some exceptions including during war. From 1885 to 1890 while the Mistick Krewe of Comus did not parade, the evening parade on
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passed an ordinance that required social organizations to certify publicly that they did not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender,
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Like that of other old established krewes, including Rex and Momus, Comus's history includes ties to white supremacy, particularly New Orleans's
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Even after the Mystic Krewe of Comus ball is over, its invitations are prized by collectors. They are both rare and uncommonly beautiful.
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In the 20th and early 21st centuries, their membership is not identical; but it is believed that there are members common to both groups.
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2292:"Authentic New Orleans: Tourism, Culture, and Race in the Big Easy," New York University Press, 2007, page 39
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The Pickwick Club. Historical Summary, Act of Incorporation, By-Laws Roster of Membership. New Orleans, 1929
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withhold your Annual Festival in this goodly Crescent City and by this proclamation do command no assemblage
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hold its sway. Now, therefore, do I deeply sympathizing with the general anxiety, deem it proper to
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2178:"Carnival/Mobile Mardi Gras Timeline" (list of events), The Museum of Mobile, 2002, webpage:
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2004:"1857: Mistick Krewe of Comus was first modern Mardi Gras organization in New Orleans"
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One Mardi Gras historian describes The Mistick Krewe's creation in New Orleans thus:
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New Orleans in the Twenties. N.p., Pelican Publishing. pp.193
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2304:"Mardi Gras is a critical American tradition — even without parades,"
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Lords of Misrule: Mardi Gras and the Politics of Race in New Orleans
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2093:"Mardi Gras History in Jefferson Parish | Krewes & Colors"
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Louisiana Debating and Literary Association et. al. v New Orleans
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The Pickwick Club Comus New Orleans The Selma Times Fri Jun 2 1882
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The Mistick Krewe presented a parade annually on the evening of
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the Mardi Gras season, a practice which continues to this day.
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community, parades were irregular and often very informal.
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Given under my hand this, the 1st day of March A.D. 1862.
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Mystick Krewe of Comus's initial invitation for members
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1873 The Missing Links to Darwin's Origin of Species
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Mardi Gras Treasures: Invitations of the Golden Age
2065:"New Orleanians take to the streets for Mardi Gras"
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413:1972 Fabled Isles (last parade to roll through the
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2117:by Reid Mitchell. Harvard University Press:1995.
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2323:. University Press of Mississippi. p. 255.
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753:1857 The Demon Actors in Milton's Paradise Lost
702:1870 The History of Louisiana from 1539 to 1815
270:. Part of the inspiration for the parade was a
2145:New Orleans Masquerade: Chronicles of Carnival
492:1924 The Mirthful Monarch Greets Ye Once Again
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2010:. New Orleans. 23 August 2011. Archived from
382:Planned theme: Enchantments and Metamorphoses
2727:La Société Pas Si Secrète Des Champs-Élysées
2362:"Things You May Not Know About Mardi Gras,"
2038:"How Mardi Gras became a party for everyone"
744:1860 Statues of the Great Men of Our Country
708:1868 The Departure of Lalla Rookh from Dehli
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681:1876 Four Thousand Years of Sacred History
675:1878 Scenes from the Metamorphoses of Ovid
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618:1890 The Plangenesis of the Mistick Krewe
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2623:NOMTOC (New Orleans Most Talked Of Club)
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612:1892 Nippon, the Land of the Rising Sun
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1209:Such Stuff as Dreams are Made Of 1911
336:Grand Tableau of the Mistick Krewe -
16:New Orleans Mardi Gras Carnival krewe
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164:Neighborhoods (versus French Creole
2567:Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club
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1933:Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club
1221:What Are The Wild Waves Saying 1911
969:Royalty in a Future Generation 1886
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2989:Organizations based in New Orleans
2541:Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus
2079:"NOLA History: Mardi Gras Parades"
2036:Rothman, Lily (17 February 2015).
714:1866 The Past, Present, and Future
543:1915 Lore and Legends of Childhood
278:, with annual parades, called the
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2974:Organizations established in 1856
540:1916 Glimpses of the Modern World
459:1949 Familiar Facts and Fantasies
447:1959 Poetry of the American Scene
2979:1856 establishments in Louisiana
1887:Carnival secrecy and exclusivity
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426:1969 Famous Gardens of the World
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219:Bernard de Marigny de Mandeville
2850:The Dictator's Dancing Darlings
2749:North Side Skull and Bones Gang
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1197:The Reward of the Faithful 1910
945:Offerings in Ancient Egypt 1886
579:1903 A Leaf from the Mahabarata
432:1966 Monsters and Metamorphoses
324:Orleans with splendor and pomp.
2211:"Anne Arundel County Maryland"
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737:No Parade - American Civil War
731:No Parade - American Civil War
725:No Parade - American Civil War
719:No Parade - American Civil War
660:1882 The Worships of the World
588:1900 Stories of the Golden Age
480:1928 The Travels of Marco Polo
456:1952 Bible Stories We All Know
444:1962 Nature: The Master Artist
435:1965 The Lure and Lore of Gold
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1960:Striker's Independent Society
585:1901 Sections from the Operas
398:New Orleans Police Department
340:- New Orleans Mardi Gras 1873
306:Striker's Independent Society
2800:New Orleans Baby Doll Ladies
2614:Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale
2237:Hardy, Arthur (2017-02-24).
711:1867 The Triumph of Epicurus
594:1898 Scenes from Shakespeare
486:1926 The Gardens of Cashmere
100:New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
7:
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1950:of the Ancient Near East".
1761:To Ye Mistick Krewe –
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699:1871 Spenser's Faerie Queen
663:1881 The Myths of Northland
600:1896 The Months and Seasons
489:1925 The Realms of Phantasy
429:1968 History of New Orleans
281:Cowbellion de Rakin Society
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2922:Mystic Krewe of Shangri-La
2366:February 4, 2018, image 11
2215:Colonial Families: Addison
1792:Comus, in proclamation
1754:New Orleans Daily Picayune
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1638:1859 The Daily True Delta
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741:1861 The Four Ages of Life
603:1895 The Songs of Long Ago
477:1929 Gleanings of the Past
410:1973 Adventures of Perseus
404:1975 Comus' Constellations
2969:Mardi Gras in New Orleans
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2778:St. John Fools of Misrule
2774:Irish Channel Corner Club
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2423:Mardi Gras in New Orleans
750:1858 The Classic Pantheon
747:1859 The English Holidays
453:1956 Early Contemporaries
420:1971 Feasts and Festivals
385:1991 Entomological Empire
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2895:Mystic Krewe of Cynthius
2617:Elks Krewe of Orleanians
1819:New Orleans City Council
1813:Withdrawal from parading
651:1884 Illustrated Ireland
570:1906 The Masque of Comus
555:1911 Familiar Quotations
474:1930 The Legend of Faust
464:No Parade - World War II
407:1974 Visions of Valhalla
181:New Orleans City Council
2769:Jefferson City Buzzards
2702:Young Men Illinois Club
2681:High Priests of Mithras
1878:High Priests of Mithras
1848:Early affiliation with
1756:published this notice:
801:Ass Costume Parade 1873
564:1908 Gods and Goddesses
546:1914 Tales from Chaucer
160:from the corresponding
60:; 167 years ago
2843:The Camel Toe Steppers
2765:Krewe of Bosom Buddies
2745:Half-Fast Walking Club
2724:Phorty Phunny Phellows
2705:Original Illinois Club
2648:Twelfth Night Revelers
2620:Krewe of Crescent City
2581:Krewe of Pontchartrain
2517:Mystic Krewe of Druids
2439:Mistick Krewe of Comus
1980:Twelfth Night Revelers
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1185:The Mystic Shrine 1910
1149:King of Abyssinia 1910
582:1902 The Fairy Kingdom
423:1970 Cities of Destiny
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170:New Orleans Mardi Gras
119:New Orleans, Louisiana
111:Mistick Krewe of Comus
20:Mistick Krewe of Comus
2762:The Merry Antoinettes
2753:Society of Saint Anne
2626:Krewe de Jeanne d'Arc
2364:Abbeville Meridional,
1903:Meeting of the courts
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1747:Respites from revelry
1053:Romeo and Juliet 1898
705:1869 The Fives Senses
666:1880 The Aztec People
606:1894 Once Upon a Time
561:1909 Flights of Fancy
549:1913 Time's Mysteries
537:1917 Romantic Legends
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294:Walter Dulany Addison
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203:History and formation
2577:KOE (Krewe of Elvis)
2526:Krewe of King Arthur
2350:42 F.3d 1483
1698:Diamond Jubilee 1931
1528:1916 Admittance card
1492:1907 Admittance card
1384:1880 Admittance card
1324:1868 Admittance Card
1312:1867 Admittance card
1288:1866 Admittance Card
696:1872 Dreams of Homer
597:1897 Homer's Odyssey
573:1905 The Lost Pleiad
471:1931 Jewels of Byron
290:Lloyd Dulany Addison
58:January 4, 1857
2928:Krewe of Virgilians
2901:Krewe of Gladiators
2854:Streetcar Strutters
2824:The Bearded Oysters
2821:The Amelia Earhawts
2796:Krewe of Chartreuse
2784:Lyons Carnival Club
2599:Krewe of Carrollton
2081:. 27 December 2018.
764:Costumes and floats
678:1877 The Aryan Race
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2948:Mardi Gras Indians
2840:The Organ Grinders
2730:Funky Uptown Krewe
2684:Prophets of Persia
2667:Krewe of Olympians
2655:Krewe of Athenians
2595:Krewe of Pygmalion
2521:Knights of Babylon
2492:Krewe of Cleopatra
2290:Gotham, Kevin Fox,
2149:Pelican Publishing
2143:Arthur B. LaCour,
2008:The Times-Picayune
1919:Mardi Gras parades
1874:The Stratford Club
1866:The Louisiana Club
1861:
1834:sexual orientation
1826:Dorothy Mae Taylor
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233:Bernard de Marigny
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189:sexual orientation
143:Bernard de Marigny
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2857:Cherchez La Femme
2846:The Muff-A-Lottas
2790:Krewe of Box Wine
2693:Krewe of Achaeans
2640:Debutantes Krewes
2584:Knights of Sparta
2563:Krewe of Morpheus
2554:Krewe of Mid-City
2472:Krewe of Endymion
2309:February 16, 2021
2261:Henri Schindler,
2182:(events at 1850).
1965:The Pickwick Club
1880:carry one today.
1850:The Pickwick Club
981:Corn Costume 1893
129:The Pickwick Club
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79:, Louisiana, U.S.
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2916:Krewe of Pegasus
2910:Krewe of Icarius
2892:Bards of Bohemia
2886:Krewe of Ashanti
2877:Krewe of America
2874:Krewe of Aladdin
2865:Disbanded Krewes
2818:The Pussyfooters
2804:Krewe of Pirates
2793:Dames de Perlage
2717:Streetcar Krewes
2687:Krewe of Dorians
2674:Caliphs of Cairo
2608:Krewe of Choctaw
2588:Krewe of Okeanos
2536:Knights of Chaos
2482:Krewe of Orpheus
2477:Krewe of Bacchus
2454:Krewe of Proteus
2444:Knights of Momus
2415:
2408:
2401:
2392:
2391:
2386:
2383:
2377:
2374:
2368:
2359:
2353:
2347:
2341:
2335:
2334:
2316:
2310:
2307:Washington Post,
2302:Durand, Olivia,
2300:
2294:
2288:
2282:
2277:Robert Tallant,
2275:
2266:
2259:
2253:
2252:
2250:
2249:
2234:
2225:
2224:
2222:
2221:
2207:
2201:
2198:
2192:
2189:
2183:
2176:
2170:
2167:
2161:
2158:
2152:
2141:
2126:
2112:
2106:
2103:
2097:
2096:
2089:
2083:
2082:
2075:
2069:
2068:
2061:
2055:
2054:
2052:
2050:
2033:
2024:
2023:
2021:
2019:
2000:
1970:Knights of Momus
1870:Knights of Momus
1840:infringement on
1838:unconstitutional
1803:Krewe of Proteus
1793:
1738:
1726:
1714:
1695:
1683:
1671:
1659:
1647:
1635:
1623:
1604:
1592:
1580:
1568:
1556:
1544:
1525:
1513:
1501:
1489:
1477:
1465:
1453:
1441:
1429:
1417:
1405:
1393:
1381:
1369:
1357:
1345:
1333:
1321:
1309:
1297:
1285:
1273:
1261:
1249:
1230:
1218:
1206:
1194:
1182:
1170:
1158:
1146:
1134:
1122:
1110:
1098:
1086:
1077:Charlemagne 1909
1074:
1062:
1050:
1038:
1026:
1014:
1002:
990:
978:
966:
954:
942:
930:
918:
906:
894:
885:Grasshopper 1873
882:
870:
861:Coral Polyp 1873
858:
846:
834:
822:
810:
798:
786:
774:
366:Krewe of Proteus
172:or technically "
68:
66:
61:
29:
22:
18:
3004:
3003:
2999:
2998:
2997:
2995:
2994:
2993:
2959:
2958:
2957:
2952:
2931:
2919:Krewe of Saturn
2907:Krewe of Hestia
2904:Krewe of Helios
2898:Krewe of Gemini
2871:Krewe of Adonis
2860:
2807:
2758:Krewe of Barkus
2733:
2711:
2699:Krewe of Apollo
2690:Krewe of Osiris
2678:Krewe of Nereus
2652:Elves of Oberon
2639:
2632:
2592:Krewe of Freret
2549:Le Krewe d'Etat
2545:Krewe of Hermes
2505:Parading Krewes
2499:
2458:
2431:Old Line Krewes
2425:
2419:
2389:
2384:
2380:
2375:
2371:
2360:
2356:
2343:
2342:
2338:
2331:
2317:
2313:
2301:
2297:
2289:
2285:
2276:
2269:
2260:
2256:
2247:
2245:
2235:
2228:
2219:
2217:
2209:
2208:
2204:
2199:
2195:
2190:
2186:
2177:
2173:
2168:
2164:
2159:
2155:
2142:
2129:
2113:
2109:
2104:
2100:
2091:
2090:
2086:
2077:
2076:
2072:
2063:
2062:
2058:
2048:
2046:
2034:
2027:
2017:
2015:
2002:
2001:
1992:
1988:
1956:
1948:Serpent Deities
1921:
1905:
1889:
1853:
1842:First Amendment
1815:
1794:
1791:
1788:
1782:
1778:
1777:
1776:-MISTICK KREWE-
1775:
1774:
1772:
1770:
1768:
1766:
1765:
1763:
1762:
1749:
1742:
1739:
1730:
1727:
1718:
1715:
1706:
1699:
1696:
1687:
1684:
1675:
1672:
1663:
1660:
1651:
1648:
1639:
1636:
1627:
1624:
1615:
1608:
1605:
1596:
1593:
1584:
1581:
1572:
1569:
1560:
1557:
1548:
1545:
1536:
1529:
1526:
1517:
1514:
1505:
1502:
1493:
1490:
1481:
1478:
1469:
1466:
1457:
1454:
1445:
1442:
1433:
1430:
1421:
1418:
1409:
1406:
1397:
1394:
1385:
1382:
1373:
1370:
1361:
1358:
1349:
1346:
1337:
1334:
1325:
1322:
1313:
1310:
1301:
1298:
1289:
1286:
1277:
1274:
1265:
1262:
1253:
1250:
1241:
1234:
1231:
1222:
1219:
1210:
1207:
1198:
1195:
1186:
1183:
1174:
1171:
1162:
1159:
1150:
1147:
1138:
1135:
1126:
1123:
1114:
1111:
1102:
1099:
1090:
1087:
1078:
1075:
1066:
1063:
1054:
1051:
1042:
1039:
1030:
1027:
1018:
1015:
1006:
1003:
994:
991:
982:
979:
970:
967:
958:
955:
946:
943:
934:
933:Amphitrite 1886
931:
922:
919:
910:
907:
898:
895:
886:
883:
874:
871:
862:
859:
850:
849:Bloodhound 1873
847:
838:
835:
826:
823:
814:
811:
802:
799:
790:
787:
778:
777:Female Eye 1869
775:
766:
761:
756:
615:1891 Demonology
483:1927 Arabesques
441:1963 Mark Twain
374:
354:
298:Oxon Hill Manor
272:Mobile, Alabama
259:Lord of Misrule
231:, and playboy,
205:
158:Anglo-Americans
103:
64:
62:
59:
32:
17:
12:
11:
5:
3002:
2992:
2991:
2986:
2981:
2976:
2971:
2954:
2953:
2951:
2950:
2945:
2939:
2937:
2933:
2932:
2930:
2929:
2926:
2925:Krewe of Venus
2923:
2920:
2917:
2914:
2913:Krewe of Orion
2911:
2908:
2905:
2902:
2899:
2896:
2893:
2890:
2889:Krewe of Atlas
2887:
2884:
2883:Krewe of Arabi
2881:
2878:
2875:
2872:
2868:
2866:
2862:
2861:
2859:
2858:
2855:
2852:
2847:
2844:
2841:
2838:
2837:El Lucha Krewe
2835:
2830:
2825:
2822:
2819:
2815:
2813:
2812:Dancing Krewes
2809:
2808:
2806:
2805:
2802:
2797:
2794:
2791:
2788:
2785:
2782:
2779:
2776:
2771:
2766:
2763:
2760:
2755:
2750:
2747:
2741:
2739:
2738:Walking Krewes
2735:
2734:
2732:
2731:
2728:
2725:
2721:
2719:
2713:
2712:
2710:
2709:
2708:Krewe of Janus
2706:
2703:
2700:
2697:
2694:
2691:
2688:
2685:
2682:
2679:
2676:
2671:
2668:
2665:
2664:The Arthurians
2662:
2661:The Harlequins
2659:
2658:The Atlanteans
2656:
2653:
2650:
2644:
2642:
2634:
2633:
2631:
2630:
2627:
2624:
2621:
2618:
2615:
2612:
2611:Krewe of Oshun
2609:
2606:
2601:
2596:
2593:
2590:
2585:
2582:
2579:
2574:
2569:
2564:
2561:
2559:Krewe of Tucks
2556:
2551:
2546:
2543:
2538:
2533:
2531:Krewe of Muses
2528:
2523:
2518:
2515:
2513:Krewe du Vieux
2509:
2507:
2501:
2500:
2498:
2497:
2494:
2489:
2487:Krewe of Thoth
2484:
2479:
2474:
2468:
2466:
2460:
2459:
2457:
2456:
2451:
2446:
2441:
2435:
2433:
2427:
2426:
2418:
2417:
2410:
2403:
2395:
2388:
2387:
2378:
2369:
2354:
2336:
2330:978-0878059164
2329:
2311:
2295:
2283:
2267:
2254:
2226:
2202:
2193:
2184:
2171:
2162:
2153:
2127:
2107:
2098:
2084:
2070:
2056:
2025:
1989:
1987:
1984:
1983:
1982:
1977:
1972:
1967:
1962:
1955:
1952:
1920:
1917:
1904:
1901:
1888:
1885:
1852:
1846:
1814:
1811:
1789:
1759:
1748:
1745:
1744:
1743:
1740:
1733:
1731:
1728:
1721:
1719:
1716:
1709:
1705:
1702:
1701:
1700:
1697:
1690:
1688:
1685:
1678:
1676:
1673:
1666:
1664:
1661:
1654:
1652:
1649:
1642:
1640:
1637:
1630:
1628:
1625:
1618:
1614:
1611:
1610:
1609:
1606:
1599:
1597:
1594:
1587:
1585:
1582:
1575:
1573:
1570:
1563:
1561:
1558:
1551:
1549:
1546:
1539:
1535:
1532:
1531:
1530:
1527:
1520:
1518:
1515:
1508:
1506:
1503:
1496:
1494:
1491:
1484:
1482:
1479:
1472:
1470:
1467:
1460:
1458:
1455:
1448:
1446:
1443:
1436:
1434:
1431:
1424:
1422:
1419:
1412:
1410:
1407:
1400:
1398:
1395:
1388:
1386:
1383:
1376:
1374:
1371:
1364:
1362:
1359:
1352:
1350:
1347:
1340:
1338:
1335:
1328:
1326:
1323:
1316:
1314:
1311:
1304:
1302:
1299:
1292:
1290:
1287:
1280:
1278:
1275:
1268:
1266:
1263:
1256:
1254:
1251:
1244:
1240:
1237:
1236:
1235:
1232:
1225:
1223:
1220:
1213:
1211:
1208:
1201:
1199:
1196:
1189:
1187:
1184:
1177:
1175:
1173:The Koran 1910
1172:
1165:
1163:
1160:
1153:
1151:
1148:
1141:
1139:
1136:
1129:
1127:
1124:
1117:
1115:
1112:
1105:
1103:
1100:
1093:
1091:
1088:
1081:
1079:
1076:
1069:
1067:
1064:
1057:
1055:
1052:
1045:
1043:
1040:
1033:
1031:
1028:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1009:
1007:
1004:
997:
995:
992:
985:
983:
980:
973:
971:
968:
961:
959:
956:
949:
947:
944:
937:
935:
932:
925:
923:
920:
913:
911:
908:
901:
899:
896:
889:
887:
884:
877:
875:
872:
865:
863:
860:
853:
851:
848:
841:
839:
836:
829:
827:
824:
817:
815:
812:
805:
803:
800:
793:
791:
789:Alligator 1873
788:
781:
779:
776:
769:
765:
762:
760:
757:
755:
754:
751:
748:
745:
742:
739:
733:
727:
721:
715:
712:
709:
706:
703:
700:
697:
694:
691:
688:
682:
679:
676:
673:
667:
664:
661:
658:
652:
649:
643:
637:
631:
625:
619:
616:
613:
610:
607:
604:
601:
598:
595:
592:
589:
586:
583:
580:
577:
574:
571:
568:
565:
562:
559:
556:
553:
550:
547:
544:
541:
538:
535:
523:
517:
511:
505:
499:
493:
490:
487:
484:
481:
478:
475:
472:
469:
466:
460:
457:
454:
451:
448:
445:
442:
439:
436:
433:
430:
427:
424:
421:
418:
415:French Quarter
411:
408:
405:
402:
389:
386:
383:
375:
373:
370:
362:Shrove Tuesday
358:Shrove Tuesday
353:
350:
326:
325:
284:(from 1830),.
276:mystic society
238:secret society
204:
201:
105:
104:
102:
101:
97:
95:
91:
90:
88:Carnival Krewe
85:
81:
80:
74:
70:
69:
56:
52:
51:
46:
42:
41:
38:
34:
33:
30:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3001:
2990:
2987:
2985:
2982:
2980:
2977:
2975:
2972:
2970:
2967:
2966:
2964:
2949:
2946:
2944:
2941:
2940:
2938:
2934:
2927:
2924:
2921:
2918:
2915:
2912:
2909:
2906:
2903:
2900:
2897:
2894:
2891:
2888:
2885:
2882:
2880:Krewe of Amor
2879:
2876:
2873:
2870:
2869:
2867:
2863:
2856:
2853:
2851:
2848:
2845:
2842:
2839:
2836:
2834:
2831:
2829:
2826:
2823:
2820:
2817:
2816:
2814:
2810:
2803:
2801:
2798:
2795:
2792:
2789:
2786:
2783:
2780:
2777:
2775:
2772:
2770:
2767:
2764:
2761:
2759:
2756:
2754:
2751:
2748:
2746:
2743:
2742:
2740:
2736:
2729:
2726:
2723:
2722:
2720:
2718:
2714:
2707:
2704:
2701:
2698:
2696:Krewe of Eros
2695:
2692:
2689:
2686:
2683:
2680:
2677:
2675:
2672:
2669:
2666:
2663:
2660:
2657:
2654:
2651:
2649:
2646:
2645:
2643:
2641:
2635:
2628:
2625:
2622:
2619:
2616:
2613:
2610:
2607:
2605:
2604:Krewe of Alla
2602:
2600:
2597:
2594:
2591:
2589:
2586:
2583:
2580:
2578:
2575:
2573:
2570:
2568:
2565:
2562:
2560:
2557:
2555:
2552:
2550:
2547:
2544:
2542:
2539:
2537:
2534:
2532:
2529:
2527:
2524:
2522:
2519:
2516:
2514:
2511:
2510:
2508:
2506:
2502:
2496:Krewe of Iris
2495:
2493:
2490:
2488:
2485:
2483:
2480:
2478:
2475:
2473:
2470:
2469:
2467:
2465:
2461:
2455:
2452:
2450:
2447:
2445:
2442:
2440:
2437:
2436:
2434:
2432:
2428:
2424:
2416:
2411:
2409:
2404:
2402:
2397:
2396:
2393:
2382:
2373:
2367:
2365:
2358:
2351:
2346:
2340:
2332:
2326:
2322:
2315:
2308:
2305:
2299:
2293:
2287:
2280:
2274:
2272:
2264:
2258:
2244:
2240:
2233:
2231:
2216:
2212:
2206:
2197:
2188:
2181:
2175:
2166:
2157:
2150:
2146:
2140:
2138:
2136:
2134:
2132:
2124:
2123:0-674-01622-X
2120:
2116:
2111:
2102:
2094:
2088:
2080:
2074:
2066:
2060:
2045:
2044:
2039:
2032:
2030:
2014:on 2013-06-30
2013:
2009:
2005:
1999:
1997:
1995:
1990:
1981:
1978:
1976:
1973:
1971:
1968:
1966:
1963:
1961:
1958:
1957:
1951:
1949:
1945:
1941:
1936:
1934:
1930:
1925:
1916:
1914:
1909:
1900:
1897:
1893:
1884:
1881:
1879:
1875:
1871:
1867:
1857:
1851:
1845:
1843:
1839:
1835:
1831:
1827:
1824:
1820:
1810:
1808:
1804:
1799:
1787:
1786:
1781:
1757:
1755:
1737:
1732:
1725:
1720:
1713:
1708:
1707:
1694:
1689:
1682:
1677:
1670:
1665:
1658:
1653:
1646:
1641:
1634:
1629:
1622:
1617:
1616:
1607:1950's Parade
1603:
1598:
1591:
1586:
1579:
1574:
1567:
1562:
1555:
1550:
1543:
1538:
1537:
1524:
1519:
1512:
1507:
1500:
1495:
1488:
1483:
1476:
1471:
1464:
1459:
1452:
1447:
1440:
1435:
1428:
1423:
1416:
1411:
1404:
1399:
1392:
1387:
1380:
1375:
1368:
1363:
1356:
1351:
1344:
1339:
1332:
1327:
1320:
1315:
1308:
1303:
1300:1867 Envelope
1296:
1291:
1284:
1279:
1272:
1267:
1260:
1255:
1248:
1243:
1242:
1229:
1224:
1217:
1212:
1205:
1200:
1193:
1188:
1181:
1176:
1169:
1164:
1161:The Cock 1910
1157:
1152:
1145:
1140:
1137:Cockerel 1910
1133:
1128:
1121:
1116:
1113:Al Borak 1910
1109:
1104:
1097:
1092:
1085:
1080:
1073:
1068:
1061:
1056:
1049:
1044:
1037:
1032:
1025:
1020:
1017:1897 Bulletin
1013:
1008:
1001:
996:
989:
984:
977:
972:
965:
960:
953:
948:
941:
936:
929:
924:
917:
912:
909:Scorpion 1873
905:
900:
893:
888:
881:
876:
869:
864:
857:
852:
845:
840:
833:
828:
821:
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