Shot by G.L. and Mrs. G.L. Pease of Otter Lake, Minnesota, these extraordinary color home movies of Mardi Gras in New Orleans date to the year 1940 (at least — that date appears on screen on the Jax float seen at 2:28). Many of the images were shot on Canal Street, and the movie “Swanee River in Technicolor” (released 1939) is visible on the front of the movie theater seen at (2:24). The footage includes both daytime and nighttime images of revelers, floats, and street performers.

This is the 1940 Mardi Gras Parade.

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