“View of the American Legion Fiesta, an outdoor circus or carnival located on South Claiborne Avenue between Canal Street and Tulane Avenue in the Mid-city neighborhood. A costumed woman and several men stand on a platform in front of a crowd of spectators. A boy is seen at the right on the platform and next to a drum. Illustrated banners hang from a framework and advertise a “Fire Eater” and “Lala-Coolah Half-Man Half-Woman.” (From Louisiana Digital Library, The Historic New Orleans Collection, John T. Mendes Photograph Collection)
Dates: 1920s
Show type: Banners & Banner Painters
