Lala Coolah at New Orleans American Legion Festival

"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)