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Topical Budget 83-2: Famous American Carnival (1913)
 

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"FAMOUS AMERICAN CARNIVAL. King Pancake triumphant at New Orleans Lenten Festival." King Pancake and his page clamber onto a float. The king takes his seat. View down long straight street lined with people and decorated. The horse drawn floats come along the street. Crowds spilling onto the street after the parade has passed.