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The much desired, very colorful, 'Proteus' edition...
The much desired, very colorful, 'Proteus' edition...
Item # 701739
February 26, 1900
THE DAILY PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Feb. 26, 1900 As noted at the top this is the: "PROTEUS EDITION".
For many years the Picayune produced a much-desired, huge, colorful foldout edition called the "Proteus Edition" in celebration of the Mardi Gras parade. This is that edition for 1909. It is an eight page newspaper produced on high-quality, coated paper and folds out to one very large sheet filled--in full color--with the various floats of the Mardi Gras parade. It is titled within: "Carnival Edition of the Picayune, New Orleans, February 26th 1900 - 19th Representation Krewe of Poteus".
The balance of the huge foldout is taken up with the 20 floats, each labeled accordingly.
These are very displayable editions, and rarely found in today's market. This foldout measures 28 by 42 inches, folding down to 21 by 14 inches. There are various tape mends at the margins and folds but almost exclusively to the reverse and not the color side. Generally in good condition.
AI notes: The Daily Picayune “Proteus Edition” of February 26, 1900 was one of the special annual Carnival (Mardi Gras) newspaper issues published in New Orleans to celebrate and document the lavish pageantry of the Krewe of Proteus parade, a prominent Carnival krewe founded in 1882; these editions were far larger and more ornate than regular newspapers, often printed as broadside‑style supplements with large, richly illustrated chromolithographs of the year’s parade floats and themes, detailed descriptions of each float, and coverage of Carnival balls and festivities—a visual and historical record of the city’s Mardi Gras culture that was highly prized by residents and visitors alike.
Category: The 20th Century
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