Krewe of Proteus 1901

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Krewe of Proteus 1901, featured in the Daily Picayune. Krewe of Proteus 1901 Broadside in the Daily Picayune, February 18, 1901, featuring the floats of the Krewe of Proteus. The Picayune regularly assembled the float design illustrations given to them by the krewes into pull-out sections for their readers. The theme that year was, "Al-Kyris the Magnificent." Fifth oldest krewe The Krewe of Proteus is the fifth oldest Carnival organization in New Orleans (dates are of the years the krewes first paraded): Mystick Krewe of Comus - 1858 Twelfth Night Revelers - 1870 Rex, King of Carnival - 1872 Knights...