When Mardi Gras was last canceled: World War II and the return of frivolity in 1946
Updated Feb 11, 2021;
Posted Feb 11, 2021
A picture of the 1946 Kings Parade hangs on the wall at the Mobile Carnival Museum in downtown, Mobile, Ala.
The parades during the 1946 Mardi Gras were the first to take place along the Alabama Gulf Coast since 1941. For four years, from 1942-1945, Mardi Gras events like parades were canceled due to World War II. The next time there was widespread cancellations during Mardi Gras in Mobile was in 2021, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The original photo of this image holds a place is in the holdings of the Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Collection at the University of South Alabama.
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WWII museum exhibit features US soldier’s Holocaust memories
Visitors to the National WWII Museum will be able to ask questions of a U.S. soldier who helped liberate a Nazi concentration camp as part of a traveling interactive exhibit from the USC Shoah Foundation that uses technology to spread the stories of Holocaust survivors and witnesses.
The exhibit features a video screen showing Staff Sgt. Alan Moskin, an American veteran of World War II, who helped liberate a camp in Austria with 15,000 Hungarian Jews. Visitors can ask Moskin questions and listen to pre-recorded answers.
Moskin was interviewed over five days and asked about 1,000 questions so that he would be able to give tailored answers to just about any question a visitor would have.
Associated Press February 02, 2021 - 5:28 AM
NEW ORLEANS - Visitors to the National WWII Museum will be able to ask questions of a U.S. soldier who helped liberate a Nazi concentration camp as part of a travelling interactive exhibit from the USC Shoah Foundation that uses technology to spread the stories of Holocaust survivors and witnesses.
The exhibit features a video screen showing Staff Sgt. Alan Moskin, an American veteran of World War II, who helped liberate a camp in Austria with 15,000 Hungarian Jews. Visitors can ask Moskin questions and listen to pre-recorded answers. Moskin was interviewed over five days and asked about 1,000 questions so that he would be able to give tailored answers to just about any question a visitor would have.
The National WWII Museum Announces New Interactive Installation Dimensions in Testimony: Liberator Alan Moskin myneworleans.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from myneworleans.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.