Artist John Gus Hines worked in Mobile, ca. 1867-1921, as a set designer for various
theaters. He also designed and built floats for Mardi Gras parades and other occasions in
Mobile and other cities. The Hines collection contains 36 diaries with brief notations of
daily activities including remarks about construction of floats, theatrical sets, and
other projects. It also contains 126 pen and pencil drawings of Mardi Gras Floats for
various organizations.John Gus Hines created the
float designs below for the Infant Mystics Mardi Gras society. Since Mobile was
celebrating its bicentennial in 1911, the parade's theme, "The Founding of
Mobile," was very appropriate. Hines drew fourteen float designs in all for this
theme.
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