Portrait of a Mummer 1938

Home Portrait of a Mummer 1938

Portrait of a Mummer 1938

From the Philadelphia Record Photograph Morgue [V07]. 

The Mummer’s Parade is a uniquely Philadelphia tradition, held every year on New Year’s Day is believed to be the oldest folk festival in the United States.  This photo depicts a man in full regalia during the 1938 Mummer’s Parade