A Rare Photograph of the First Carnival Festival in the Danish West Indies ~ 1912

1912 Carnival in St. Thomas, DAnish West Indies — The First Carnival Festival Celebrated in St. Thomas, Danish West Indies, Courtesy of the Royal Danish Library

Celebrating the First Carnival Festival

Here’s an old advertisement for the first Carnival festival held in the Danish West Indies now the US Virgin Islands.

Boat races, confetti battles, greased pole contests, donkey races, and more marked the joyous occasion.

Celebrating the First Carnival Festival in the Danish West Indies ~ 1912 — Courtesy of the Royal Danish Library

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