Emile Victor Clay funeral

View of the jazz funeral for Emile Victor Clay. Seen are men dressed in suits, dancing and parading, including one man jumping into the air in the foreground on a residential street. The Pin Stripe Brass Band is seen performing and parading in the procession. Mourners and community onlookers are seen in the background. Emile Victor Clay was a chef and member of several New Orleans fraternal or benevolent associations, including Young Men Olympia, Knights of Peter Claver and the Elks Hall. He was 73 years old when he died on February 7, 1996. A mass was held for him on the morning of February 10 at Holy Ghost Catholic Church on Louisiana Avenue, which was followed by a jazz funeral. Majestic Mortuary was in charge of arrangements, with interment at Lafayette Cemetery No. 2.