[ { "url": "https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3311", "o:resource_class": "dctype:PhysicalObject", "dcterms:title": [ "Veiled Prophet Parade Mirror" ], "dcterms:subject": [ "Veiled Prophet", "Veiled Prophet Parade", "Veiled Prophet Society", "Mirror", "White Supremacy", "Ku Klux Klan" ], "dcterms:description": [ "A mirror given out during the 1896 Veiled Prophet Parade." ], "dcterms:date": [ "1896" ], "dcterms:format": [ "jpg" ], "dcterms:identifier": [ "SMX04253" ], "dcterms:source": [ "https://mohistory.org/collections/item/SMX04253 Missouri Historical Society" ], "dcterms:language": [ "English" ], "dcterms:medium": [ "Mirror" ], "dcterms:isPartOf": [ "Soldiers Memorial Military Museum Collections" ], "dcterms:spatial": [ "Downtown, St. Louis" ], "dcterms:temporal": [ "1896-01-01/1896-12-31" ], "wrstl:explanationOfOmekaMapLocation": [ "The location is the approximate historic site of the St. Louis Coliseum (SW corner of Jefferson Ave. and Washington Boulevard), which hosted several Veiled Prophet celebrations in the late nineteenth century." ], "wrstl:semester": [ "Spring 2026" ] }, { "url": "https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3309", "o:resource_class": "dctype:Image", "dcterms:title": [ "Plans to Unveil the Veiled Prophet" ], "dcterms:subject": [ "Veiled Prophet", "Veiled Prophet Society", "Veiled Prophet Ball", "White Supremacy", "Ku Klux Klan", "ACTION", "Monsanto" ], "dcterms:description": [ "Beverly Crosby, Gena Scott, Florence Jarrett, and Jane Sauer explain how they were able to unveil the 1972 Veiled Prophet. That year's Prophet was revealed to be Tom K. Smith Jr., a vice president of Monsanto Corporation." ], "dcterms:publisher": [ "St. Louis Post-Dispatch" ], "dcterms:date": [ "1972" ], "dcterms:format": [ "jpg" ], "dcterms:source": [ "https://mohistory.org/blog/unveiling-the-veiled-prophet Missouri Historical Society" ], "dcterms:language": [ "English" ], "dcterms:medium": [ "Photograph" ], "dcterms:isPartOf": [ "Missouri Historical Society Collections" ], "dcterms:spatial": [ "Downtown, St. Louis" ], "dcterms:temporal": [ "1960-01-01/1979-12-31" ], "wrstl:explanationOfOmekaMapLocation": [ "The location was the site of the Kiel Auditorium, where the Veiled Prophet ceremony was held in 1972." ], "wrstl:semester": [ "Spring 2026" ] }, { "url": "https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3305", "o:resource_class": "dctype:PhysicalObject", "dcterms:title": [ "Veiled Prophet Queen Crown" ], "dcterms:subject": [ "Veiled Prophet", "Veiled Prophet Society", "Veiled Prophet Ball", "Queenship", "Queen of Love and Beauty", "Crown", "White Supremacy", "Ku Klux Klan" ], "dcterms:description": [ "A silver-plated crown inset with rhinestones that was worn by Helene Brown Bakewell at the 1956 Veiled Prophet Ball." ], "dcterms:date": [ "1956" ], "dcterms:format": [ "jpg" ], "dcterms:identifier": [ "2009-110-0001" ], "dcterms:source": [ "https://mohistory.org/collections/item/2009-110-0001?page=2 Missouri Historical Society" ], "dcterms:language": [ "English" ], "dcterms:medium": [ "Crown" ], "dcterms:isPartOf": [ "MHS Objects Collection" ], "dcterms:spatial": [ "Downtown, St. Louis" ], "dcterms:temporal": [ "1956-01-01/1956-12-31" ], "wrstl:explanationOfOmekaMapLocation": [ "The location was the site of the Kiel Auditorium, where the Veiled Prophet ceremony was held in 1956." ], "wrstl:semester": [ "Spring 2026" ] }, { "url": "https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3299", "o:resource_class": "dctype:PhysicalObject", "dcterms:title": [ "Veiled Prophet Bell, 1981 Member Gift" ], "dcterms:subject": [ "Veiled Prophet", "Veiled Prophet Society", "White Supremacy", "Ku Klux Klan", "Bell" ], "dcterms:description": [ "A bell shaped like the Veiled Prophet which was gifted to Veiled Prophet members in 1981." ], "dcterms:date": [ "1981" ], "dcterms:format": [ "jpg" ], "dcterms:identifier": [ "X15520" ], "dcterms:source": [ "https://mohistory.org/collections/item/X15520 Missouri Historical Society" ], "dcterms:language": [ "English" ], "dcterms:medium": [ "Bell" ], "dcterms:isPartOf": [ "MHS Objects Collection" ], "dcterms:spatial": [ "Gateway Arch National Park, St. Louis" ], "dcterms:temporal": [ "1981-01-01/1981-12-31" ], "wrstl:explanationOfOmekaMapLocation": [ "In 1981, the Veiled Prophet organization shifted their annual celebration from a parade to the \"VP Fair,\" which was held at the Gateway Arch grounds." ], "wrstl:semester": [ "Spring 2026" ] }, { "url": "https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3295", "o:resource_class": "dctype:Image", "dcterms:title": [ "Percy Green Leads ACTION Protest at the Veiled Prophet Ball" ], "dcterms:subject": [ "Veiled Prophet", "Veiled Prophet Society", "Veiled Prophet Ball", "Percy Green", "ACTION", "White Supremacy", "Ku Klux Klan", "Protest" ], "dcterms:description": [ "Percy Green, a founding member of Action Committee to Improve Opportunities for Negroes (ACTION), leads an ACTION protest outside the Veiled Prophet Ball in 1969." ], "dcterms:publisher": [ "St. Louis Post-Dispatch" ], "dcterms:date": [ "1969" ], "dcterms:format": [ "jpg" ], "dcterms:identifier": [ "P0877-00002" ], "dcterms:source": [ "https://mohistory.org/collections/item/P0877-00002 Missouri Historical Society" ], "dcterms:language": [ "English" ], "dcterms:medium": [ "Photograph" ], "dcterms:isPartOf": [ "Limelight Newspaper Collection" ], "dcterms:spatial": [ "Downtown, St. Louis" ], "dcterms:temporal": [ "1960-01-01/1979-12-31" ], "wrstl:explanationOfOmekaMapLocation": [ "The location is the historic site of the Kiel Auditorium, where the 1969 VP Ball was hosted." ], "wrstl:semester": [ "Spring 2026" ] }, { "url": "https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3293", "o:resource_class": "dctype:Image", "dcterms:title": [ "George \"Judge\" Johnson as the Black Veiled Prophet" ], "dcterms:creator": [ "Ted Dargan" ], "dcterms:subject": [ "Veiled Prophet", "Veiled Prophet Society", "Veiled Prophet Ball", "Kiel Auditorium", "Black Veiled Prophet", "ACTION", "White Supremacy", "Ku Klux Klan" ], "dcterms:description": [ "George Johnson, dressed up as the \"Black Veiled Prophet,\" leads a group of protestors outside of the Kiel Auditorium, where the Veiled Prophet Ball was being hosted." ], "dcterms:publisher": [ "St. Louis Post-Dispatch" ], "dcterms:date": [ "1970-12-21" ], "dcterms:format": [ "jpg" ], "dcterms:identifier": [ "N25271" ], "dcterms:source": [ "https://mohistory.org/collections/item/N25271 Missouri Historical Society" ], "dcterms:language": [ "English" ], "dcterms:medium": [ "Photograph" ], "dcterms:isPartOf": [ "St. Louis Post-Dispatch Collection" ], "dcterms:spatial": [ "Downtown, St. Louis" ], "dcterms:temporal": [ "1970-01-01/1970-12-31" ], "wrstl:explanationOfOmekaMapLocation": [ "The location is the historic site of the Kiel Auditorium, where the 1970 VP Ball was hosted." ], "wrstl:semester": [ "Spring 2026" ] }, { "url": "https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3291", "o:resource_class": "dctype:Image", "dcterms:title": [ "Protesters at the 1969 Veiled Prophet Parade" ], "dcterms:creator": [ "James M. Carrington" ], "dcterms:subject": [ "Veiled Prophet", "Veiled Prophet Society", "Veiled Prophet Parade", "Protestors", "Civil Rights Movement", "White Supremacy", "Ku Klux Klan", "ACTION" ], "dcterms:description": [ "Protestors hold signs at the first daytime Veiled Prophet Parade in 1969. The Veiled Prophet did not take part in the parade that year due to the pressure these protests created." ], "dcterms:date": [ "1969-09-28" ], "dcterms:format": [ "jpg" ], "dcterms:identifier": [ "N40813" ], "dcterms:source": [ "https://mohistory.org/collections/item/N40813 Missouri Historical Society" ], "dcterms:language": [ "English" ], "dcterms:medium": [ "Photograph" ], "dcterms:isPartOf": [ "James Carrington Collection" ], "dcterms:spatial": [ "Central West End, St. Louis" ], "dcterms:temporal": [ "1960-01-01/1979-12-31" ], "wrstl:explanationOfOmekaMapLocation": [ "The location is at heart of Central West End, where the parade route had been in order to avoid passing through African American neighborhoods." ], "wrstl:semester": [ "Spring 2026" ] }, { "url": "https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3289", "o:resource_class": "dctype:Image", "dcterms:title": [ "Young Attendees at the 1937 Veiled Prophet Ball" ], "dcterms:creator": [ "Arthur Proetz" ], "dcterms:subject": [ "Veiled Prophet", "Veiled Prophet Society", "Veiled Prophet Ball", "White Supremacy", "Ku Klux Klan" ], "dcterms:description": [ "Three young children dressed in eighteenth-century garments look towards the camera." ], "dcterms:date": [ "1937" ], "dcterms:format": [ "jpg" ], "dcterms:identifier": [ "S0537" ], "dcterms:source": [ "https://digital.shsmo.org/digital/collection/imc/id/53646/rec/234 The State Historical Society of Missouri" ], "dcterms:language": [ "English" ], "dcterms:medium": [ "Photograph" ], "dcterms:isPartOf": [ "Arthur W. Proetz collection" ], "dcterms:spatial": [ "Downtown, St. Louis" ], "dcterms:temporal": [ "1937-01-01/1937-12-31" ], "wrstl:explanationOfOmekaMapLocation": [ "The location is the historic site of the Kiel Auditorium, where the 1937 VP Ball was hosted." ], "wrstl:semester": [ "Spring 2026" ] }, { "url": "https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3254", "o:resource_class": "dctype:Image", "dcterms:title": [ "Veiled Prophet Ball, 1937" ], "dcterms:creator": [ "Arthur Proetz" ], "dcterms:subject": [ "Veiled Prophet", "Veiled Prophet Society", "Kiel Auditorium", "Veiled Prophet Ball", "Ku Klux Klan", "White Supremacy" ], "dcterms:description": [ "A photograph of the 1937 Veiled Prophet Ball, which was held at the Kiel Auditorium. The theme of that year's ball was Childhood Memories." ], "dcterms:date": [ "1937" ], "dcterms:format": [ "jpg" ], "dcterms:identifier": [ "S0537" ], "dcterms:source": [ "https://digital.shsmo.org/digital/collection/imc/id/46879/rec/140 The State Historical Society of Missouri" ], "dcterms:language": [ "English" ], "dcterms:medium": [ "Photograph" ], "dcterms:isPartOf": [ "Arthur W. Proetz Collection" ], "dcterms:spatial": [ "Downtown, St. Louis" ], "dcterms:temporal": [ "1937-01-01/1937-12-31" ], "wrstl:explanationOfOmekaMapLocation": [ "The location is the historic site of the Kiel Auditorium, where the 1937 VP Ball was hosted." ], "wrstl:semester": [ "Spring 2026" ] }, { "url": "https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3242", "o:resource_class": "dctype:Image", "dcterms:title": [ "Bengal Lancers at Veiled Prophet Ball" ], "dcterms:creator": [ "Arthur Proetz" ], "dcterms:subject": [ "Veiled Prophet", "Veiled Prophet Society", "Veiled Prophet Ball", "Bengal Lancers", "Ku Klux Klan", "White Supremacy" ], "dcterms:description": [ "The Veiled Prophet Guards of Honor stand at attention at the 1937 Veiled Prophet Ball. Earlier that year, they had changed their costuming, modeling it after the garb worn by British troops in India, also known as Bengal Lancers." ], "dcterms:date": [ "1937" ], "dcterms:format": [ "jpg" ], "dcterms:identifier": [ "S0537_675" ], "dcterms:source": [ "https://digital.shsmo.org/digital/collection/imc/id/54723/rec/85 The State Historical Society of Missouri" ], "dcterms:language": [ "English" ], "dcterms:medium": [ "Photograph" ], "dcterms:isPartOf": [ "Arthur W. Proetz Collection" ], "dcterms:spatial": [ "Downtown, St. Louis" ], "dcterms:temporal": [ "1937-01-01/1937-12-31" ], "wrstl:explanationOfOmekaMapLocation": [ "The 1937 Veiled Prophet Ball was held at the Kiel Auditorium." ], "wrstl:semester": [ "Spring 2026" ] }, { "url": "https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3218", "o:resource_class": "dctype:PhysicalObject", "dcterms:title": [ "Veiled Prophet Queen Dress" ], "dcterms:creator": [ "Vera Hicks" ], "dcterms:subject": [ "Veiled Prophet", "Veiled Prophet Society", "Queenship", "Queen of Love and Beauty", "Ku Klux Klan", "White Supremacy", "Dress" ], "dcterms:description": [ "A dress worn by Helen Dozier, who was elected as the VP Queen of Love and Beauty in 1948." ], "dcterms:format": [ "jpg" ], "dcterms:source": [ "https://mohistory.org/museum/50-objects/veiled-prophet-queen-dress Missouri History Museum" ], "dcterms:language": [ "English" ], "dcterms:medium": [ "Dress" ], "dcterms:isPartOf": [ "50 Objects" ], "dcterms:spatial": [ "St. Louis County" ], "dcterms:temporal": [ "1948-01-01/1948-12-31" ], "wrstl:explanationOfOmekaMapLocation": [ "The historic residence of Vera Hicks, the dress' designer." ], "wrstl:semester": [ "Spring 2026" ] }, { "url": "https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3212", "o:resource_class": "dctype:Image", "dcterms:title": [ "Veiled Prophet Parade Crowd" ], "dcterms:creator": [ "Arthur Witman" ], "dcterms:subject": [ "Veiled Prophet", "Veiled Prophet Society", "Olive Street", "Grand Boulevard", "White Supremacy", "Ku Klux Klan", "Float" ], "dcterms:description": [ "Hundreds gather along Grand Boulevard and Olive Street to watch the Veiled Prophet pass by during a Veiled Prophet Parade." ], "dcterms:format": [ "jpg" ], "dcterms:identifier": [ "S0732" ], "dcterms:source": [ "https://digital.shsmo.org/digital/collection/imc/id/43897/rec/445 The State Historical Society of Missouri" ], "dcterms:language": [ "English" ], "dcterms:medium": [ "Photograph" ], "dcterms:isPartOf": [ "Arthur Witman Collection" ], "dcterms:spatial": [ "Grand Center Arts District, St. Louis" ], "dcterms:temporal": [ "1940-01-01/1949-12-31" ], "wrstl:explanationOfOmekaMapLocation": [ "Approximate location of where the photo was taken (Olive and Grand)." ], "wrstl:semester": [ "Spring 2026" ] }, { "url": "https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3171", "o:resource_class": "dctype:Image", "dcterms:title": [ "Kiel Auditorium" ], "dcterms:creator": [ "Arthur Witman" ], "dcterms:subject": [ "Veiled Prophet", "Veiled Prophet Society", "Veiled Prophet Ball", "White Supremacy", "Ku Klux Klan", "Kiel Auditorium", "Queenship" ], "dcterms:description": [ "A photograph of the 1948 Veiled Prophet Ball at Kiel Auditorium." ], "dcterms:date": [ "1948" ], "dcterms:format": [ "jpg" ], "dcterms:identifier": [ "S0717" ], "dcterms:source": [ "https://digital.shsmo.org/digital/collection/imc/id/46771/rec/444 The State Historical Society of Missouri" ], "dcterms:language": [ "English" ], "dcterms:medium": [ "Photograph" ], "dcterms:isPartOf": [ "Arthur Witman Photograph Collection" ], "dcterms:spatial": [ "Downtown, St. Louis" ], "dcterms:temporal": [ "1948-01-01/1948-12-31" ], "wrstl:explanationOfOmekaMapLocation": [ "The location was the site of the Kiel Auditorium, where the Veiled Prophet ceremony was held in 1948." ], "wrstl:semester": [ "Spring 2026" ] }, { "url": "https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3169", "o:resource_class": "dctype:Image", "dcterms:title": [ "Veiled Prophet Float Storage Fire" ], "dcterms:creator": [ "Arthur Witman" ], "dcterms:subject": [ "Veiled Prophet", "Veiled Prophet Society", "Veiled Prophet Den", "Fire", "St. Louis Fire Department", "Veiled Prophet Parade", "Ku Klux Klan", "White Supremacy" ], "dcterms:description": [ "Firefighters discussing the aftermath of a 1958 fire at the Veiled Prophet Den, where the organization stored their parade floats." ], "dcterms:date": [ "1958-10-06" ], "dcterms:format": [ "jpg" ], "dcterms:identifier": [ "S0732" ], "dcterms:source": [ "https://digital.shsmo.org/digital/collection/imc/id/44488/rec/507 The State Historical Society of Missouri" ], "dcterms:language": [ "English" ], "dcterms:medium": [ "Photograph" ], "dcterms:isPartOf": [ "Arthur Witman Collection" ], "dcterms:spatial": [ "Midtown, St. Louis" ], "dcterms:temporal": [ "1958-01-01/1958-12-31" ], "wrstl:explanationOfOmekaMapLocation": [ "The location is in the general area (Ranken Ave.) where floats for the Veiled Prophet Parade were built between 1932 and 1958. (102 S. Ranken Ave.)" ], "wrstl:semester": [ "Spring 2026" ] }, { "url": "https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3167", "o:resource_class": "dctype:Image", "dcterms:title": [ "Veiled Prophet Political Cartoon" ], "dcterms:creator": [ "Tom Engelhardt" ], "dcterms:subject": [ "Veiled Prophet", "Veiled Prophet Society", "Republican Party", "Richard Nixon", "Nelson Rockefeller", "Ronald Reagan", "George Romney", "Charles Percy", "Maid of Honor", "White Supremacy", "Ku Klux Klan", "Political Cartoon" ], "dcterms:description": [ "A political cartoon depicting the Republican Party as the Veiled Prophet and George Romney, Ronald Reagan, Nelson Rockefeller, Richard Nixon, and Charles Percy as Maids of Honor." ], "dcterms:date": [ "1967-10-06" ], "dcterms:format": [ "jpg" ], "dcterms:identifier": [ "SHS 2013" ], "dcterms:source": [ "https://digital.shsmo.org/digital/collection/ec/id/22344/rec/557 The State Historical Society of Missouri-Columbia" ], "dcterms:language": [ "English" ], "dcterms:medium": [ "Political Cartoon" ], "dcterms:isPartOf": [ "Editorial Cartoon Collection" ], "dcterms:spatial": [ "Downtown, St. Louis" ], "dcterms:temporal": [ "1967-01-01/1967-12-31" ], "wrstl:explanationOfOmekaMapLocation": [ "The mailing address of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the newspaper Engelhardt was working when he published this political cartoon." ], "wrstl:semester": [ "Spring 2026" ] }, { "url": "https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3157", "o:resource_class": "dctype:Image", "dcterms:title": [ "Veiled Prophet Poster" ], "dcterms:subject": [ "Veiled Prophet", "Veiled Prophet Society", "Veiled Prophet Parade", "White Supremacy", "Ku Klux Klan", "Poster" ], "dcterms:description": [ "A poster advertising a Veiled Prophet event on October 2nd, 1883." ], "dcterms:date": [ "1883" ], "dcterms:format": [ "jpg" ], "dcterms:identifier": [ "2002719997" ], "dcterms:source": [ "https://www.loc.gov/item/2002719997/ Library of Congress" ], "dcterms:language": [ "English" ], "dcterms:medium": [ "Poster" ], "dcterms:isPartOf": [ "Prints and Photographs Division" ], "dcterms:spatial": [ "Downtown, St. Louis" ], "dcterms:temporal": [ "1883-01-01/1883-12-31" ], "wrstl:explanationOfOmekaMapLocation": [ "Historic location of the Olympic theatre, one of the venues where early editions of the VP ball were held." ], "wrstl:semester": [ "Spring 2026" ] }, { "url": "https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3148", "o:resource_class": "dctype:Image", "dcterms:title": [ "Invitation to the 1890 Veiled Prophet Ball" ], "dcterms:subject": [ "Veiled Prophet", "Veiled Prophet Society", "Veiled Prophet Ball", "Invitation", "White Supremacy", "Ku Klux Klan" ], "dcterms:description": [ "A cardstock invitation for the 1890 Veiled Prophet ball. A pendant hanging from the invitation depicts an elderly man in a winged helmet holding a scroll." ], "dcterms:date": [ "1890" ], "dcterms:format": [ "jpg" ], "dcterms:source": [ "https://www.rosenberg-library-museum.org/treasures/invitation-to-the-1890-veiled-prophets-ball Rosenberg Library Museum" ], "dcterms:language": [ "English" ], "dcterms:medium": [ "Invitation" ], "dcterms:spatial": [ "Downtown, St. Louis" ], "dcterms:temporal": [ "1890-01-01/1890-12-31" ], "dcterms:provenance": [ "Donated to the RLM by Mrs. John G. Sinclair in 1973." ], "wrstl:explanationOfOmekaMapLocation": [ "Approximate historical location of the Grand Music Hall and Exposition Center, which was the site listed on the invitation." ], "wrstl:semester": [ "Spring 2026" ] }, { "url": "https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3146", "o:resource_class": "dctype:Text", "dcterms:title": [ "Shakespeare Tercentenary Celebration Invitation" ], "dcterms:subject": [ "Veiled Prophet", "Veiled Prophet Society", "Veiled Prophet Parade", "White Supremacy", "Forest Park", "Shakespeare", "Hamlet", "Ku Klux Klan" ], "dcterms:description": [ "An invitation from the Veiled Prophet to the Shakespeare Tercentenary Celebration in Forest Park on October 3rd, 1916." ], "dcterms:date": [ "1916" ], "dcterms:format": [ "jpg" ], "dcterms:identifier": [ "N25835" ], "dcterms:source": [ "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Invitation_from_Veiled_Prophet_to_Shakespeare_Tercentenary_Celebration_in_Forest_Park,_3_Oct_1916.jpg#:~:text=File:Invitation%20from%20Veiled%20Prophet%20to%20Shakespeare%20Tercentenary%20Celebration%20in%20Forest%20Park%2C%203%20Oct%201916.jpg. Missouri History Museum" ], "dcterms:language": [ "English" ], "dcterms:medium": [ "Letter" ], "dcterms:isPartOf": [ "MHS Photographs and Prints Collection" ], "dcterms:spatial": [ "Forest Park, St. Louis" ], "dcterms:temporal": [ "1916-01-01/1916-12-31" ], "wrstl:explanationOfOmekaMapLocation": [ "Forest Park is where several of the events for the Shakespeare Tercentenary Celebration were held." ], "wrstl:semester": [ "Spring 2026" ] }, { "url": "https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3143", "o:resource_class": "dctype:Image", "dcterms:title": [ "Veiled Prophet Ball, 1936" ], "dcterms:creator": [ "Arthur W. Proetz" ], "dcterms:subject": [ "Veiled Prophet", "Veiled Prophet Society", "Veiled Prophet Ball", "Queenship", "Queen of Love and Beauty", "White Supremacy", "Ku Klux Klan" ], "dcterms:description": [ "At the 1936 Veiled Prophet Ball, Susan Thompson is crowned as Queen by the Veiled Prophet." ], "dcterms:date": [ "1936" ], "dcterms:format": [ "jpg" ], "dcterms:identifier": [ "S0537" ], "dcterms:source": [ "https://cdm17228.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/imc/id/53057 The State Historical Society of Missouri" ], "dcterms:language": [ "English" ], "dcterms:medium": [ "Photograph" ], "dcterms:isPartOf": [ "Arthur W. Proetz Collection" ], "dcterms:spatial": [ "Downtown, St. Louis" ], "dcterms:temporal": [ "1936-01-01/1936-12-31" ], "wrstl:explanationOfOmekaMapLocation": [ "The 1936 Veiled Prophet Ball was held at the Kiel Auditorium." ], "wrstl:semester": [ "Spring 2026" ] }, { "url": "https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3141", "o:resource_class": "dctype:Text", "dcterms:title": [ "St. Louis Public Service Company Advertisement" ], "dcterms:subject": [ "Veiled Prophet", "Veiled Prophet Society", "Veiled Prophet Parade", "St. Louis Public Service Company", "Streetcar", "Buses", "White Supremacy" ], "dcterms:description": [ "An advertisement in the St. Louis Lutheran for the St. Louis Public Service Company. The SLPSC was offering additional streetcar and bus services for the Veiled Prophet Parade on October 7, 1947." ], "dcterms:publisher": [ "The Lutheran Publicity Organization of Greater St. Louis" ], "dcterms:date": [ "1947-10-05" ], "dcterms:format": [ "png" ], "dcterms:identifier": [ "STLLUTH_1947-10-05" ], "dcterms:source": [ "https://slcl.recollectcms.com/nodes/view/4221?keywords=veiled+prophet&highlights=eyIwIjoicHJvcGhldCIsIjIiOiJ2ZWlsZWQifQ%3D%3D&lsk=dbeb0112788d9085fa7047d14c48f950 St. Louis Public Library Historical Digital Collections" ], "dcterms:language": [ "English" ], "dcterms:medium": [ "Print Advertisement" ], "dcterms:isPartOf": [ "The St. Louis Lutheran Newspaper Collection" ], "dcterms:spatial": [ "The Gate District, St. Louis" ], "dcterms:temporal": [ "1947-10-05/1947-10-07" ], "wrstl:explanationOfOmekaMapLocation": [ "The listed address for the St. Louis Public Service Company on the advertisement." ], "wrstl:semester": [ "Spring 2026" ] }, { "url": "https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3139", "o:resource_class": "dctype:Image", "dcterms:title": [ "Stella Wade, 1904 Veiled Prophet Queen" ], "dcterms:creator": [ "Julius Caesar Strauss" ], "dcterms:subject": [ "Veiled Prophet", "Veiled Prophet Society", "Queenship", "Queen of Love and Beauty", "White Supremacy", "Portrait", "J. C. Strauss Studio" ], "dcterms:description": [ "A portrait of Stella Wade, who was elected as the Veiled Prophet Queen in 1904." ], "dcterms:format": [ ".jpg" ], "dcterms:identifier": [ "D11923" ], "dcterms:source": [ "https://cdm17210.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p17210coll12/id/55/rec/42 St. Louis Public Library Historical Digital Collections" ], "dcterms:language": [ "English" ], "dcterms:medium": [ "Photograph" ], "dcterms:isPartOf": [ "J. C. Strauss Glass Plate Negative Collection" ], "dcterms:spatial": [ "St. Louis" ], "dcterms:temporal": [ "1904-01-01/1904-12-31" ], "wrstl:explanationOfOmekaMapLocation": [ "J. C. Strauss operated a studio-gallery on Franklin Street in downtown St. Louis, so the location is approximately where this portrait would've been produced." ], "wrstl:semester": [ "Spring 2026" ] }, { "url": "https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3137", "o:resource_class": "dctype:Image", "dcterms:title": [ "Veiled Prophet Parade Hamlet Float" ], "dcterms:subject": [ "Veiled Prophet", "Veiled Prophet Society", "Veiled Prophet Parade", "White Supremacy", "Float", "Hamlet", "Shakespeare" ], "dcterms:description": [ "An illustration of a parade float from the 1916 Veiled Prophet Parade that depicts a scene from Shakespeare's Hamlet. The theme of that year's parade was Shakespeare plays." ], "dcterms:format": [ "jpg" ], "dcterms:identifier": [ "D14083" ], "dcterms:source": [ "https://cdm17210.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/postcards/id/294/rec/48 St. Louis Public Library Historical Digital Collections" ], "dcterms:language": [ "English" ], "dcterms:medium": [ "Postcard" ], "dcterms:spatial": [ "Forest Park, St. Louis" ], "dcterms:temporal": [ "1916-01-01/1916-12-31" ], "wrstl:explanationOfOmekaMapLocation": [ "Forest Park was the location of the Veiled Prophet Society's Shakespeare Tercentenary Celebration in 1916." ], "wrstl:semester": [ "Spring 2026" ] }, { "url": "https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3131", "o:resource_class": "dctype:Image", "dcterms:title": [ "First Veiled Prophet Parade Lantern Slide" ], "dcterms:subject": [ "Veiled Prophet", "Veiled Prophet Society", "Parade", "St. Louis Bicentennial", "White Supremacy", "Ku Klux Klan", "Lantern Slides" ], "dcterms:description": [ "A lantern slide depicting the first Veiled Prophet parade that was featured in a presentation at the 1964 St. Louis bicentennial." ], "dcterms:format": [ "jpg" ], "dcterms:source": [ "https://cdm17210.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/lantern/id/52/rec/55 St. Louis Public Library Historical Digital Collections" ], "dcterms:language": [ "English" ], "dcterms:medium": [ "Lantern Slide" ], "dcterms:isPartOf": [ "St. Louis Bicentennial Celebration Lantern Slides" ], "dcterms:spatial": [ "Central West End, St. Louis" ], "dcterms:temporal": [ "1964-01-01/1964-12-31" ], "wrstl:explanationOfOmekaMapLocation": [ "The location, the Chase-Park Plaza Hotel, is one of the sites where the St. Louis Bicentennial was celebrated." ], "wrstl:semester": [ "Spring 2026" ] }, { "url": "https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3126", "o:resource_class": "dctype:Text", "dcterms:title": [ "SLPL Newspaper Clipping Scrapbook" ], "dcterms:subject": [ "Veiled Prophet", "Veiled Prophet Society", "White Supremacy", "Herald", "St. Louis Republic", "Pageant", "Veiled Prophet Ball", "Ku Klux Klan" ], "dcterms:description": [ "A clipping of a St. Louis Republic article announcing the selection of the Veiled Prophet for 1915." ], "dcterms:publisher": [ "St. Louis Republic" ], "dcterms:date": [ "1915-06-20" ], "dcterms:format": [ "jpg" ], "dcterms:identifier": [ "D26715" ], "dcterms:source": [ "https://cdm17210.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/library/id/1882/rec/28 St. Louis Public Library Historical Digital Collections" ], "dcterms:language": [ "English" ], "dcterms:medium": [ "Newspaper" ], "dcterms:isPartOf": [ "St. Louis Public Library Archives, Rare Books & Manuscripts" ], "dcterms:spatial": [ "Washington Avenue Historic District, St. Louis" ], "dcterms:temporal": [ "1915-01-01/1915-12-31" ], "dcterms:bibliographicCitation": [ "\"Herald Announces Coming of Veiled Prophet.\" St. Louis Republic. June 20, 1915." ], "wrstl:explanationOfOmekaMapLocation": [ "The approximate historical location of the St. Louis Coliseum, where the 1915 ball was hosted." ], "wrstl:semester": [ "Spring 2026" ] }, { "url": "https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3124", "o:resource_class": "dctype:Text", "dcterms:title": [ "PROM Magazine, January 1965" ], "dcterms:creator": [ "Julian H. Miller II" ], "dcterms:subject": [ "Veiled Prophet", "Veiled Prophet Society", "White Supremacy", "Fitz's Finks", "Ball", "Veiled Prophet Ball", "Magazine", "Queenship" ], "dcterms:description": [ "A magazine article highlights a mock Veiled Prophet Ball sponsored by senior girls at Ladue High School in 1965. The event, titled \"Fitz's Finks,\" was held in the parking lot of Fitz's A&W root beer stand." ], "dcterms:publisher": [ "Miller Publications" ], "dcterms:date": [ "1965-01-01" ], "dcterms:format": [ ".png" ], "dcterms:source": [ "https://cdm17210.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/prom/id/9774/rec/1 St. Louis Public Library Historical Digital Collections" ], "dcterms:language": [ "English" ], "dcterms:medium": [ "Magazine" ], "dcterms:isPartOf": [ "Prom Magazine Collection, Rare Books & Manuscripts" ], "dcterms:spatial": [ "East St. Louis" ], "dcterms:temporal": [ "1965-01-01/1965-12-31" ], "dcterms:bibliographicCitation": [ "Mosher, Lynn. \"Fitz's Finks.\" PROM Magazine, January 1965." ], "wrstl:explanationOfOmekaMapLocation": [ "Historic location of the Fitz's A&W root beer stand the mock ball was hosted at." ], "wrstl:semester": [ "Spring 2026" ] }, { "url": "https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3088", "o:resource_class": "dctype:Image", "dcterms:title": [ "Veiled Prophet on a Float" ], "dcterms:creator": [ "Arthur Witman" ], "dcterms:subject": [ "Veiled Prophet", "Veiled Prophet Society", "Veiled Prophet Parade", "White Supremacy", "Float", "Veil", "Robe", "Scepter" ], "dcterms:description": [ "The Veiled Prophet sits atop a boat-shaped float during the 1936 Veiled Prophet Parade." ], "dcterms:date": [ "1936" ], "dcterms:format": [ "jpg" ], "dcterms:identifier": [ "S0717" ], "dcterms:source": [ "https://digital.shsmo.org/digital/collection/imc/id/48619/rec/82 The State Historical Society of Missouri" ], "dcterms:language": [ "English" ], "dcterms:medium": [ "Photograph" ], "dcterms:isPartOf": [ "Arthur Witman Collection" ], "dcterms:spatial": [ "Midtown, St. Louis" ], "dcterms:temporal": [ "1936-01-01/1936-12-31" ], "wrstl:explanationOfOmekaMapLocation": [ "The location is in the general area (Ranken Ave.) where floats for the Veiled Prophet Parade were built between 1932 and 1958. (102 S. Ranken Ave.)" ], "wrstl:semester": [ "Spring 2026" ] }, { "url": "https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3086", "o:resource_class": "dctype:Image", "dcterms:title": [ "Veiled Prophet Parade Float" ], "dcterms:creator": [ "Arthur Witman" ], "dcterms:subject": [ "Veiled Prophet", "Veiled Prophet Society", "Veiled Prophet Parade", "Float", "White Supremacy", "King" ], "dcterms:description": [ "A float from the 1936 Veiled Prophet Parade featuring two kings holding tridents." ], "dcterms:date": [ "1936" ], "dcterms:format": [ "jpg" ], "dcterms:identifier": [ "S0717" ], "dcterms:source": [ "https://digital.shsmo.org/digital/collection/imc/id/48426/rec/78 The State Historical Society of Missouri" ], "dcterms:language": [ "English" ], "dcterms:medium": [ "Photograph" ], "dcterms:isPartOf": [ "Arthur Witman Collection" ], "dcterms:spatial": [ "Midtown, St. Louis" ], "dcterms:temporal": [ "1936-01-01/1936-12-31" ], "wrstl:explanationOfOmekaMapLocation": [ "The location is in the general area (Ranken Ave.) where floats for the Veiled Prophet Parade were built between 1932 and 1958. (102 S. Ranken Ave.)" ], "wrstl:semester": [ "Spring 2026" ] }, { "url": "https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3084", "o:resource_class": "dctype:Image", "dcterms:title": [ "Veiled Prophet Maids of Honor" ], "dcterms:creator": [ "Arthur Witman" ], "dcterms:subject": [ "Veiled Prophet", "Veiled Prophet Society", "White Supremacy", "Ball", "Ceremony", "Gown", "Queenship", "Maid of Honor" ], "dcterms:description": [ "Four women adorned in gowns and feathered headpieces sit alongside the main stage. These women were likely Maids of Honor, a title given to the women who were candidates for the Queenship." ], "dcterms:date": [ "1936" ], "dcterms:format": [ "jpg" ], "dcterms:identifier": [ "S0717" ], "dcterms:source": [ "https://digital.shsmo.org/digital/collection/imc/id/51502/rec/80 The State Historical Society of Missouri" ], "dcterms:language": [ "English" ], "dcterms:medium": [ "Photograph" ], "dcterms:isPartOf": [ "Arthur Witman Collection" ], "dcterms:spatial": [ "Downtown, St. Louis" ], "dcterms:temporal": [ "1936-01-01/1936-12-31" ], "wrstl:explanationOfOmekaMapLocation": [ "The location was the site of the Kiel Auditorium, where the Veiled Prophet ceremony was held in 1936." ], "wrstl:semester": [ "Spring 2026" ] }, { "url": "https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3082", "o:resource_class": "dctype:Image", "dcterms:title": [ "Laura Rand Orthwein, 1959 Veiled Prophet Queen" ], "dcterms:creator": [ "Arthur Witman" ], "dcterms:subject": [ "Veiled Prophet", "Veiled Prophet Society", "Queenship", "White Supremacy", "Parade", "Ball", "Robe", "Veil", "Ku Klux Klan", "Orthwein Family" ], "dcterms:description": [ "Laura Rand Orthwein, the 1959 Veiled Prophet Queen, sits next to the Veiled Prophet. The Orthwein family is one of St. Louis' wealthiest." ], "dcterms:date": [ "1959" ], "dcterms:format": [ "jpg" ], "dcterms:identifier": [ "S0717" ], "dcterms:source": [ "https://digital.shsmo.org/digital/collection/imc/id/49347/rec/5 The State Historical Society of Missouri" ], "dcterms:language": [ "English" ], "dcterms:medium": [ "Photograph" ], "dcterms:isPartOf": [ "Arthur Witman Collection" ], "dcterms:spatial": [ "Downtown, St. Louis" ], "dcterms:temporal": [ "1959-01-01/1959-12-31" ], "wrstl:explanationOfOmekaMapLocation": [ "Former location of the Kiel Auditorium, one of the locations where the debutante ball and coronation ceremony was held prior to its demolition in 1992." ], "wrstl:semester": [ "Spring 2026" ] }, { "url": "https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3080", "o:resource_class": "dctype:Text", "dcterms:title": [ "1954 TWA Skyliner Magazine" ], "dcterms:creator": [ "Bob Lorenz" ], "dcterms:subject": [ "Veiled Prophet", "Veiled Prophet Society", "White Supremacy", "Ball", "Trans World Airlines", "Workers", "Skyliner Magazine", "Veiled Prophet Ball", "Very Poor Peoples Ball" ], "dcterms:description": [ "A 1954 magazine article discussing the annual V.P.P (Very Poor Peoples) Ball hosted annually by Trans World Airlines workers. The ball both takes inspiration from and makes light of the annual Veiled Prophet Ball." ], "dcterms:publisher": [ "Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc. Kansas City, Missouri" ], "dcterms:date": [ "1954-09-30" ], "dcterms:format": [ "jpg" ], "dcterms:source": [ "https://digital.shsmo.org/digital/collection/twa/id/7928/rec/1 State Historical Society of Missouri Research Center-Kansas City" ], "dcterms:language": [ "English" ], "dcterms:medium": [ "Magazine" ], "dcterms:isPartOf": [ "TWA Skyliner Collection" ], "dcterms:spatial": [ "Benton Park West, St. Louis" ], "dcterms:temporal": [ "1954-01-01/1954-12-31" ], "dcterms:dateAccepted": [ "2011-01-31" ], "dcterms:bibliographicCitation": [ "Lorenz, Bob. \"St. Louis Awaits V.P.P, the 'Poor Man's Ball'.\" TWA Skyliner Magazine, September 30, 1954." ], "wrstl:explanationOfOmekaMapLocation": [ "The article lists 3110 Iowa Avenue as the site where the 1954 V.P.P ball was hosted." ], "wrstl:semester": [ "Spring 2026" ] } ]