id Url Resource class Title Creator Subject Description Publisher Date Format Identifier Source Language Medium Is Part Of Spatial Coverage Temporal Coverage Date Accepted Bibliographic Citation Provenance Explanation of Omeka Map Location Semester https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3311 dctype:PhysicalObject Veiled Prophet Parade Mirror Veiled Prophet | Veiled Prophet Parade | Veiled Prophet Society | Mirror | White Supremacy | Ku Klux Klan A mirror given out during the 1896 Veiled Prophet Parade. 1896 jpg SMX04253 https://mohistory.org/collections/item/SMX04253 Missouri Historical Society English Mirror Soldiers Memorial Military Museum Collections Downtown, St. Louis 1896-01-01/1896-12-31 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. Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3309 dctype:Image Plans to Unveil the Veiled Prophet Veiled Prophet | Veiled Prophet Society | Veiled Prophet Ball | White Supremacy | Ku Klux Klan | ACTION | Monsanto 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. St. Louis Post-Dispatch 1972 jpg https://mohistory.org/blog/unveiling-the-veiled-prophet Missouri Historical Society English Photograph Missouri Historical Society Collections Downtown, St. Louis 1960-01-01/1979-12-31 The location was the site of the Kiel Auditorium, where the Veiled Prophet ceremony was held in 1972. Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3305 dctype:PhysicalObject Veiled Prophet Queen Crown Veiled Prophet | Veiled Prophet Society | Veiled Prophet Ball | Queenship | Queen of Love and Beauty | Crown | White Supremacy | Ku Klux Klan A silver-plated crown inset with rhinestones that was worn by Helene Brown Bakewell at the 1956 Veiled Prophet Ball. 1956 jpg 2009-110-0001 https://mohistory.org/collections/item/2009-110-0001?page=2 Missouri Historical Society English Crown MHS Objects Collection Downtown, St. Louis 1956-01-01/1956-12-31 The location was the site of the Kiel Auditorium, where the Veiled Prophet ceremony was held in 1956. Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3299 dctype:PhysicalObject Veiled Prophet Bell, 1981 Member Gift Veiled Prophet | Veiled Prophet Society | White Supremacy | Ku Klux Klan | Bell A bell shaped like the Veiled Prophet which was gifted to Veiled Prophet members in 1981. 1981 jpg X15520 https://mohistory.org/collections/item/X15520 Missouri Historical Society English Bell MHS Objects Collection Gateway Arch National Park, St. Louis 1981-01-01/1981-12-31 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. Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3295 dctype:Image Percy Green Leads ACTION Protest at the Veiled Prophet Ball Veiled Prophet | Veiled Prophet Society | Veiled Prophet Ball | Percy Green | ACTION | White Supremacy | Ku Klux Klan | Protest 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. St. Louis Post-Dispatch 1969 jpg P0877-00002 https://mohistory.org/collections/item/P0877-00002 Missouri Historical Society English Photograph Limelight Newspaper Collection Downtown, St. Louis 1960-01-01/1979-12-31 The location is the historic site of the Kiel Auditorium, where the 1969 VP Ball was hosted. Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3293 dctype:Image George "Judge" Johnson as the Black Veiled Prophet Ted Dargan Veiled Prophet | Veiled Prophet Society | Veiled Prophet Ball | Kiel Auditorium | Black Veiled Prophet | ACTION | White Supremacy | Ku Klux Klan 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. St. Louis Post-Dispatch 1970-12-21 jpg N25271 https://mohistory.org/collections/item/N25271 Missouri Historical Society English Photograph St. Louis Post-Dispatch Collection Downtown, St. Louis 1970-01-01/1970-12-31 The location is the historic site of the Kiel Auditorium, where the 1970 VP Ball was hosted. Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3291 dctype:Image Protesters at the 1969 Veiled Prophet Parade James M. Carrington Veiled Prophet | Veiled Prophet Society | Veiled Prophet Parade | Protestors | Civil Rights Movement | White Supremacy | Ku Klux Klan | ACTION 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. 1969-09-28 jpg N40813 https://mohistory.org/collections/item/N40813 Missouri Historical Society English Photograph James Carrington Collection Central West End, St. Louis 1960-01-01/1979-12-31 The location is at heart of Central West End, where the parade route had been in order to avoid passing through African American neighborhoods. Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3289 dctype:Image Young Attendees at the 1937 Veiled Prophet Ball Arthur Proetz Veiled Prophet | Veiled Prophet Society | Veiled Prophet Ball | White Supremacy | Ku Klux Klan Three young children dressed in eighteenth-century garments look towards the camera. 1937 jpg S0537 https://digital.shsmo.org/digital/collection/imc/id/53646/rec/234 The State Historical Society of Missouri English Photograph Arthur W. Proetz collection Downtown, St. Louis 1937-01-01/1937-12-31 The location is the historic site of the Kiel Auditorium, where the 1937 VP Ball was hosted. Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3254 dctype:Image Veiled Prophet Ball, 1937 Arthur Proetz Veiled Prophet | Veiled Prophet Society | Kiel Auditorium | Veiled Prophet Ball | Ku Klux Klan | White Supremacy 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. 1937 jpg S0537 https://digital.shsmo.org/digital/collection/imc/id/46879/rec/140 The State Historical Society of Missouri English Photograph Arthur W. Proetz Collection Downtown, St. Louis 1937-01-01/1937-12-31 The location is the historic site of the Kiel Auditorium, where the 1937 VP Ball was hosted. Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3242 dctype:Image Bengal Lancers at Veiled Prophet Ball Arthur Proetz Veiled Prophet | Veiled Prophet Society | Veiled Prophet Ball | Bengal Lancers | Ku Klux Klan | White Supremacy 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. 1937 jpg S0537_675 https://digital.shsmo.org/digital/collection/imc/id/54723/rec/85 The State Historical Society of Missouri English Photograph Arthur W. Proetz Collection Downtown, St. Louis 1937-01-01/1937-12-31 The 1937 Veiled Prophet Ball was held at the Kiel Auditorium. Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3218 dctype:PhysicalObject Veiled Prophet Queen Dress Vera Hicks Veiled Prophet | Veiled Prophet Society | Queenship | Queen of Love and Beauty | Ku Klux Klan | White Supremacy | Dress A dress worn by Helen Dozier, who was elected as the VP Queen of Love and Beauty in 1948. jpg https://mohistory.org/museum/50-objects/veiled-prophet-queen-dress Missouri History Museum English Dress 50 Objects St. Louis County 1948-01-01/1948-12-31 The historic residence of Vera Hicks, the dress' designer. Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3212 dctype:Image Veiled Prophet Parade Crowd Arthur Witman Veiled Prophet | Veiled Prophet Society | Olive Street | Grand Boulevard | White Supremacy | Ku Klux Klan | Float Hundreds gather along Grand Boulevard and Olive Street to watch the Veiled Prophet pass by during a Veiled Prophet Parade. jpg S0732 https://digital.shsmo.org/digital/collection/imc/id/43897/rec/445 The State Historical Society of Missouri English Photograph Arthur Witman Collection Grand Center Arts District, St. Louis 1940-01-01/1949-12-31 Approximate location of where the photo was taken (Olive and Grand). Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3171 dctype:Image Kiel Auditorium Arthur Witman Veiled Prophet | Veiled Prophet Society | Veiled Prophet Ball | White Supremacy | Ku Klux Klan | Kiel Auditorium | Queenship A photograph of the 1948 Veiled Prophet Ball at Kiel Auditorium. 1948 jpg S0717 https://digital.shsmo.org/digital/collection/imc/id/46771/rec/444 The State Historical Society of Missouri English Photograph Arthur Witman Photograph Collection Downtown, St. Louis 1948-01-01/1948-12-31 The location was the site of the Kiel Auditorium, where the Veiled Prophet ceremony was held in 1948. Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3169 dctype:Image Veiled Prophet Float Storage Fire Arthur Witman Veiled Prophet | Veiled Prophet Society | Veiled Prophet Den | Fire | St. Louis Fire Department | Veiled Prophet Parade | Ku Klux Klan | White Supremacy Firefighters discussing the aftermath of a 1958 fire at the Veiled Prophet Den, where the organization stored their parade floats. 1958-10-06 jpg S0732 https://digital.shsmo.org/digital/collection/imc/id/44488/rec/507 The State Historical Society of Missouri English Photograph Arthur Witman Collection Midtown, St. Louis 1958-01-01/1958-12-31 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.) Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3167 dctype:Image Veiled Prophet Political Cartoon Tom Engelhardt 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 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. 1967-10-06 jpg SHS 2013 https://digital.shsmo.org/digital/collection/ec/id/22344/rec/557 The State Historical Society of Missouri-Columbia English Political Cartoon Editorial Cartoon Collection Downtown, St. Louis 1967-01-01/1967-12-31 The mailing address of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the newspaper Engelhardt was working when he published this political cartoon. Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3157 dctype:Image Veiled Prophet Poster Veiled Prophet | Veiled Prophet Society | Veiled Prophet Parade | White Supremacy | Ku Klux Klan | Poster A poster advertising a Veiled Prophet event on October 2nd, 1883. 1883 jpg 2002719997 https://www.loc.gov/item/2002719997/ Library of Congress English Poster Prints and Photographs Division Downtown, St. Louis 1883-01-01/1883-12-31 Historic location of the Olympic theatre, one of the venues where early editions of the VP ball were held. Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3148 dctype:Image Invitation to the 1890 Veiled Prophet Ball Veiled Prophet | Veiled Prophet Society | Veiled Prophet Ball | Invitation | White Supremacy | Ku Klux Klan 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. 1890 jpg https://www.rosenberg-library-museum.org/treasures/invitation-to-the-1890-veiled-prophets-ball Rosenberg Library Museum English Invitation Downtown, St. Louis 1890-01-01/1890-12-31 Donated to the RLM by Mrs. John G. Sinclair in 1973. Approximate historical location of the Grand Music Hall and Exposition Center, which was the site listed on the invitation. Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3146 dctype:Text Shakespeare Tercentenary Celebration Invitation Veiled Prophet | Veiled Prophet Society | Veiled Prophet Parade | White Supremacy | Forest Park | Shakespeare | Hamlet | Ku Klux Klan An invitation from the Veiled Prophet to the Shakespeare Tercentenary Celebration in Forest Park on October 3rd, 1916. 1916 jpg N25835 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 English Letter MHS Photographs and Prints Collection Forest Park, St. Louis 1916-01-01/1916-12-31 Forest Park is where several of the events for the Shakespeare Tercentenary Celebration were held. Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3143 dctype:Image Veiled Prophet Ball, 1936 Arthur W. Proetz Veiled Prophet | Veiled Prophet Society | Veiled Prophet Ball | Queenship | Queen of Love and Beauty | White Supremacy | Ku Klux Klan At the 1936 Veiled Prophet Ball, Susan Thompson is crowned as Queen by the Veiled Prophet. 1936 jpg S0537 https://cdm17228.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/imc/id/53057 The State Historical Society of Missouri English Photograph Arthur W. Proetz Collection Downtown, St. Louis 1936-01-01/1936-12-31 The 1936 Veiled Prophet Ball was held at the Kiel Auditorium. Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3141 dctype:Text St. Louis Public Service Company Advertisement Veiled Prophet | Veiled Prophet Society | Veiled Prophet Parade | St. Louis Public Service Company | Streetcar | Buses | White Supremacy 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. The Lutheran Publicity Organization of Greater St. Louis 1947-10-05 png STLLUTH_1947-10-05 https://slcl.recollectcms.com/nodes/view/4221?keywords=veiled+prophet&highlights=eyIwIjoicHJvcGhldCIsIjIiOiJ2ZWlsZWQifQ%3D%3D&lsk=dbeb0112788d9085fa7047d14c48f950 St. Louis Public Library Historical Digital Collections English Print Advertisement The St. Louis Lutheran Newspaper Collection The Gate District, St. Louis 1947-10-05/1947-10-07 The listed address for the St. Louis Public Service Company on the advertisement. Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3139 dctype:Image Stella Wade, 1904 Veiled Prophet Queen Julius Caesar Strauss Veiled Prophet | Veiled Prophet Society | Queenship | Queen of Love and Beauty | White Supremacy | Portrait | J. C. Strauss Studio A portrait of Stella Wade, who was elected as the Veiled Prophet Queen in 1904. .jpg D11923 https://cdm17210.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p17210coll12/id/55/rec/42 St. Louis Public Library Historical Digital Collections English Photograph J. C. Strauss Glass Plate Negative Collection St. Louis 1904-01-01/1904-12-31 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. Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3137 dctype:Image Veiled Prophet Parade Hamlet Float Veiled Prophet | Veiled Prophet Society | Veiled Prophet Parade | White Supremacy | Float | Hamlet | Shakespeare 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. jpg D14083 https://cdm17210.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/postcards/id/294/rec/48 St. Louis Public Library Historical Digital Collections English Postcard Forest Park, St. Louis 1916-01-01/1916-12-31 Forest Park was the location of the Veiled Prophet Society's Shakespeare Tercentenary Celebration in 1916. Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3131 dctype:Image First Veiled Prophet Parade Lantern Slide Veiled Prophet | Veiled Prophet Society | Parade | St. Louis Bicentennial | White Supremacy | Ku Klux Klan | Lantern Slides A lantern slide depicting the first Veiled Prophet parade that was featured in a presentation at the 1964 St. Louis bicentennial. jpg https://cdm17210.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/lantern/id/52/rec/55 St. Louis Public Library Historical Digital Collections English Lantern Slide St. Louis Bicentennial Celebration Lantern Slides Central West End, St. Louis 1964-01-01/1964-12-31 The location, the Chase-Park Plaza Hotel, is one of the sites where the St. Louis Bicentennial was celebrated. Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3126 dctype:Text SLPL Newspaper Clipping Scrapbook Veiled Prophet | Veiled Prophet Society | White Supremacy | Herald | St. Louis Republic | Pageant | Veiled Prophet Ball | Ku Klux Klan A clipping of a St. Louis Republic article announcing the selection of the Veiled Prophet for 1915. St. Louis Republic 1915-06-20 jpg D26715 https://cdm17210.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/library/id/1882/rec/28 St. Louis Public Library Historical Digital Collections English Newspaper St. Louis Public Library Archives, Rare Books & Manuscripts Washington Avenue Historic District, St. Louis 1915-01-01/1915-12-31 "Herald Announces Coming of Veiled Prophet." St. Louis Republic. June 20, 1915. The approximate historical location of the St. Louis Coliseum, where the 1915 ball was hosted. Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3124 dctype:Text PROM Magazine, January 1965 Julian H. Miller II Veiled Prophet | Veiled Prophet Society | White Supremacy | Fitz's Finks | Ball | Veiled Prophet Ball | Magazine | Queenship 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. Miller Publications 1965-01-01 .png https://cdm17210.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/prom/id/9774/rec/1 St. Louis Public Library Historical Digital Collections English Magazine Prom Magazine Collection, Rare Books & Manuscripts East St. Louis 1965-01-01/1965-12-31 Mosher, Lynn. "Fitz's Finks." PROM Magazine, January 1965. Historic location of the Fitz's A&W root beer stand the mock ball was hosted at. Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3088 dctype:Image Veiled Prophet on a Float Arthur Witman Veiled Prophet | Veiled Prophet Society | Veiled Prophet Parade | White Supremacy | Float | Veil | Robe | Scepter The Veiled Prophet sits atop a boat-shaped float during the 1936 Veiled Prophet Parade. 1936 jpg S0717 https://digital.shsmo.org/digital/collection/imc/id/48619/rec/82 The State Historical Society of Missouri English Photograph Arthur Witman Collection Midtown, St. Louis 1936-01-01/1936-12-31 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.) Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3086 dctype:Image Veiled Prophet Parade Float Arthur Witman Veiled Prophet | Veiled Prophet Society | Veiled Prophet Parade | Float | White Supremacy | King A float from the 1936 Veiled Prophet Parade featuring two kings holding tridents. 1936 jpg S0717 https://digital.shsmo.org/digital/collection/imc/id/48426/rec/78 The State Historical Society of Missouri English Photograph Arthur Witman Collection Midtown, St. Louis 1936-01-01/1936-12-31 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.) Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3084 dctype:Image Veiled Prophet Maids of Honor Arthur Witman Veiled Prophet | Veiled Prophet Society | White Supremacy | Ball | Ceremony | Gown | Queenship | Maid of Honor 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. 1936 jpg S0717 https://digital.shsmo.org/digital/collection/imc/id/51502/rec/80 The State Historical Society of Missouri English Photograph Arthur Witman Collection Downtown, St. Louis 1936-01-01/1936-12-31 The location was the site of the Kiel Auditorium, where the Veiled Prophet ceremony was held in 1936. Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3082 dctype:Image Laura Rand Orthwein, 1959 Veiled Prophet Queen Arthur Witman Veiled Prophet | Veiled Prophet Society | Queenship | White Supremacy | Parade | Ball | Robe | Veil | Ku Klux Klan | Orthwein Family Laura Rand Orthwein, the 1959 Veiled Prophet Queen, sits next to the Veiled Prophet. The Orthwein family is one of St. Louis' wealthiest. 1959 jpg S0717 https://digital.shsmo.org/digital/collection/imc/id/49347/rec/5 The State Historical Society of Missouri English Photograph Arthur Witman Collection Downtown, St. Louis 1959-01-01/1959-12-31 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. Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3080 dctype:Text 1954 TWA Skyliner Magazine Bob Lorenz Veiled Prophet | Veiled Prophet Society | White Supremacy | Ball | Trans World Airlines | Workers | Skyliner Magazine | Veiled Prophet Ball | Very Poor Peoples Ball 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. Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc. Kansas City, Missouri 1954-09-30 jpg https://digital.shsmo.org/digital/collection/twa/id/7928/rec/1 State Historical Society of Missouri Research Center-Kansas City English Magazine TWA Skyliner Collection Benton Park West, St. Louis 1954-01-01/1954-12-31 2011-01-31 Lorenz, Bob. "St. Louis Awaits V.P.P, the 'Poor Man's Ball'." TWA Skyliner Magazine, September 30, 1954. The article lists 3110 Iowa Avenue as the site where the 1954 V.P.P ball was hosted. Spring 2026