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