Veiled Prophet will appear, St. Louis, Tuesday, Oct. 3rd, 1882 – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Veiled Prophet will appear, St. Louis, Tuesday, Oct. 3rd, 1882. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Veiled Prophet will appear, St. Louis, Tuesday, Oct. 3rd, 1882
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Announcing the Veiled Prophet's appearance on Tuesday, October 3, 1882, this color poster points to one of the best-known events on St. Louis's autumn calendar. The Veiled Prophet was a masked figure presented by a secret society of local men, which began its pageant in 1878 with a street procession and a ball where a queen of love and beauty was crowned. Posters like this one helped draw crowds to the spectacle and added to the city's reputation for lavish public celebration. The date and details come from an old caption card and have not been independently verified.
| Created / published | 1882 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color ; 109 x 72 cm. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,018 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-172606 |
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