Veiled Prophet will appear, St. Louis, Tuesday, Oct. 2nd, 1883 – Vintage Print
(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.)
Description
Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Veiled Prophet will appear, St. Louis, Tuesday, Oct. 2nd, 1883. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Veiled Prophet will appear, St. Louis, Tuesday, Oct. 2nd, 1883
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The Veiled Prophet was a secret masked society in St. Louis, and this color poster announces its appearance on Tuesday, October 2, 1883, the night its anonymous leader would make a public procession through the city. The Veiled Prophet parades were the centerpiece of the city's fall social calendar, drawing crowds to the streets and ending in a ball for the society's elite. Posters like this one were used to advertise the spectacle and to build anticipation among residents and visitors alike. The identity of the Prophet was kept secret for decades, which added to the mystique the posters were designed to sell.
| Created / published | 1883 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color ; 101 x 71 cm. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 995 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-172605 |
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