Parades and Festivals
The Queen of Love and Beauty at the Veiled Prophet’s Ball
The Veiled Prophet Parade and Ball was a yearly civic celebration in St. Louis, Missouri, over which a mythical figure called the Veiled Prophet presided. The first events were in 1878. The parade and ball were organized and funded by the Veiled Prophet Organization, an all-male, secret society[3][4][5] founded in 1878 by prominent St. Louisans.
The organization chooses one member to be a Veiled Prophet who conducts meetings and oversees activities but not necessarily for one year, spokesman Allyn Glaub said in 1991. They were a highly select group culled from the area's business, civic and governmental leaders, "the people who run St. Louis and St. Louis County."
See the 1938 Veiled Prophet below.
The Wikipedia article on the ball itself here.
A list of all queens.
Posted By: Paul - Mon May 08, 2023 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Clubs, Fraternities and Other Self-selecting Organizations, Disguises, Impersonations, Mimics and Forgeries, Parades and Festivals, Regionalism, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Twenty-first Century
The Beauty Queen of Neptune
Long Beach, California: 1936. The queen of the Neptunes Electrical Extravaganza which will be staged over the Olympic Rowing Course on May 6th in Long Beach.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Dec 11, 2022 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, Parades and Festivals, 1930s
Woodstock X 3
A little late for the anniversary, but still, I hope, of interest.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Sep 13, 2022 -
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Category: Music, Parades and Festivals, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1960s, TV News
Ninety-five Years of the Shenandoah Queens
I like the fact that they choose Queens from outside their region. Long may she reign!First photo source: The Daily News Leader (Staunton, Virginia)10 Mar 1959, Tue Page 12
The home page.
Apparently, the Court also includes Apple Blossom Princesses.
Source: The Daily News Leader (Staunton, Virginia) 22 Mar 1957, Fri Page 3
Source of article: The Times Dispatch (Richmond, Virginia) 04 May 1957, Sat Page 3
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jun 24, 2022 -
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Category: Agriculture, Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Parades and Festivals, Regionalism, Twentieth Century, Twenty-first Century
NRA Day Parades
The current era has been compared to the Depression and New Deal under Roosevelt. But what's lacking today as we seek to emerge from the pandemic malaise is--parades!To celebrate "NRA Day," New York City threw a parade that utilized a quarter of a million participants.
But it wasn't just NYC. Smaller places joined in too. Such as Dothan, Alabama. Visit this page for the full account, with lots of great photos.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Feb 08, 2022 -
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Category: Government, Money, Parades and Festivals, 1930s
Hog Farm Commune: Woodstock Security
What a trip!
No sound until about 0.33 mark.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Dec 09, 2021 -
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Category: Music, Parades and Festivals, Police and Other Law Enforcement, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, Air Travel and Airlines, 1960s
The Seattle Seafair Queen
It's too bad that the raucous early years, with roving pirates, did not last into our era.
Article here.
More pictures of queens here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Aug 02, 2021 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Parades and Festivals, Regionalism, 1950s
1967 Hippie Festival
Eighteen minutes of unscripted grooviness. I am particularly taken by two beautiful women performing some kind of mutual meditation exercise, as seen in the still shot below.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jun 23, 2021 -
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Category: Parades and Festivals, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1960s
The Society to Save Rocks Rockathon
One does not generally think of an assortment of random boulders as a heritage site or playground. But the Society to Save Rocks has a mission to promote the use and protection of such places, and celebrates in their annual Hyderabad Rockathon.Oh, yes: and snakes.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jan 21, 2021 -
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Category: Nature, Parades and Festivals, India
Egyptian police parade
Buff men were prominently on display at the 2020 Egyptian police cadet graduation ceremony.We've previously posted about a 1979 Egyptian police parade that seemed a bit unusual. So I'm guessing it's a tradition that these Egyptian police parades are extravagant affairs.
Posted By: Alex - Thu Oct 29, 2020 -
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Category: Parades and Festivals, Police and Other Law Enforcement
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