Available for purchase. 

Dorians was founded in 1937. This set is from the first ever Dorians ball held on January 14, 1938 at the Municipal Auditorium. 

We have 3 pieces:

Wings 29' by 10'  |  Center 29' by 44'

Not available for purchase. 

 Writing on the back says “Rocky Pass” and "DOR 39." We think this set is from the Dorians 1939 ball, however the description from the news article describing the ball doesn't seem to match this scenery. The ball was held at the Municipal Auditorium on January 27, 1939.

We have 3 pieces:

Center 30' by 44'  |  Wings 27' by 11'

Right arch available for purchase.

Writing on the back also says “Momus 27” and “Athenians 28," however  the themes and descriptions of those balls do not match this style. The 1925 Atlanteans ball was held at the Athenaeum on February 17

Each side measures 30' by 22'  |  Combined they measure 30' by 44'

Available for purchase. 

This backdrop was also used for the 1947 Nereus ball with the theme "A Pirate’s Masquerade."  Both balls were held at the Municipal Auditorium, first on January 26, 1939 and then January 23, 1947.

There is only 1 piece

Measures 22’ by 43’

Center and arch available for purchase.

This set was presumably used by both Mithras and Noblads in 1941.  The theme for Noblads was "Precious Stones" and was held at the Jerusalem Temple on January 11, 1941. The theme for Mithras was "Mithras Finds the Crystal Palace and was held at the Municipal Auditorium on February 13, 1941. 

We have 4 pieces

Center 22’ by 42’  |  Arch 29’ by 44’  | Wings 29’ by 10’

Not available for purchase. 

We have  3 pieces of arches, 2 left and 1 right, all measure 25’ by 18’

Available for purchase.

This is the only backdrop we have of what was presumably a set. It is very delicate due to the gauze fabric between the trees.

 Measures 27’ by 44’

Not available for purchase. 

Labeled “Athenians 1940” and “OS 48” 

The writing "OS 48" could mean Osiris 1948. That year the theme was “A Midsummer Night’s Dream."  

We have 4 pieces

 All of them are wings and measure 30’ by 10

Available for purchase.

This set is also marked "E of O 1940" and “Mithras 42.” The 1940 Elves of Oberon theme does not match the backdrops, so we presume these backdrops were painted on top of an existing design. We don't think that this set could have been used for Mithras 1942 since Mithras didn't have any balls from 1942-1945 due to WWII.

We have 7 pieces

Center 29’ by 44’  (cut in half) |  4 Wings 29’ by 9’  |  Nome King 29’ by 17’  (cut into smaller sections) |  Brown Bear 29’ by 22’