This photograph shows three Knights of Mapira in fezes walking alongside a children's float led by an African-American groom and two horses. The parade is heading east down West Central Ave in El Dorado, past the Hotel Butler. This publication was funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.
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Knights of Mapira and groom in Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas - front