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This photograph shows the front of the float ridden by the Kaffir Corn Carnival Queen and her Court, preceded by a Knight of Mapira, one of the chief organizers of the Kaffir Corn Carnival in El Dorado. The picture was taken on West Central looking east, with the Ellet Opera House visible in the background. This publication was funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.
Date: Between 1920 and 1929
Item Number: 447782
Call Number: Kaffir Corn Carnival - CHM163
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 447782
Collections - Contributing Institutions - Butler County Historical Museum and Kansas Oil Museum
Collections - Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board (KSHRAB) - Kansas Digital Access to Historical Records (KDAHR)
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Festivals
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Parades
Date - 1920s
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Counties - Butler
Thematic Time Period - The Twenties, 1920 - 1929
Type of Material - Photographs
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