1912 threshing crew, Butler County, Kansas
Date: 1912
This photograph shows a Butler County threshing crew posing with their equipment and mules. Standing third from the left of the largest wheel is Oscar L. Griffith, owner. This publication was funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

1926 Kaffir Corn Carnival baby court, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas
Date: 1926
This photograph shows the child Kaffir Corn "Fairy Queen" and her Baby Court at the 1926 Kaffir Corn Carnival in El Dorado, Kansas. Shown are Dorothy Jean Feder, Billie Wallace Smith, Lollie Caroline Ewing (sitting), Sarah Margaret Blair (sitting), Lucile Sluss, Ruth Dudley (Queen, wearing crown), Peggy Smith, and Virginia Lee Lathrop. This publication was funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

1926 Kaffir Corn queen and her court, Kaffir Corn Carnival, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas
Date: 1926
This photograph shows the 1926 Kaffir Corn Queen and her Court during the Kaffir Corn Carnival in El Dorado, Kansas. On the top step are Kaffir Corn Queen Iva Lorene Ferrier, left, and Miss El Dorado Ruth Armour, right. Miss El Dorado is incorrectly labeled as Carrie Penner on back of photograph. This publication was funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

1927 Kaffir Corn Queen float, El Dorado, Kansas
Date: 1927
This postcard photograph shows the float of the 1927 Kaffir Corn Queen and her Court, created for the Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade in El Dorado. This publication was funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Agriculture class at the Johnson farm, Butler County, Kansas
Date: 1911 or 1912
This photograph shows group of men and women making up an agricultural class visiting the Johnson Farm in rural Butler County, Kansas. Front row, left to righ: Dorothy Faye Johnson, Faye McClellan, Unknown, ? Kennedy, Unknown, Howard Ramsey, Carl Lyman, Unknown, Unknown. Back row, left to right: J .J. Johnson, J. W. Zahnley, Myrtle Johnson, Lucretia Stearns, Mr. Zahnley, Edith Buskirk, Frances Freeman, Minnetta Newacheck, Verna McKaig. This publication was funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

American flag float, Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade, El Dorado, Kansas
Date: Between 1911 and 1915
This photograph shows a float decorated with kaffir corn in the pattern of an American flag, created for the Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade down West Central Avenue in El Dorado. This publication was funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

A.O.U.W. (Ancient Order of United Workmen) float, Kaffir Corn Carnival, El Dorado, Kansas
Date: 1920
This photograph shows a boat-shaped float created by the A.O.U.W. (Ancient Order of United Workmen) for the Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade in El Dorado, Kansas. Two small African-American boys are looking on from the foreground. This publication was funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Approaching float at the Kaffir Corn Carnival parade, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas
Date: Between 1920 and 1929
This photograph shows an automobile float advancing west down West Central Avenue in El Dorado as part of the Kaffir Corn Carnival parade. This publication was funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Ashpile Club float, Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade, El Dorado, Kansas
Date: 1914
This photograph shows a group riding on a horse-drawn float assembled by the Ashpile Group, an El Dorado club, for participation in the Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade in El Dorado. A note on the back of the photo reads: "The Ashpile Club. Jimmie Dodwell, Leahy, Stinson, and their crew of intellectuals." This publication was funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Augusta float, Kaffir Corn Carnival, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas
Date: 1911-1915
This photograph shows a horse-drawn float created by the city of Augusta for the Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade along Central Avenue in El Dorado. The parade can be seen moving east down West Central Avenue in El Dorado, past the courthouse and Carnegie Library. This publication was funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Automobile float at the Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade, El Dorado, Kansas
Date: 1922
This photograph shows an automobile float ridden in by several men and women for the Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade in El Dorado. This publication was funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Automobile float, Kaffir Corn Carnival, El Dorado, Kansas
Date: 1924
This photograph shows an automobile float passing down West Central Avenue in El Dorado as part of the Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade. This publication was funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Automobile Float, Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade, El Dorado, Kansas
Date: Between 1920 and 1929
This photograph shows the front of an automobile float created for use in the Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade in El Dorado. This publication was funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Automobile Float, Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade, El Dorado, Kansas - 02
Date: 1926
This photograph shows the front of an automobile float created for use in the Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade in El Dorado. This publication was funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Automobile float with trellis at the Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade, El Dorado, Kansas
Date: Between 1920 and 1929
This photograph shows an automobile float decorated with a pair of trellises and walking beam seesaw, ridden in by a young girl for the Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade in El Dorado. This publication was funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Baby Kaffir Queen Float, Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade, El Dorado, Kansas
Date: Between 1920 and 1929
This photograph shows a the Baby Kaffir Queen and her court of children on a float in the Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade in El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas. This publication was funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Baby Kaffir Queen float, Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade, El Dorado, Kansas - 02
Date: Between 1920 and 1929
This photograph shows a second view of the Baby Kaffir Queen and her court of children on a float in the Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade in El Dorado, Kansas. The Carnegie Library is 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.

Baby Parade at the Kaffir Corn Carnival, El Dorado, Kansas
Date: 1920
This photograph shows two little girls each pushing a baby in a flower-covered stroller in the Baby Parade of the Kaffir Corn Carnival, El Dorado. A crowd of men and women stand along West Central Avenue watching. This publication was funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Baby parade float at the Kaffir Corn Carnival, El Dorado, Kansas
Date: 1926
This photograph features a bascinet-shaped float decorated with a stork on the front, with several young children riding inside. Adults and older children accompany it on its way down West Central Avenue in El Dorado as part of the Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade. This publication was funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Baby Queen float, Kaffir Corn Carnival parade, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas
Date: 1926
This photograph shows the pony-drawn float of the Baby Queen and her Court in the Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade in El Dorado. This publication was funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Barnyard and windmill, Butler County, Kansas
Date: 1898
This photograph shows the barnyard, windmill, barn, and stable of a farm in Butler County. A man stands on top of a wagon in the center background of the picture. This publication was funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Bruno Township Booth Closeup, Kaffir Corn Carnival in El Dorado, Kansas
Date: Between 1911 and 1915
This photograph shows a close-up view of the booth constructed by Bruno Township as a display for the Kaffir Corn Carnival in El Dorado, Kansas. This publication was funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Buildings Covered in Bunting for the Kaffir Corn Carnival, El Dorado, Kansas
Date: Between 1911 and 1915
This photograph, taken looking northeast from the intersection of Main and Central in El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas, shows the buildings draped in bunting for the Kaffir Corn Carnival. This publication was funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Bunting Covered float, Kaffir Corn Carnival parade, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas
Date: Between 1920 and 1929
This photograph shows the front of a bunting covered automobile float advancing westward on West Central Avenue in El Dorado as part of the Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade. This publication was funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Butler County Farm Bureau booth, Kaffir Corn Carnival, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas
Date: 1927
This photograph shows the booth constructed by the Butler County Farm Bureau as a display for the Kaffir Corn Carnival in El Dorado. This publication was funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.