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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.
Date: 1920
Item Number: 447696
Call Number: Kaffir Corn Carnival - CHM067
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 447696
Agriculture - Crops - Sorghum/Milo
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 - Clubs and organizations - Social and Civic - Ancient Order of United Workmen
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Festivals
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Parades
Date - 1920s - 1920
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - El Dorado
Places - Counties - Butler
Type of Material - Photographs
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