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This photograph shows one of the Knights of Mapira, organizers of the Kaffir Corn Carnival in El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas, walking at the head of the carnival parade. Behind him, looking east down West Central Avenue, is the Kaffir Corn queen's float. 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: 447773
Call Number: Kaffir Corn Carnival - CHM154
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 447773
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)
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Carnivals
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Festivals
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Parades
Date - 1920s
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - El Dorado
Places - Counties - Butler
Thematic Time Period - The Twenties, 1920 - 1929
Transportation - Non-motorized
Type of Material - Photographs
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