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.
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Kaffir Corn Queen float, Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas - back