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Butler County School float,  Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

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Butler County School float, Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

Date: 1926

This liberty-themed school float was made from kaffir corn (including the bell) for the Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade in El Dorado. This publication was funded in part by the National…

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Lincoln Township cabin float, Kaffir Corn Carnival, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

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Lincoln Township cabin float, Kaffir Corn Carnival, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

Date: 1913

This photograph shows the cabin-shaped Lincoln Township float for the Kaffir Corn Carnival in El Dorado, Kansas. It rests here on West Central Avenue alongside the Lincoln Township booth. This…

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Children's float, Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

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Children’s float, Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

Date: 1926

This photograph shows an automobile float carrying several girls and boys for the Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade in El Dorado. This publication was funded in part by the National Historical…

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Fairview Township booth at the Kaffir Corn Carnival in El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

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Fairview Township booth at the Kaffir Corn Carnival in El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

Date: Between 1911 and 1915

This photograph shows the booth constructed by Fairview Township for the Kaffir Corn Carnival in El Dorado, Kansas. This publication was funded in part by the National Historical Publications and…

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Kafirville entry arch and castle walls, Kaffir Corn Carnival, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

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Kafirville entry arch and castle walls, Kaffir Corn Carnival, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

Date: 1924

This photograph shows the Kafirville entry arch and walls at the intersection of Main and Central in El Dorado, Kansas. Some township booths can be seen through the arch along…

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Skelly Oil Float after Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

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Skelly Oil Float after Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

Date: 1926

This photograph shows the tanker-shaped float created by Skelly Oil Company for the Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade in El Dorado. It sits outside the Skelly Company’s pipeline warehouse. This publication…

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Parade stagecoach, Kaffir Corn Carnival, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

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Parade stagecoach, Kaffir Corn Carnival, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

Date: Between 1920 and 1929

This photograph shows a stagecoach being driven along Central Avenue in El Dorado for the Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade. This publication was funded in part by the National Historical Publications…

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Sycamore Township booth at the Kaffir Corn Carnival in El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

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Sycamore Township booth at the Kaffir Corn Carnival in El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

Date: Between 1911 and 1915

This photograph shows the booth constructed by Sycamore Township for the Kaffir Corn Carnival in El Dorado, Kansas. This publication was funded in part by the National Historical Publications and…

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Ku Klux Klan float, Kaffir Corn Carnival parade, El Dorado, Kansas

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Ku Klux Klan float, Kaffir Corn Carnival parade, El Dorado, Kansas

Date: 1920

This photograph shows several Ku Klux Klan members in white robes and peaked hats posing with their float for the Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade in El Dorado. This publication was…

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School district 101 marchers, Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

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School district 101 marchers, Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

Date: Between 1911 and 1915

This photograph shows several children wearing crowns and holding a banner reading “101”, as they march for Butler County School District 101 in the Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade in El…

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Township booths at the Kaffir Corn Carnival in El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

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Township booths at the Kaffir Corn Carnival in El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

Date: 1911

This photograph shows the booths constructed by Clifford, Plum Grove, and Towanda Townships for the Kaffir Corn Carnival in El Dorado, Kansas. This publication was funded in part by the…

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Kaffir Corn Queen float, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

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Kaffir Corn Queen float, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

Date: 1911

This photograph shows the Kaffir Corn Queen and her Court seated in the Butler County float created for the Kaffir Corn Carnival in El Dorado, Kansas. Four African-American grooms each…

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Ku Klux Klan float, Kaffir Corn Carnival parade, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

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Ku Klux Klan float, Kaffir Corn Carnival parade, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

Date: 1924

This photograph shows the Ku Klux Klan float for the Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade in El Dorado, pulled by two horses in white hoods and shrouds.

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Grooms leading Butler County float, Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

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Grooms leading Butler County float, Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

Date: 1911

This photograph shows three African-American grooms leading a team of percheron horses hitched to the Butler County float for the Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade, El Dorado. This publication was funded…

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Osborn's china shop, Kaffir Corn Carnival, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

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Osborn’s china shop, Kaffir Corn Carnival, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

Date: 1913

This photograph shows Osborn’s China Shop at 212 West Central in El Dorado decorated for the Kaffir Corn Carnival. This publication was funded in part by the National Historical Publications…

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School District 150 float, Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

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School District 150 float, Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

Date: Between 1920 and 1929

This photograph shows several children riding in the float created by Butler County School District 150 for the Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade in El Dorado. This publication was funded in…

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1927 Kaffir Corn Queen float, El Dorado, Kansas

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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…

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Knights of Mapira and groom in Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

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Knights of Mapira and groom in Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

Date: Between 1920 and 1929

This photograph shows three Knights of Mapira in fezes walking alongside a children’s float led by an African-American groom and two horses. The parade is heading east down West Central…

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Crowd passing through Kafirville entry arch, Kaffir Corn Carnival, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

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Crowd passing through Kafirville entry arch, Kaffir Corn Carnival, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

Date: Between 1911 and 1915

This photograph shows a crowd of men and women passing through the enty arch to Kafirville on East Central Avenue in El Dorado. This publication was funded in part by…

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Automobile float with trellis at the Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade, El Dorado, Kansas

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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…

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Women with automobile float, Kaffir Corn Carnival, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

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Women with automobile float, Kaffir Corn Carnival, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

Date: Between 1920 and 1929

This photograph shows six women with an automobile float created for the Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade in El Dorado. All six women are wearing dark eyeshades. This publication was funded…

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Automobile float at the Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade, El Dorado, Kansas

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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…

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Swan float and buggies at the Kaffir Corn Carnival parade, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

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Swan float and buggies at the Kaffir Corn Carnival parade, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

Date: 1915-1925

This photograph shows a swan float being driven west along West Central Ave in El Dorado for the Kaffir Corn Carnival. Several parked buggies, a crowd of spectators, and the…

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Oil derrick display, Kaffir Corn Carnival, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

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Oil derrick display, Kaffir Corn Carnival, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

Date: 1920-1929

This photograph shows a large steel oil derrick display placed at the intersection of Main and Central in El Dorado for the Kaffir Corn Carnival. The Walnut Valley Bank and…

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Job's Daughters float, Kaffir Corn Carnival, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

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Job’s Daughters float, Kaffir Corn Carnival, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas

Date: 1920-1929

This photograph shows a horse-drawn float created by the Daughers of Job for the Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade along Central Avenue in El Dorado. The parade can be seen moving…

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