Wichita's Chisholm Trail Jubilee celebrated 75 years ago

75 years ago the Pan American Cafe got involved with the Chisholm Trail Jubilee.  From these photos and others I've posted, the Pan Am was a happy place to work.  Many of the waitresses stayed for many years. Being a downtown luncheon cafe, it was always busy and you had a steady flow of customers.  

Sixteen women dressed as "cowgirls" in celebration of the Chisholm Trail Jubilee, September, 1947 on Wichita, KS. The week-long festival included rodeos, street dances, historical re-enactments, parades, and prominent dignitaries.

Birdseye view of parade float sponsored by the Pan American Café.  Both photos above from the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum archives.

Granddad King Mar got into the swing of the Jubilee doing is best imitation of Burl Ives.