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Photo, Print, Drawing Ringling Circus Winter Quarters, Sarasota, Florida.

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Title

  • Ringling Circus Winter Quarters, Sarasota, Florida.

Summary

  • John Ringling (1866--1936), one of the seven Ringling brothers who dominated the development of the American circus in the late 19th and early 20th century, moved the winter quarters of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus from its original quarters in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to Sarasota, Florida. Ringling's vision, as recalled by Fred Bradna, equestrian director for the show, in his book The Big Top, was to "lay out the quarters like a zoo, and thousands of visitors will pay to see it. I'll build an open-air arena exactly the size of Madison Square Garden, and on Sunday the acts can practice before an audience... Sarasota will become one of the most beautiful cities in Florida." On Christmas Day 1927, the new winter quarters opened its doors to visitors. Families could see circus rehearsals as well as animals from all over the world at what was one of Florida's top tourist attractions at that time. Sarasota became the center of the American circus, immortalized in Cecil B. DeMille's 1952 Academy Award-winning film The Greatest Show on Earth, and the home to many circus artists and families, including the Concellos, the Wallendas, and Emmett Kelly. This 1933 photograph depicts a small boy with a circus zebra at the Sarasota quarters.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1933-02-07.

Headings

  • -  United States of America--Florida--Sarasota
  • -  1933-04-07
  • -  Children
  • -  Circus
  • -  Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows
  • -  Zebras

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 gelatin silver print postcard ; 3 7/16 x 5 3/8 inches.
  • -  Original resource at: The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art.
  • -  Content in English.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

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  • 1 online resource.

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021670517

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Chicago citation style:

Ringling Circus Winter Quarters, Sarasota, Florida. Sarasota United States of America Florida, 1933. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, -02-07] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021670517/.

APA citation style:

(1933) Ringling Circus Winter Quarters, Sarasota, Florida. Sarasota United States of America Florida, 1933. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, -02-07] [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021670517/.

MLA citation style:

Ringling Circus Winter Quarters, Sarasota, Florida. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, -02-07] Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021670517/>.