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Series/Collection number: M82- 38, Florida tourist photographs, 1880-1945
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Performances (Entertainment events)
Performing arts--Florida--Winter Haven
Service industries--Florida--Winter Haven
Tourism--Florida--Winter Haven
Amusements
Amusement parks--Florida--Winter Haven
Attractions--Florida--Winter Haven
Aquatic sports
Water skiing
Women entertainers--Florida--Winter Haven
Women athletes
Women skiers
Skis and skiing
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Founded in 1936 by Dick and Julie Pope, Cypress Gardens was the state's first theme park. Proclaimed the Water Ski Capitol of the World, Cypress Gardens became the birthplace of performance water skiing in 1941.
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Women water skiers performing at the Cypress Gardens theme park in Winter Haven, Florida. 1936 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/17355>, accessed 17 June 2026.
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Women water skiers performing at the Cypress Gardens theme park in Winter Haven, Florida. 1936 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/17355>
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