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Service industries--Florida--Sarasota County--Sarasota
Tourism--Florida--Sarasota County--Sarasota
Attractions--Florida--Sarasota County--Sarasota
Public institutions--Florida--Sarasota County--Sarasota
Museums--Florida--Sarasota County--Sarasota
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The Great Hall of the fabulous John Ringling residence on the grounds of the Ringling Museums in Sarasota, Florida is furnished with magnificent period furniture and rare objects of art. Its huge crystal chandelier once hung in the lobby of the old Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. The residence was built for his wife by circus king John Ringling and willed at his death to the State of Florida.

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Murphy. The Great Hall of the Ringling mansion "Ca'd'Zan" in Sarasota, Florida. 1971. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/256927>, accessed 24 March 2023.
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Murphy. The Great Hall of the Ringling mansion "Ca'd'Zan" in Sarasota, Florida. 1971. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 24 Mar. 2023.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/256927>
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(State Archives of Florida/Murphy.)
