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Trained bear performing at Ringling Bros., Barnum & Bailey winter quarters, Sarasota, Fla.

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PC13782

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Postcard collection

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Sarasota, Fla. : M. E. Russell, 1954.

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1 postcard - hand-colored - 14 x 9 cm.

Trained bear performing at Ringling Bros., Barnum & Bailey winter quarters, Sarasota, Fla.

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Trained bear performing at Ringling Bros., Barnum & Bailey winter quarters, Sarasota, Fla.

Subject

Community culture--Florida--Sarasota County--Sarasota

Trained animals

Performances (Entertainment events)

Circuses and shows

Entertainment

Postcards

Service industries--Florida--Sarasota County--Sarasota

Tourism--Florida--Sarasota County--Sarasota

Amusements

Circus--Florida--Sarasota County--Sarasota

Working animals

Circus animals

Bears

Attractions--Florida--Sarasota County--Sarasota

Date

1954

Identifier

PC13782

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Geographic Term

Sarasota County (Fla.)

Sarasota (Fla.)

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color

Physical Description

1 postcard - hand-colored - 14 x 9 cm.

Series Title

Postcard collection

Subject - Corporate

Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows.

Publication Info

Sarasota, Fla. : M. E. Russell, 1954.

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Chicago Manual of Style

Trained bear performing at Ringling Bros., Barnum & Bailey winter quarters, Sarasota, Fla. 1954. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/330417>, accessed 8 June 2026.

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Trained bear performing at Ringling Bros., Barnum & Bailey winter quarters, Sarasota, Fla. 1954. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/330417>

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(State Archives of Florida)

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For FY2025-26, the percentage of total costs for the Florida Memory program financed with federal money is 66%; the federal dollar amount to be spent on the program is $1,027,650. This program does not receive any non-governmental funding.

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