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, N2012-10, Box 5
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Florida cowboys
Tourism--Florida--Glades County--Moore Haven
Amusements
Entertainment events
Festivals--Florida--Glades County--Moore Haven
Rodeos--Florida--Glades County--Moore Haven
Horsemanship
Horse racing--Florida--Glades County--Moore Haven
Barrels
Horses
Horsemen and horsewomen
Cowboys
Barrel racing
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General Note
Chalo Nitka means "Big Bass" in Seminole Indian. The festival and rodeo began in 1948 to celebrate the paving of then Main Street in Moore Haven.

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Chicago Manual of Style
Lusth, Bjorn, 1937-2012. Barrel racing at the Chalo Nitka Festival and Rodeo in Moore Haven. 2000. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/338850>, accessed 18 June 2025.
MLA
Lusth, Bjorn, 1937-2012. Barrel racing at the Chalo Nitka Festival and Rodeo in Moore Haven. 2000. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/338850>
AP Style Photo Citation
(State Archives of Florida/Lusth)
