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Portrait of Clyde Beatty at his zoo in Ft. Lauderdale.

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PR295230

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Collection

Print collections
, M82-5

Physical Description

1 photoprint - b&w - 4.25 x 2.5 in.

General Note

Clyde Beatty's Jungle Zoo served as a winter home for his circus and a tourist attraction from December of 1939 until 1945 when tightening zoning regulations brought on by city development began to overtake the site.

Accompanying handwritten note: "The Greatest of Animal Trainers."

Portrait of Clyde Beatty at his zoo in Ft. Lauderdale.

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Title

Portrait of Clyde Beatty at his zoo in Ft. Lauderdale.

Subject

Circuses and shows

Service industries--Florida--Broward County--Fort Lauderdale

Tourism--Florida--Broward County--Fort Lauderdale

Attractions--Florida--Broward County--Fort Lauderdale

Zoos--Florida--Broward County--Fort Lauderdale

Circus--Florida--Broward County--Fort Lauderdale

Animal specialists--Portraits

Animal trainers--Portraits

Circus performers--Portraits

Circus owners--Portraits

Entertainers--Florida--Broward County--Fort Lauderdale--Portraits

Date

1945 (circa)

Identifier

PR295230

Image URL

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Geographic Term

Broward County (Fla.)

Clyde Beatty's Jungle Zoo (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)

Color

b&w

Physical Description

1 photoprint - b&w - 4.25 x 2.5 in.

Series Title

Print collections

Print collections, M82-5

General Note

Accompanying handwritten note: "The Greatest of Animal Trainers."

Subject - Person

Beatty, Clyde, 1903-1965

Subject - Corporate

Clyde Beatty Circus.

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Chicago Manual of Style

Portrait of Clyde Beatty at his zoo in Ft. Lauderdale. 1945 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/343792>, accessed 7 June 2026.

MLA

Portrait of Clyde Beatty at his zoo in Ft. Lauderdale. 1945 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/343792>

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(State Archives of Florida)

Florida Memory is a digital outreach program providing free online access to select archival records from collections housed in the State Library and Archives of Florida. Florida Memory digitizes materials that illuminate the state's history and culture.

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Florida Memory is funded under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Florida's LSTA program is administered by the Department of State's Division of Library and Information Services.

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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Portrait of Clyde Beatty at his zoo in Ft. Lauderdale.