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Bicentennial celebration ceremony at the Cypress Gardens theme park in Winter Haven, Florida.

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Image Number

COM01918

Photographer

Florida. - Division of Tourism.

Date

1976 (circa)

Rights

Collection

Department of Commerce collection.
Series/Collection number: S 1047, Publicity photographs, 1940-1996 ; Box 1, FF55

Geographic Term

Cypress Gardens (Winter Haven, Fla.)
Polk County (Fla.)
United States

Corporate Subject

Florida Cypress Gardens, Inc

Physical Description

1 slide - col.

General Note

Sign next to the Southern Belles reads, "Happy Birthday America".

Founded in 1936 by Dick and Julie Pope, Cypress Gardens was the state's first theme park.

Bicentennial celebration ceremony at the Cypress Gardens theme park in Winter Haven, Florida.

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Title

Bicentennial celebration ceremony at the Cypress Gardens theme park in Winter Haven, Florida.

Subject

Botanical gardens--Florida--Winter Haven

Garden structures

Landscape architecture

Landscapes--Florida--Winter Haven

American Revolution Bicentennial, 1776-1976

Amusement parks--Florida--Winter Haven

Amusements

Attractions--Florida--Winter Haven

Tourism--Florida--Winter Haven

Service industries--Florida--Winter Haven

Women--Florida--Winter Haven

Fourth of July

Holidays--United States

Fourth of July celebrations

Festivals--United States

American patriotic celebrations

Patriotic festivals

Secular festivals

Festivals, Events and Conferences

Celebrations

Creator

Florida. - Division of Tourism.

Date

1976 (circa)

Identifier

COM01918

Image URL

/fpc/commerce/com01918.jpg

Thumbnail

/fpc/commerce/com01918.gif

Geographic Term

Cypress Gardens (Winter Haven, Fla.)

Polk County (Fla.)

United States

Color

color

Physical Description

1 slide - col.

Series Title

Department of Commerce collection.

Department of Commerce collection Series/Collection number: S 1047, Publicity photographs, 1940-1996 ; Box 1, FF55

General Note

Sign next to the Southern Belles reads, "Happy Birthday America".

Founded in 1936 by Dick and Julie Pope, Cypress Gardens was the state's first theme park.

Subject - Corporate

Florida Cypress Gardens, Inc

Collection ID

Chicago Manual of Style

Florida. - Division of Tourism. Bicentennial celebration ceremony at the Cypress Gardens theme park in Winter Haven, Florida. 1976 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/92737>, accessed 23 September 2023.

MLA

Florida. - Division of Tourism. Bicentennial celebration ceremony at the Cypress Gardens theme park in Winter Haven, Florida. 1976 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 23 Sep. 2023.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/92737>

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(State Archives of Florida/Florida. - Division of Tourism.)

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