Ringlings

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... Florida, was the winter home of the American circus owner, developer and art collector John Ringling and his wife Mable ... Lovers of the Venetian aesthetic, the Ringlings chose the site overlooking Sarasota Bay for its vista, which reminded them of the lagoon of their favorite city.The name of the residence ... The Ringlings had been renting the residence of Mary Louise and Charles N ...

Darlington, Wisconsin - History - The Ringling Brothers Circus and Darlington
... Ringling established himself in Darlington, Wisconsin at the age of 20, working as a harness maker in his own shop ... Alfred Ringling, or Al, worked in the Parson Brother’s show as a ropewalker in 1881 and most likely 1882 ... When the Ringling Brothers (Alfred T ...