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Show First Circus 3Iuseum Has Nostalgic Items Heralded as the first museum hi the United States devoted entirely to the circus, the Ringling Art museum mu-seum has been opened at Sarasota, Fla Eventually the museum will contain exhibits tracing development develop-ment of the circus from Roman U The museum is located in an old warehouse, with a central pole and girders suggesting the interior of I circus tent. The building Is on estate of the late John Ring-w Ring-w circus operator, who willed his residence and art museum to fhe Jeople of Florida at his death duded among exhibits are five old circus wagons, costumes, masks, drawings for the decor of specta-cles specta-cles handbills and photographs of famed circus characters. |