Ringling brothers
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The Ringling brothers were a family of American circus impresarios who built one of the most famous and influential traveling circuses in the world.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ringling brothers canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
circus impresarios
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family ⓘ |
| acquired | Barnum & Bailey Circus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| acquisitionDate | 1907 ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Baraboo, Wisconsin
NERFINISHED
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Sarasota, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
circus
ⓘ
entertainment industry ⓘ |
| founded | Ringling Bros. Circus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | traditional American circus ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | German-American ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Albert Ringling
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alfred T. Ringling NERFINISHED ⓘ August Ringling NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Ringling NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Ringling NERFINISHED ⓘ John Ringling NERFINISHED ⓘ Otto Ringling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Baraboo, Wisconsin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sarasota, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1884 ⓘ |
| industry | circus industry ⓘ |
| influenced |
American popular entertainment
ⓘ
development of modern circus touring practices ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergerDate | 1907 ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | building the largest circus enterprise in the United States in the early 20th century ⓘ |
| notableFor |
creating one of the largest traveling circuses in the world
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popularizing large-scale circus tours in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork | Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
circus owner
ⓘ
showman ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | acquisition of Barnum & Bailey Circus ⓘ |
| significantProject | creation of a multi-ring circus format ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
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