Home   •   Departments   •   Citizens   •   Business   •   Leisure   •   Online Payments   •   Downtown Wireless Lakeland Public Library - Special Collections African American Experience in Lakeland Bernard Family Buildings from Lakeland's Past Dancing to the Big Band Sound Detroit Tigers in Lakeland Downtown Lakeland Earl Morgan Savage's Lakeland Early Homes of Lakeland Early Lakeland Postcards Frank Lloyd Wright and FSC Hollis Photos Hollis Photos-Part II Howard Hughes Around the World Flight Lake Mirror Promenade Lakeland Loves a Parade Lakeland Police Dept. Lakeland Takes to the Air Lakeland's Early Churches Lakeland's Hotels Lakeland's Pioneer Families: the Riggins Lodwick School of Aeronautics Munn Park Then and Now New Photos from Lodwick Postcard Images of Lakeland School Daze Special Collections Home The Lakeland Public Library The Pied Piper Players Present Working for a living Main   >   Library   >   Library Special Collections   >   Speccoll Exhibits THE BERNARD'S: LAKELAND'S FIRST FAMILY OF THE CIRCUS (click on the link below the image to view a larger version) Floyd, Howard, and Maude Bernard Merrill Brothers and Sister (Floyd, Maude, and Howard The Four Merrills (Maude, Dorothy, Floyd, Howard) The Bernadinos (Howard Bernard and Family) Circus star Daisy Belmont, @1890 Dallie Julien, "summersault equestrienne," @1899. Ajax, the sword swallower, @1905 Campbell Brothers Circus Wagon, 1905 The Great Texas Bill Wild West Show Photo Gallery 1 Introduction Lakeland City Hall • 228 South Massachusetts Avenue • Lakeland, FL 33801 • (863) 834-6000   •   Contact Us   •   Privacy Policy