BERNARD FAMILY PAPERS (RG5300), 1899-1989
| | This series contains photographs documenting the long vaudeville and circus career of the Bernard family of Lakeland, Florida. Included are individual photographs of family patriarch Floyd Bernard (aka Floyd Merrill and Don Bernardo), his wife Maude, son Howard, and granddaughters Jean and Mary. Also included are photographs of the Bernard family performing under its various stage names, including the Four Bernadino's, the Merrill Brothers, the Merrill Brothers and Sister, and the Four Merrill's. A folder labeled "circus performers" contains photos of a variety of circus and vaudeville performers with whom the Bernard family shared billing in its long career.
The photographs are arranged alphabetically by name or subject.
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SERIES II: PHOTOGRAPHS, @ 1890-1970's
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| BOX | FOLDER | FOLDER TITLE | DATES | | 2 | 1 | Bernard, Floyd (aka Floyd Merrill and Don Bernardo) | 1970, n.d. | | | 2 | Bernard, Howard. See also: Merrill Brothers and Merrill Brothers and Sister | n.d. | | | 3 | Bernard, Jean. See also: the Bernardino's | n.d. | | | 4 | Bernard, Mary. See also: the Bernardino's | n.d. | | | 5 | Bernard, Maude. See also: the Merrill Brothers and Sister | 1928, n.d. | | | 6 | Bernard Family | n.d. | | | 7 | The Bernardinos (Howard, Dorothy, Jean and Mary Bernard) | 1956, n.d. | | | 8 | Bernardo, Don (aka Floyd Bernard and Floyd Merrill | n.d. | | | 9 | Circus Performers | 1890-1905 scattered | | | 10 | Circus Performers | 1908-@1930's | | | 11 | Merrill Brothers. See also: Bernard, Floyd and Bernard, Howard | n.d. | | | 12 | Merrill Brothers and Sister | 1912, 1927, n.d. | | | 13 | The Merrill's (Floyd, Howard, Dorothy, and Maude Bernard | n.d | | | 14 | The Merrill's at the Polk Theater (Lakeland) | n.d. | | | 15 | Sarasota Circus Hall of Fame: Exhibit | n.d. | | | 16 | Texas Bill Wild West Show Railroad Car | n.d. | |
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