Modern Federal · Libraries

Selby Public Library in Sarasota, a city south of Tampa on Florida's Gulf (of Mexico) Coast that first drew national attention as the winter home of the world-famous Ringling Bros. Circus and grew into an arts destination

Sarasota · 1850–1939

Selby Public Library in Sarasota, a city south of Tampa on Florida's Gulf (of Mexico) Coast that first drew national attention as the winter home of the world-famous Ringling Bros. Circus and grew into an arts destination, Sarasota, 1850–1939
Selby Public Library in Sarasota, a city south of Tampa on Florida's Gulf (of Mexico) Coast that first drew national attention as the winter home of the world-famous Ringling Bros. Circus and grew into an arts destination, Sarasota, 1850–1939. Libraries — Modern Federal Architecture, from the Library of Congress record.

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