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# 1 - Adam Forepaugh Ring - Maryland

        Started December 29, 1944

# 2 - Leonard Aylesworth Ring - Harrisburg, PA. area

        Started May 20, 1945

# 3 - P.T. Barnum Ring - Connecticut

        Started January of 1946 - Listed as Inactive in LCW M/J 2010

# 4 - Sparks Ring - New Jersey and Metro NYC

        Started January 12, 1946   

# 5 - George Graf Ring - Illinois

        Started July 14, 1946

# 6 - Victor Robbins/Merle Evans Ring - Maine

        Started November 21, 1946

# 7 - Terrell Jacobs Ring - Pittsburgh area

        Started May 25, 1947

# 8 - Al G. Barnes Ring - California

        Started September 12, 1947 

# 9 - John Pawling Ring - New York

         Started January 15, 1948

# 10 - John Ringling Ring - Eastern Central Pennsylvania

          Started February 1, 1949 - Listed as Inactive in LCW N/D 1988

# 11 - Riding Castellos Ring - North Carolina

          Started June 16, 1949

# 12 - Charles T. Hunt Ring - Kingston / Poughkeepsie / Newburgh, New York

          Started July of 1949

# 13 - James M. Cole Ring - New York

          Started July 1, 1949 - Listed as Inactive in LCW N/D 1988

# 14 - Professor George Keller Ring - Western Maryland

          Started July 29, 1949

# 15 - Gollmar Bros. Ring - Wisconsin

          Started September 25, 1949

# 16 - Fred and Ella Bradna Ring - western Massachusetts

          Started December 3, 1949 - Listed as Inactive in LCW N/D 1988

# 17 - Buzzie Potts Ring - Southeast Massachusetts and Rhode Island

          Started December of 1949

# 18 - Martin J. Downes Ring - Canada

          Started September 13, 1951

# 19 - Jack LaPearl Ring - Maryland

          Started March 16, 1953

# 20 - Karl King Ring - Iowa

          Started June 17, 1953

# 21 - Jake Posey Ring - New Hampshire

          Started November 1, 1953 - Listed as Inactive in LCW N/D 1988

# 22 - Clyde Beatty Ring - Texas

          Started November 27, 1953

# 23 - Jane Melzora Ring - Michigan

          Started December 8, 1953 - Listed as Inactive in LCW N/D 1988

# 24 - Mills Bros. Ring - Northern Ohio

          Started December 8, 1953 - Listed as Inactive in LCW M/J 2010

# 25 - Emmett Kelly Ring - western Pennsylvania

          Started October 16, 1954 - Listed as Inactive in LCW N/D 1988

# 26 - Harry Thomas Ring - Dover / New Philadelphiia, Ohio area

          Started March 5, 1958 - Listed as Inactive in LCW N/D 1988

# 27 - Yankee Robinson Ring - California

          Started July 10, 1959 - Listed as Inactive in LCW M/J 2010

# 28 - Eddy Kuhn Ring - Utah

          Started July 29, 1958 - Listed as Inactive in LCW N/D 1988

# 29 - Carl Hagenbeck Ring - eastern Massachusetts

          Started November 6, 1958

# 30 - Roman Proske Ring - Miami, Florida area

          Started November 10, 1958 - Listed as Inactive in LCW N/D 1988

# 31 - Great Wallace Ring - Indiana

          Started January 26, 1959

# 32 - Merle Evans Ring - Kansas ( Name became # 52 )

          Started July 24, 1959 - Listed as Inactive in LCW N/D 1988

# 33 - Crawford Droege Ring - western New York

          Started December 6, 1959 - Listed as Inactive in LCW N/D 1988

# 34 - Sells-Floto Ring - Rhode Island

          Started November 13, 1959 - Listed as Inactive in LCW M/J 2010

# 35 - James A. Bailey Ring - New Jersey area

          Started July 1, 1960

# 36 - Felix Adler Ring - Deleware valley

          Started December 20, 1960 - Listed as Inactive in LCW N/D 1988

# 37 - Robbins Bros. Ring - Ohio

          Started May 1, 1961

# 38 - Herman Joseph Ring - York, Pennsylvania area

          Started November 2, 1961 - Listed as Inactive in LCW N/D 1988

# 39 - John Ringling North Ring - ( name became # 97 )

          Started May 15, 1962 - Listed as Inactive in LCW N/D 1988

# 40 - Walter L. Main Ring - Scranton, PA. area

          Started July 12, 1962

# 41 - Tom Mix Ring - Greater Philadelphia area

          Started November 26, 1963 - Listed as Inactive in LCW N/D 1988

# 42 - Campbell/Taylor Ring - Nebraska

          Started June 20, 1964 - Listed as Inactive in LCW N/D 1988

# 43 - Matthew Scott Ring - Niagara Falls, New York

          Started October 1, 1964

# 44 - Paul Jung Ring - Indiana

          Started May 25, 1965 - Listed as Inactive in LCW N/D 1988

# 45 - John M. Kelley Ring - Michigan

          Started December 24, 1966 

# 46 - Ernie Burch Ring - Northeastern Ohio

          Started July 31, 1967 - Listed as Inactive in LCW N/D 1988

# 47 - Mabie's Great Show Ring - Wisconsin / Illinois

          Started November 22, 1968 - Listed as Inactive in LCW M/J 2010

# 48 - Ringling Bros. Circus Ring - Oregon

          Started February 8, 1969

# 49 - Lou Jacobs Ring - Florida

          Started May 24, 1969

# 50 - Mabel Stark Ring - Oklahoma

          Started February 27, 1970 - Listed as Inactive in LCW N/D 1988

# 51 - Harold Ronk Ring - South Florida

          Started August 8, 1970

# 52 - Merle Evans Ring - Eastern Maine

          Started March 5, 1971

# 53 - Bill Valentine and Tex May Ring - Houston, Texas area

          Started September 10, 1971 - Listed as Inactive in LCW N/D 1988

# 54 - Cole Bros. Ring - Washington D.C. area

          Started October 18, 1971

# 55 - Bullen Ring - Australia

          Started January 31, 1972 - Listed as Inactive in LCW N/D 1988

# 56 - Annie Oakley Ring - North Central Ohio

          Started February 22, 1972

# 57 - John Robinson Ring - Cincinnati, Ohio area

          Started June 20, 1972

# 58 - Floyd King - Arnold Maley Ring - Alabama/Georgia area

          Started January 29, 1973 - Listed as Inactive in LCW N/D 1988

# 59 - Charles and John Ringling Ring - Sarasota, Florida area

          Started September 6, 1974 - Listed as Inactive in LCW N/D 1988

# 60 - The Rudynoff Family Ring - Berkeley Springs, WV

          Started October 8, 1974

# 61 - Dave Hoover Ring - Long Island Area

          Started April 3, 1975

# 62 - Barnum & Bailey Ring - Montana

          Started February 2, 1976 - Listed as Inactive in LCW N/D 1988

# 63 - Otto Greibling Ring - Southwest Michigan

          Started March 2, 1976 - Listed as Inactive in LCW N/D 1988

# 64 - Chappie Fox Ring - Wisconsin

          Started

# 65 - Capt. William H. Curtis Ring -  Georgia

          Started July 25, 1976

# 66 - Pawnee Bill / Buffalo Bill Ring ( name became # 92 )

          Started September 2, 1976 - Listed as Inactive in LCW N/D 1988

# 67 - Mark Anthony Ring - California

          Started November 1, 1976 - Listed as Inactive in LCW M/J 2010

# 68 - General Tom Thumb Ring - New York area

          Started February 1, 1977

# 69 - Charly Baumann Ring - Carolina Midlands

          Started June 16, 1977 - Listed as Inactive in LCW N/D 1988

# 70 - Betty and Freddie Daw Ring - Arizona

          Started November 29, 1977

# 71 - Alfred Court Ring - Massachusetts

          Started December 5, 1977 - Listed as Inactive in LCW N/D 1988

# 72 - Bert Beckstein and Dan Erlenbusch Ring - Central Illinois

          Started October 28, 1978

# 73 - Hoxie Tucker Ring - Central New York

          Started March 12, 1979

# 74 - Col. Bill Woodcock Ring - Dayton, Ohio area

          Started August 24, 1979

# 75 - Cliff Vargas Ring - 

          Started February of 1981

# 76 - Barnett Bros. Circus Ring - Columbia, South Carolina area

          Started February of 1981

# 77 - John Bill Ricketts Ring - Greater Philadelphia Area

          Started May 18, 1981

# 78 - Chappie Fox Ring - Orlando, Fl. area

          Started September 16, 1981  

# 79 - Al G. Kelly-Miller Bros. Circus Ring - Central Missouri

          Started October 10, 1981

# 80 - Zellmar Bros. Ring - Minnesota

          Started October 10, 1981

# 81 - Prince Paul Ring - San Fernando Valley, California

          Started March 21, 1983

# 82 - Big John Strong Ring - San Diego, CA. area

          Started October 24, 1982 - Listed as Inactive in LCW M/J 2010

# 83 - Carson and Barnes Ring - Houston, Texas

          Started July 16, 1983

# 84 - Bobby Kaye Ring - Washington

          Started January 24, 1984

# 85 - Dan Rice Ring - Northwest, Pennsylvania

          Started March 29, 1984

# 86 - David "Deacon" Blanchfield Ring

          Started September 8, 1985

# 87 - Great Western Ring - Washington

          Started September 9, 1985

# 88 - Diano Bros. Circus Ring - Cleveland / Akron area

          Started October 28, 1985

# 89 - Diamond Jim Parker Ring - Florida

          Started September 1, 1986

# 90 - Roland Butler Ring - Beaver, WV

          Started October 1, 1986

# 91 - Henry Moeller Ring - San Gabriel / Pomona / Allesandro Valley, California

          Started October 10, 1986

# 92 - Pawnee Bill / Buffalo Bill Ring - Oklahoma

          Started March 27, 1987 Listed as Inactive in LCW M/J 2010

# 93 - Andrew Downie Ring - New York area

          Started May 24, 1987

# 94 - Col. Claude Cox Ring - Idaho

          Started July 15, 1987

# 95 - D.R. Miller / Emmett Kelly Ring - Kansas

          Started February 20, 1988

# 96 - John W. Pugh Ring - New Jersey and Metro NYC

          Started January 23, 1988

# 97 - John Ringling North Ring - Texas

          Started May 22, 1988 Listed as Inactive in LCW M/J 2010

# 98 - Gunther Gebel Williams Ring - Central Pennsylvania

          Started September 9, 1988 - Listed as Inactive in LCW M/J 2010

# 99 - Burr Robbins / E. Bonham / Dode Fisk - Wisconsin

          Started October 15, 1989 - Listed as Inactive in LCW M/J 2010

# 100 - Allen C. Hill Ring - Sarasota, FL. area

            Started January 1, 1990 - Listed as Inactive in LCW M/J 2010

# 101 - 101 Ranch Real Wild West Ring - Oregon

            Started June 24, 1983 ( requested # 101)

# 102 - Clyde Beatty Ring - Redding, California area

            Started January 16, 1990

# 103 - A. W. Stencell Ring - Canada

            Started April 21, 1991

# 104 - Gilbert Spalding Ring - New York area

            Started October 24, 1992

# 105 - Billy Martin Ring - New Hampshire

            Started September 6, 1993 - Listed as Inactive in LCW M/J 2010

# 106 - Barnum & Bailey Ring - Parkersburg, WV

            Started September 27, 1993

# 107 - Sig Sautelle 1882 Circus Ring - upstate New York

            Started March 9, 1994

# 108 - Roberts Bros. Ring - Georgia

            Started February 18, 1994

# 109 - F. Beverly Kelly Ring - Uniontown, PA. area

            Started May 1, 1994 - Listed as Inactive in LCW M/J 2010

# 110 - Tom Mix Ring - Northeastern Maryland / Eastern Shore, Delaware area

            Started August 18, 1995

# 111 - Hagenbeck-Wallace Ring - Utica, New York area

            Started September 8, 1995

# 112 - Dennis Gilli Ring - western Pennsylvania

            Started October 5, 1995

# 113 - Downie Bros. Ring - Minnesota

            Started March 22, 1997 - Listed as Inactive in LCW M/J 2010

# 114 - Ken Maynard Ring - California

            Started November 4, 1997 - Listed as Inactive in LCW M/J 2010

# 115 - Chappie Fox Ring - Washington

            Started January 26, 1998

# 116 - William Coup Ring - International

            Started February 4, 1998 - Listed as Inactive in LCW J/A 2010

# 117 - Clyde Beatty - Cole Bros. Ring - Pittsburgh area

            Started July 1, 1998

# 118 - Pat Kelly Ring - Central Indiana

            Started July 25, 1998

# 119 - "Mac" MacKender Ring - Nevada

            Started August 28, 1998 - Listed as Inactive in LCW J/A 2010

# 120 - Emmett Kelly, Jr. Ring - 

            Started September 1, 2001 Listed as Inactive in LCW J/A 2010

# 121 - The Wagon Barn Ring - California

            Started September 1, 2003 

# 122 - D.R. Miller Ring - Texas

# 123 - Larry Carden Ring - New  Mexico

# 124 - Tim McCoy Ring - Coastal Georgia and South Carolina

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