Florida Governor Farris Bryant poses with employees of Six Gun Territory tourist attraction at the Florida State Fair

Title

• Florida Governor Farris Bryant poses with employees of Six Gun Territory tourist attraction at the Florida State Fair

Image Number

• PT00434

Year

• Between 1961 and 1965

Series Title

• General: Political collection

General Note

• Governor Farris Bryant, a native of Marion County, paused during his annual Governor's Day tour of the Florida State Fair in Tampa to have his picture taken with Ocala's newest tourist attraction, Six-Gun Territory.



General Note

• L-R: Piano player Denny McCoy, Dancer Mary Fales, Tampa, Governor Bryant and two unidentified gunfighters from the attraction.



General Note

• Six Gun Territory was a 200-acre western-themed tourist attraction located on State Highway 40 (Silver Springs Blvd) in Ocala, Florida. Designed by Russell Pearson (who also designed Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO and Ghost Town in the Sky in Maggie Valley, NC) it opened on 2 February 1963 and remained opened until 1984. Visitors arrived at the visitor center ? a replica Southern Railway station -- and rode a wood-burning narrow gauge engine to a mock Western town to see gunfights, saloon dances, an ?Indian village? and various amusement rides.

Physical Description

• 1 photoprint - b&w - 5 x 8 in.

Subject Term

• Fairs--Florida--Hillsborough County--Tampa
• Governors--Florida--Hillsborough County--Tampa
• Dancers
• Entertainers
• Tourism--Employees
• Costume
• Cowboys

Geographic Term

• Hillsborough County (Fla)
• Tampa (Fla)

Personal Subject

• Bryant, Farris (Cecil Farris), 1914-2002
• McCoy, Denny
• Fales, Mary

Subject Corporate

• Florida--Governor (1961-1965 : Bryant)
• Six Gun Territory (Ocala, Fla)

Subject Meeting

• Florida State Fair (Tampa, Fla)

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