This slide was in my dad's collection while I was going through them this weekend. After sending it to the Ringling Historian, Dom Yodice, Dom came back with this great answer.The slide is actually from late 1955. On December 4,1955 Ringling actually played their winter quarters for the last stand of the season.
They set up the Big Top and Menagerie and midway along the main road through winter quarters. Along the outside of the midway they lined up many of the floats from the past seasons. That is the slide you have.
You can see going from left to right the Sleeping Beauty 1954, Trojan Horse 1952, Little Red School House 1953, Showboat 1953, Halloween 1955, Thanksgiving 1955, and the Airplane jeep 1952.
Best regards as always,
Dom
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