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George Ameen Hamid Sr. (February 4, 1896 – June 1971) was an entrepreneur who made major contributions to America's outdoor amusement and entertainment industry. He established significant productions during the 20th century for George Hamid
IAAPA He died in 1971.
Hamid Circus
official website 1896 births 1971 deaths American entertainment industry businesspeople American entertainers American circus owners Emigrants from the Ottoman Empire to the United States 20th-century American businesspeople {{US-business-bio-1890s-stub
George Ameen Hamid Sr. (February 4, 1896 – June 1971) was an entrepreneur who made major contributions to America's outdoor amusement and entertainment industry. He established significant productions during the 20th century for fairs
A fair (archaic: faire or fayre) is a gathering of people for a variety of entertainment or commercial activities. Fairs are typically temporary with scheduled times lasting from an afternoon to several weeks.
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, circus
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es, carnival
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s and exposition
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*Universal exposition or World's Fair
*Expository writing
**Exposition (narrative)
*Exposition (music)
*Trade fair
* ''Exposition'' (album), the debut album by the band Wax on Radio
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s. He is the father of George A. Hamid Jr. He was born in 1896 in Broumana
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, Ottoman Empire
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. He moved to America in 1907 with the Buffalo Bill Wild West show, and later founded the Hamid-Morton Circus with Robert Morton.
In 1953 he became President of the IAAPA (International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions). ''Newsweek
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'' magazine described him in 1965 as "one of America's top entrepreneurs in outdoor entertainment".IAAPA He died in 1971.
See also
*Aquafair
Aquafair was an animal theme park and tourist attraction in, what was at the time, unincorporated Miami-Dade County, near what used to be Ojus, Florida, that ran from 1956 to 1961.
Owner
A man named George_A._Hamid_Sr., George A. Hamid bought an ...
* Aquarama Aquarium Theater of the Sea
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Aquarama Aquarium Theater of the Sea, also known as Aquarama, was a unique 1960s aquarium attraction located in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the intersection of Broad Street and Hartranft Street, just west of the South Phil ...
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Hamid Circus
official website 1896 births 1971 deaths American entertainment industry businesspeople American entertainers American circus owners Emigrants from the Ottoman Empire to the United States 20th-century American businesspeople {{US-business-bio-1890s-stub