Four Views From 1957

Four nice black and white views from 1957. First up is a nice image of the Clock of Tomorrow.

Next up is a couple of interesting views of the Jungle River Cruise. First up is a nice view of the outrigger.

I like the outrigger in the foreground featuring the skulls and in the background is a nice tiki.

Final view for today is a nice image of the horseless carriage in front of the Red Wagon Inn.

Two Views from July 1959

Two snapshots that make me smile. The photographs show how Disneyland made people, young and old, happy and more child like. Well, at least one half of the couple is happy and smiling.

Souvenir Friday- Lakeside Haunted Mansion Game Promotional Button

A very rare button for a popular Haunted Mansion collectible board game, the Lakeside Haunted Mansion game. I believe this button was given away at the New York Toy Far. Of course, I am looking forward to a fun Halloween season and this button is great for this time of year.

Field Trip to Disneyland May 1964 Part 3

Main Street USA in 1964. Very uncrowded compared to today...and not as much merchandise.

World's Fair Wednesday- More From 1933 Chicago Views

Three more artistic views from the 1933 Chicago World's Fair. Electricity was still pretty novel and an entire building was devoted to the display of all the wonderful items electrical.

Next up is the transportation building, held up by sky hooks. A great design and reminiscent of many of the modern buildings that were built after the World's Fair.

Final image is the general exhibits building in a fantastic Art Moderne design. I am sure the exhibits had great deco and machine age design.

Field Trip to Disneyland May 1964 Part 3

Today we visit the Jungle River Cruise of 1964 with a couple of images of the scenes. First up is a neat image of the elephant bathing pool.

Next up is a blurry image of the attacking head hunters...they were moving so quick the photographer could not capture them in focus.

Things From the Gate- 1974 Version 2

Dated 6/74, this is the second version of the Disneyland advertising brochure. The change is an increase in ticket prices of approximately 50 cents per ticket book.

Disneyland Field Trip 1964- Part 2

Some more snapshots from the Disneyland field trip. First up is a close up image of one of the girls riding King's Arthur Carrousel. Check out how shiny the brass pole is.

Next up is a nice shot of the Keystone Kops saxophone quartet playing on Main Street. I totally dig the costumes.

Disneyland Field Trip 1964

A nice little grouping of snapshots that I will post over the next couple of days. It appears from the photographs that the trip was a school field trip. First up is a nice view of Tomorrowland with the Douglas Rocket to the Moon. Tomorrowland had not changed much from 1955 with the neat bubble lights and decoration on the wall as well as the fantastic lights.

This image, although a little dark, is fun. The group is on the school bus after the visit to Disneyland. Notice the hat on the guy in the back right of the picture. It is a nice souvenir hat with Sleeping Beauty Castle on the front.

Souvenir Friday- Early Disneyland Letter

A nice letter from Ed Ettinger, the director of publicity to Jimmy Star of the LA Herald Express. The letter is thanking Jimmy for his kind words for Disneyland. Ed was the first director of publicity at Disneyland. Jimmy was the entertainment reporter for the Herald Express. However, there may have been some self serving as Jimmy also ran the Movie Star shop "Show Business" on Main Street. Still an interesting letter showing how Disneyland was being seen by the public and the press in 1955.

Two Knott's Pitchur Gallery Photos- 1945

One of the more fun novelties at Knott's Berry Farm is the Pitchur Gallery. It was very popular as evidenced by the number of these photographs I have found over the years. These two are nice from 1945. The first one is of a cute little boy in his plaid suit with fancy dress shoes.

The rest of the family decided to pose at the covered wagon.

World's Fair Wednesday- Golden Gate At Night

More images from the 1940 Viewmaster reel of the Golden Gate Exposition at night. First up is an image of the Pacifica Statue.

The Tower of the Sun and fountain is the next photograph. The Tower of the Sun was the main structure at the fairgrounds.

Two Pics from 1962

Two fun black and white snapshots from 1962. First up is a great view of the old mill on Tom Sawyer's Island with the fishing pier on the right hand side.

A nice view of the Caterpillar cars on Alice In Wonderland. The guy certainly looks happy and excited to ride.....

Things From the Gate- 1974 Advertising Brochure

The first of two brochures from 1974. Disneyland could have saved some money by not changing prices so often. This brochure has a date code of 3/74.

H.R. Putnstuf at Six Flags Over Georgia

Dated June 1973 when the characters were on tour and stopped at Six Flags Over Georgia in Atlanta.

Two From 1962

Two color snapshots from 1962. First up is a view of the Indian Village dancers for Major Pepperidge as we all know how much he loves the Indian dancers.

Next up is a fantastic shot of the entry plaza with a grouping of attraction posters.

Those with a sharp eye and a love of vintage attraction posters will notice this very rare Stouffer's in Disneyland poster, the first Enchanted Tiki Room and Tahitian Terrace poster.

Souvenir Friday- Horse Drawn Trolley Adveritising Original Art

Another piece of original art for the interior of the Horse Drawn Trolley. This time the advertising is for the Mark Twain. I like the rainbow and the drawing of the Mark Twain is very nice. There were two of these in the auction, a black and white sketch and this one which has been hand colored.

Views From Fantasyland

The last two images from a series of pictures when Disneyland was not very crowded. First up is an image that appears to have been shot from the steps at the exit to the Skyway.

Next up is an image taken at a Kodak Picture spot. Of course it is at the fantastic Pirate ship. You may recognize this little kid from a previous post of him in Tomorrowland.

World's Fair Wednesday- 1940 Golden Gate Exposition Night Scenes

These night images come from a scarce Viewmaster reel Golden Gate International Exposition 1940 Night Scenes. The exposition was on an island in the middle of the San Francisco Bay called Treasure Island. Treasure Island was a man made island built specifically for the exposition. First up is a view of the Mines, Metal and Machinery Building lit up at night.

This view is of the Tower of the Elephant.

The site of the Fair was to become an airport servicing the Pan American Airline China Clippers, but due to the war, the location became a Naval base. In 1997, the Naval base closed and the site is now home to movie studios and residential housing.

Ghost Town on Main Street

Two views of a very uncrowded Main Street taken circa 1960. I long for days at Disneyland with this few people in the park, of course Disney does not. First up is a great view of the Red Wagon Inn with no guests in sight.

A few people in this image of Town Square, but not too many. This view really shows how the design of Main Street gives the image of a town that extends a distance.