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Photo, Print, Drawing Walt Disney with Company at Press Conference.

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Title

  • Walt Disney with Company at Press Conference.

Summary

  • Walt Disney (1901--66), the American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, and entrepreneur, was best known for creating such iconic characters as Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse, for whom Disney himself was the original voice. In the 1930s and 1940s, he produced full-length animated films that included Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), Pinocchio (1940), and Bambi (1942). In 1955, Disney opened Disneyland, a theme park located in Anaheim, California that featured many attractions based on Disney film characters. This 1965 photograph shows Disney and his brother Roy (1873--1971) with Florida's Governor W. Haydon Burns (1912--87), announcing plans to create a Disney theme park in the state. Walt Disney World opened in 1971. Located just southwest of Orlando, Florida, the attraction grew to become the largest resort in the world, covering 47 square miles (122 square kilometers) and encompassing four theme parks, two water parks, a wilderness preserve, and numerous hotels.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1965-11-15.

Headings

  • -  United States of America--Florida--Orlando
  • -  1965-11-15
  • -  Amusement parks
  • -  Burns, Haydon, 1912-1987
  • -  Disney, Roy O. (Roy Oliver), 1893-1971
  • -  Disney, Walt, 1901-1966
  • -  Governors
  • -  Press conferences
  • -  Walt Disney Company
  • -  Walt Disney World (Florida)

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  "In the photograph, from left to right: Walt Disney, Governor Haydon Burns, Roy Disney."--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 photoprint : black and white ; 4 x 5 inches.
  • -  Original resource at: State Library and Archives of Florida.
  • -  Content in English.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Source Collection

  • Department of Commerce Collection

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021669931

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • image

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IIIF Presentation Manifest

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Chicago citation style:

Walt Disney with Company at Press Conference. Florida Orlando United States of America, 1965. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, -11-15] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021669931/.

APA citation style:

(1965) Walt Disney with Company at Press Conference. Florida Orlando United States of America, 1965. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, -11-15] [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021669931/.

MLA citation style:

Walt Disney with Company at Press Conference. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, -11-15] Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021669931/>.