A question from tomorrow's voters
In 1956 Walt Disney wrote Vice President Richard Nixon and asked for an interview for a television program.
An amusement for all
Stereographs, a pair of nearly identical images positioned side by side on a card, were popular from the 1850’s well into the 20th century. When looking at a...
Anaheim, after a mouse…
German immigrants founded Anaheim, California, in 1857 on just 200 acres of land. This 1956 aerial photograph was taken one year after the grand opening of Disneyland...
Bird’s eye view of Orlando
This aerial photograph from March 1, 1954, shows the area southwest of Orlando, Florida, which would be transformed from mostly swampland into the home of the Disney...
Edison's phonograph
One of Thomas Edison’s best known inventions is the phonograph, patented May 18, 1880. Edison was a prolific inventor; he received patents for his changes to the...
Hitchcock petitions
At 55, Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, a British subject, applied for naturalization, listing his occupation as “movie producer and director.” He became a United States...
Louis Armstrong registers for the draft
Future jazz great Louis Armstrong of New Orleans was among nearly 24 million men aged 18–45 who registered for the draft during 1917–18, a requirement of the new...