Walt Disney Posing in the Greenfield Village Tintype Studio, 1940
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Walt Disney spent years imagining his ground-breaking theme park, Disneyland, before it opened in 1955. Disney visited many places to find inspiration, including Henry Ford's Greenfield Village. During a tour in 1940, he stopped in the village tintype studio. Disney posed for and autographed this portrait for display in the studio
Walt Disney spent years imagining his ground-breaking theme park, Disneyland, before it opened in 1955. Disney visited many places to find inspiration, including Henry Ford's Greenfield Village. During a tour in 1940, he stopped in the village tintype studio. Disney posed for and autographed this portrait for display in the studio
Artifact
Tintype (Photograph)
Date Made
12 April 1940
Subject Date
12 April 1940
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
91.0.44.51
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Tintype (Process)
Dimensions
Height: 5.875 in
Width: 3.875 in
Inscriptions
Walt Disney 4-12-40
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