Search
- Walt Disney Shows Harriet Bennett How to Draw Mickey Mouse during a Visit to Henry Ford Museum, April 12, 1940 - Walt Disney visited Henry Ford Museum in April 1940. He spoke to Greenfield Village school students and drew Mickey Mouse for them. Disney visited the museum and village multiple times. Greenfield Village, with its re-created historical main street, railroad depot, and lagoon and steamboat, undoubtedly influenced Disney's ideas for his own Disneyland theme park, which opened in 1955.
- April 12, 1940
- Collections - Artifact
Walt Disney Shows Harriet Bennett How to Draw Mickey Mouse during a Visit to Henry Ford Museum, April 12, 1940
Walt Disney visited Henry Ford Museum in April 1940. He spoke to Greenfield Village school students and drew Mickey Mouse for them. Disney visited the museum and village multiple times. Greenfield Village, with its re-created historical main street, railroad depot, and lagoon and steamboat, undoubtedly influenced Disney's ideas for his own Disneyland theme park, which opened in 1955.