Wednesday, October 28, 2009

I'm Waiting for This in Google's LIFE Photo Archive

From the July 1957 Disneylander:
Opening Day memory: BUD COULSON...will never forget the wonderful experience he had on opening day as he guided Life magazine photographers, Allen Grant and Loomis Dean to vantage points. They took over 1,000 pictures that day, including many rolls from the top of the TV camera tower in the Plaza. It's still a mystery as to how Allen and Loomis negotiated that tower with cameras in both hands as well as around their necks.
I have yet to see these appear in the LIFE photo archive hosted by Google.
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7 comments:

  1. Vintage Disneyland TicketsOctober 29, 2009 at 2:57 PM

    I'm waiting too! Over 1000 Life Magazine photos of 7/17/55?? Those photos would make one heck of a Magazine Monday!

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  2. Todd PierceOctober 30, 2009 at 2:10 PM

    Actually, they posted three photos from that shoot.

    http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&sa=1&q=disneyland+july+1955+source%3Alife&aq=f&oq=&aqi=&start=0

    That leaves 997 to go.

    Todd Pierce

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  3. Major PepperidgeOctober 30, 2009 at 2:23 PM

    Wow, can you imagine??

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  4. outsidethebermOctober 31, 2009 at 4:05 PM

    Have heard a few sad rumors regarding the fate of some of those photos...

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  5. Jason SchultzNovember 1, 2009 at 4:42 PM

    outsidetheberm - You can't just leave a comment like that without sharing the heartbreaking rumors!

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  6. C33November 1, 2009 at 7:39 PM

    So was September 12th, 1955 the first day Disneyland was closed following the July 18th public opening?

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  7. Jason SchultzNovember 1, 2009 at 7:42 PM

    Yes, September 12, 1955 was the first day Disneyland was closed.

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