Finishing up the 1950’s Medley

The last few of this 1950’s series begins with a shot of the Adventureland entrance; looks like this lady is trying to scoop our photographer with HER shot–the nerve! View #2 was taken just inside the Frontierland gates, which often seems to be the least crowded of all the Disneyland entrances in the morning.



Here’s a crowded view of how this area looks today:



As a follow-up to my previous Sgt. Preston/Ken-L-Ration posts, David from Sherman Oaks did a little digging on ebay and came up with these fantastic shots showing the T-Shirt & Button from the 1957 contest:







HUGE shout-out to David for sending these fantastic photos from his collection! DVD/Blu-ray update: “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian” is coming out next week on December 2nd. This installment is a little darker than its predecessor, which is probably why I like it better!



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Ken-L-Ration Kids’ Amateur Dog Show, Pt. 3

This little series ends in Adventureland, where the bandstand was moved for its final gasp to Magnolia Park. How fitting that a Dalmatian takes home the big prize!



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Ken-L-Ration Kids’ Amateur Dog Show, Pt. 2

More from the same March 31, 1957 Dog Show, these photos have Sergeant Preston, and appear to have been taken outside Holidayland. However, Holidayland didn’t open until June according to what I’ve read, so it still had a few months to go when these photos were taken. Dick Simmons played Canadian Mountie Sgt. Preston from 1955–1958 on CBS. I wonder how Disney sponsor ABC felt about him being at the park?!?



The poor pooches don’t seem too happy about having to wear Mouse Ears!



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Ken-L-Ration Kids’ Amateur Dog Show

Dated March 31, 1957, these two vintage images are from the Ken-L-Ration Kids’ Amateur Dog Show. Photo #1 shows the kids with their pets, standing in the location of what is still the current Dog Kennel Area, albeit sponsored by Purina instead of Ken-L-Ration/Biskit.



Vintage Shot #2 shows the registration area:



I’m not sure if a homespun contest like this would fly today or generate much interest. Seems like guests today expect a lot more “wow” from Disneyland. Ah, back when life was simpler. See more vintage and current Disneyland photos at my regular website.

Return to the Dog Show at the Bandstand

Here’s another shot from the Dog Show that I featured over a month ago and that was also on the Gorilla Blog and Matterhorn Blog. Looks like Sergeant Preston in this one which shows the old Bandstand in Magnolia Park.

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Disneyland, June 15, 1959

Here are two shots from a family’s trip to Disneyland on June 15, 1959. Love the caption on the first one: “We were all fresh as daisies here.” This especially applies to the little girl in the crisp white dress, standing in front of an attraction poster for Alice (most likely her favorite character) that is located (I believe) in Tomorrowland.



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