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Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.
Photograph of Walt Disney Studio Animators
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.

Photograph of Walt Disney Studio Animators

Artifact ID1982.32515.03
Date January 1930
Medium Paper, Ink
Dimensions8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Physical DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Walt Disney's original animators taken in January 1930. They are in two rows, standing in the back row and kneeling in the front row. Standing, from left: Les Clark, Jack King, Ben Sharpsteen, Jack Cutting, Burt Gillett, Ub Iwerks, Win Smith, Wilfred Jackson, Bill Cottrell, Floyd Gottfredson. Kneeling, from left, Dick Lundy, Charles Byrne, Carlos Manriquez, Norm Ferguson, Merle Gilson, Chuck Couch, Carl Stalling, Johnny Cannon, Walt Disney. Lettered over the image is "UB IWERTS," "MERLE GILSON," "WALT," and "OVER" in blue. They are at the Disney Studios in Burbank, CA, and standing in front of a building with a double door and striped awnings on the windows, lettered "WALT DISNEY STUDIO" over the door. There are bushes and trees in front of the windows and on either side of the doors. Inscribed on back.
Historical NoteWalt Disney, Ub Iwerks, and gifter Merle Gilson are marked on this photograph. Iwerts, who worked for Disney 1920–1965, helped create Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and Mickey Mouse. Gilson, who started in 1929, also worked on the early Mickey Mouse cartoons.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThe item was a gift from a member of the general public to President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan during the Reagan administration. It was received through the Executive Office of the President Office of Correspondence and maintained there until its transfer to the National Archives in January, 1989 for deposit with the Reagan Presidential Library.
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - Possibly
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