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It’s 1956, and Black Bart is in Disneyland’s Frontierland hamming it up for the cameras. The lady on the left with her hand on the hip does not seem amused.
I am guessing Unamused Lady took this next image of her Honey, who was apparently more into being in front of the camera than she was. Note the storybook-style map in the background touting the new Rainbow Cavern Mine Train attraction....

Thanks to the annual goof of my hosting company screwing up my SSL Certificate renewal, my site was down for the last day or so. This also meant all the photos in my blog were inaccessible, too. Oh the joys of running a website. Today I celebrate one...

“The Little Princess” gave Shirley the chance to briefly play a ballerina during the dream sequence. Surrounded by a number of lovely ladies with far more training than her, our gal Shirley still did an admirable job.
In her autobiography, Shirley recalled training with dance instructor Ernest Belcher for the film:...

I came from a family of collectors, and one of the easiest things to collect as a kid was matchbooks. That’s right; those little cardboard things that help people light up cancer sticks. Every restaurant worth its salt had a jar of matches at the host...