Here are a few photos found on ebay. The one above is a mystery. The one below includes the following caption:[WALT DISNEY RECEIVING AN HONORARY DEGREE IN CANADA. PICTURED ARE JOHN BARON TWEEDSMUIR OF CANADA AND IRVING LANGMUIR OF NEW YORK ALONG WITH WALT. THE PHOTO, STAMPED 6/28/38 ON THE BACK.]
[WALT DISNEY RECEIVING AN AWARD. THE 7"X8" PHOTO IS DATED 1955 ON THE BACK. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHAT THE AWARD IS OR WHOM THE OTHER GENTLEMAN IS WHO IS PRESENTING THE AWARD. ]
In addition, a while back I posted this photo (click on link) and we could not find the caption. It has just been posted on ebay with the following caption:
[OFFERED HERE IS AN ORIGINAL PHOTO OF WALT DISNEY, ALONG WITH MARY LOU HARRINGTON AND NBC DIRECTOR JOY STORM PROMOTING THE SALE OF DEFENSE SAVINGS BONDS ON NBC'S RADIO SHOW "THE TREASURY HOUR". THE 8"X10" PHOTO IS DATED 12/8/41 AND HAS THE DELL PUBLISHING STAMP ON THE REAR.]
2 comments:
Intersting award photo.
Langmuir and Tweedsmuir received honorary degrees from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, but as far as I can determine Walt Disney did not. It is interesting to note too that Langmuir does not have an award in his hands and he is not dressed in cap and gown.
The date on the photo may indicate the picture was taken at Yale University, where both Disney and Tweedsmuir received honorary degrees on June 22, 1938.
I took another look at the first image. The manicured, enclosed lawn in the background gives the location away: I think Walt is on the grounds of the lawn bowling club he joined in Palm Springs.
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