The First Disneyland Postcards

When Disneyland was being imagined by Walt Disney and his famed "Imagineers", a lot of concept sketches and art were created to help flesh out the ideas for the different lands that made up Disneyland.  Some of these concepts (22 to be precise...plus one of Walt pointing at an Herb Ryman concept of the whole park) are what make up the first postcards printed for sale at Disneyland.  This is card # P11883 and shows the Kaiser Aluminum sponsored telescope in Tomorrowland.

I am not sure who painted this piece, but it's a fantastic representation of a then futuristic looking telescope.  Later, visitors to Tomorrowland could purchase a postcard published by Kaiser Aluminum showing the actual exhibit.

For a rare image of the inside of the telescope, check out this picture from Gorilla's Don't Blog.

Until next time....