Tom Sawyer Island at Magic Kingdom, 1974
Dublin Core
Title
Tom Sawyer Island at Magic Kingdom, 1974
Alternative Title
Tom Sawyer Island
Subject
Lake Buena Vista (Fla.)
Theme parks
Description
Nancy Lynn Cepero (b. 1954) walking across the bridge at Tom Sawyer Island at Magic Kingdom in 1974.Magic Kingdom, located at 1180 Seven Seas Drive, is a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Construction for the resort began in 1967, after the death of Walt Disney (1901-1966). Magic Kingdom was the first park of the Walt Disney Resort to open on October 1, 1971. The park included 33 attractions in six themed areas: Main Street U.S.A., Adventureland, Frontierland, Fantasyland, Tomorrowland, and Liberty Square. Tom Sawyer Island is an island in Frontierland that opened on May 20, 1973. It features references to Mark Twain's (1835-1910) novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Creator
Cepero, Ray
Source
Original color photograph by Ray Cepero, 1974: Private Collection of Nancy Lynn Cepero.
Date Created
ca. 1974-09
Contributor
Cepero, Nancy Lynn
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original color photograph by Ray Cepero, 1974.
Is Part Of
Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
144 KB
Medium
1 color photograph
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Tom Sawyer Island, Magic Kingdom, Orlando, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Ray Cepero.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Nancy Lynn Cepero and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
External Reference
"Magic Kingdom Park." Walt Disney World. https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/destinations/magic-kingdom/.
Watts, Steven. The Magic Kingdom: Walt Disney and the American Way of Life. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1974.
Collection
Citation
Cepero, Ray, “Tom Sawyer Island at Magic Kingdom, 1974,” RICHES, accessed December 12, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/4437.