Name/Title
Walt and Sharon Disney on Wildcat Railroad TrainEntry/Object ID
2016.8.103Description
A black and white photograph featuring Walt Disney and his daughter Sharon (most likely) sitting on the Wildcat Railroad train. The image is a close-up of the steam engine, where Disney is in overalls and a train conductor hat, sitting next to a woman with short hair and a sleeveless top. Another man in overalls and a train conductor hat, most likely Billy Jones, stands next to the engine. The image is surrounded by a white border.Photograph Details
Subject Person or Organization
William Jones, Walter Elias Disney, Sharon Mae DisneyCollection
Billy Jones Family Collection, History CollectionCataloged By
registrar@numulosgatos.orgAcquisition
Accession
2016.8Source or Donor
Geraldine Alice PetersAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
The Family of William "Billy" and Geraldine JonesMade/Created
Date made
1953Time Period
20th CenturyLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Photograph, Black-and-WhiteNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Width
5-1/8 inLength
3-1/2 inCondition
Overall Condition
Very GoodGeneral Notes
Note Type
Cataloging NoteNote
Walt Disney and his daughter Sharon, as well as the date of their visit, were identified by Los Gatos railroad historian Ed Kelley IV (in consultation with Michael Campbell, president emeritus of the Carolwood Foundation and friend of the Disney family) via email to Alexandra Thompson on 3/25/2024.
