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Rare Color Photos From Disneyland’s Opening 62 Years Ago

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Actor Ronald Reagan attends the opening day of Disneyland.

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Actress Adelle August poses during the Opening day of Disneyland in Anaheim,California.

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Actress Kathleen Case poses on the train tracks on Autopia during the Opening day of Disneyland in Anaheim,California.

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Actor Steve Rowland and actress Kathleen Case and Adelle August pose on the train during the Opening day of Disneyland in Anaheim,California.

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Actress Kathleen Case poses by the railroad steam train during the Opening day of Disneyland in Anaheim,California.

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Actress Adelle August poses as she plays the Esmeralda fortune reader during the opening day of Disneyland.

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Five-year-old Christine Lee of Chicago, doesn’t look a bit frightened by the hungry look in Monstro’s eye as she sits snugly on the miniature whale’s tongue at Disneyland, June 22, 1955.

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A taste of Tahitian scenery at Adventureland, one of the sections of the Disneyland in California, at the point of embarkation, June 7, 1955.

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The City Hall on the edge of the city square was also the offices for the public relations department of Disneyland in California, June 7, 1955.

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The railroad station at entrance to Disneyland in California complete with bell tower, June 7, 1955. Visitors entering Disneyland enter under tunnels at either side of the station. The Disneyland Railroad takes passengers all around the park.

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