After yesterday’s post, I figured we'd stick around Frontierland for a little while longer. Unfortunately, it looks like we’ve encountered a heap of trouble—it’s Black Bart! Well, maybe he's not as dangerous as he looks...he's probably just a big ol' ham. Even Sheriff Lucky on the right seems to be amused at him mugging it up for the guest snapping this photo. These negatives were undated, but most likely they are from 1955 or thereabouts. Some of the other shots in this series may be from a year or so later...hard to tell if all these negatives were actually related. I just take what I can get, folks!

Everyone seems a little bit more serious in this photo:



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Graduating from Tomorrowland, our curriculum now shifts over to the wild untamed plains of Frontierland. Here, Bobby & Susie are entering the gates through one of my favorite lands:



When it was originally built, the timbers of Frontierland truly looked rustic and hand-hewn:



Something tells me little Susie won’t be doing much shopping in Frontierland; this place appeals more to stinky little boys like Bobby!



Susie better hide her purse from Black Bart!



Sheriff Lucky to the rescue!



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Looks like Dorothy has just joined the group, with today’s Frontierland August 1956 entry. Black Bart is welcoming the gals who are just tickled pink to be photographed with this scalawag! Hard to imagine this smiling romeo in a daily shootout with the sherriff, isn’t it? I have included a close-up of the signage touting all of the wonderful Frontierland attractions that guests could enjoy.



Yesterday, we learned that the Golden Girls loved fast vehicles; once they got a glimpse of the Mark Twain from the E.P. Ripley, they had to see it up close to find out if it was the right mode of transportation for them.



The up close and personal view:



Although the Keel Boat was considered, I can’t imagine these gals spinning around the Rivers of America in such a tiny and cramped vehicle. Surely they picked the Twain, so as not to muss their outfits.



The Stagecoach has just pulled into town, with Rainbow Ridge in the background.



Last photo for today features the rarely seen Conestoga Wagon. With the wide open and undeveloped spaces of 1956, this area truly looks like a Frontierland.



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