Aerial Photograph of Disney World

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Description

This aerial photograph from March 1, 1954, shows the area southwest of Orlando, Florida, which would be transformed from mostly swampland into the home of the Disney World theme park complex in the early 1970s. The lake’s southern and eastern shoreline, in the upper left corner of the photograph, has retained much of its shape since the development of the area.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

National Archives Identifier: 595120

Full Citation: Aerial Photograph of Disney World; 3/1/1954; Aerial Photography of the Soil Conservation Service, 1934–1954; Records of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, Record Group 114; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/aerial-disney-world/, October 31, 2026]

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