Photograph was edited for publication purposes. This ceremony took place at the Ambassador Hotel. Photograph caption dated May 19, 1948 reads, "Honored as the citizen who has contributed most during the last year to the welfare of world trade in this area, Walt Disney is shown as he was presented a bronze plaque award at World Trade Conference. Left to right, LeRoy D. Owen, conference chairman; Disney, Actress Alexis Smith and Mayor Fletcher Bowron, who won the same award in the year 1945."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Disney, Walt,--1901-1966 Smith, Alexis,--1921-1993 Bowron, Fletcher,--1887-1968 Ambassador Hotel Awards--California--Los Angeles Animators--United States Motion picture producers and directors--United States Motion picture actors and actresses--United States Mayors--California--Los Angeles Hotels--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs Group portraits Portrait photographs
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