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- ↑ "Alice's Auto Race". YouTube . 5 August 2017.
- ↑ "Lost Disney film featuring 'origin' of Mickey Mouse found in Japan". The Asahi Shimbun. Archived from the original on November 15, 2018. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
- ↑ "Dave Bossert on Instagram: "An image of a great Oswald gag from The Ole Swimmin' 'Ole (1928). I'll be posting more Oswald images in the weeks ahead. #oswaldtheluckyrabbit #oswald #disney #disneyfan #disneyworld #disneyland #califirniaadventure @oswald_the_lucky_rabbit_ @oswald19270905 @oswald_the_lucky_rabbit_book @oswald_the_lucky_rabbit1928 @oswaldtheluckyrabbitfanclub #oswald_gallery www.davidbossert.com"". Instagram.
- ↑ "'Lost' Disney cartoon Sleigh Bells to be screened". BBC News . BBC. November 3, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Disney Rarities Reveals the Lost Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon!". April 24, 2017.