Disney fans will be interested in one photo in particular from our vintage gallery today.

The black and white images were all taken at a summer carnival fete held in late August 1930 at Chalkwell Park.

The aim of the event was to raise money for the new Southend General Hospital was in the process of being built.

At this time the land for the hospital had been secured and the building work was underway.

As an act of huge generosity to the town, Rupert Edward Cecil Lee Guinness - the 2nd Earl of Iveagh as he was known - had personally picked up the tab for the entire building work for the new hospital - a bill of almost £100,000, £6.4million in today’s money.

But it was down to the Southend community to raise the cash to fund the equipment that would be much needed in the state-of-the-art new building.

Hence the 1930 carnival fete was an important one. Crowds didn't disappoint. More than 6,000 people packed into the fete in Chalkwell Park and many other similar events were held during Carnival Week.

Visitors flocked to take part in the usual games and stalls and to watch dancing and singing acts on stage much like we do today.

But the highlight of the 1930 fete was the appearance of Mickey Mouse - well, two of them in fact.

One photo in our gallery from the fete shows two little girls posing with two costumed Mickeys.

The cartoon character was just two years old at the time and he looked a lot different to how he does today.

In fact, the Southend Pictorial Telegraph was not complimentary about the appearance of the Disney sensation as he took to the stage to wave to revellers.

"On either side of the stage stood two Mickey Mice, big as gorillas and about as handsome," read the article.

The photo gives us an insight into just how different Mickey looked in his early years.

Two years earlier in 1928, Mickey Mouse had shot to fame in film Steamboat Willie- which featured the iconic image of Mickey at the steering wheel of a ship.

This Mickey we see at the fete is far taller and thinner than the Mickey we know today. His eyes are smaller and all black and he appears a lot older than today's more youthful character.

At this time in history Mickey was not quite the well-behaved character we are familiar with today. He was mischievous and even displayed a streak of cruelty but as Mickey virtually became a national symbol in the late twenties and early thirties he was expected to behave properly.

If he occasionally stepped out of line the Disney Studio was bombarded with letters from concerned from citizens and organizations across the globe. Eventually Mickey would be pressured into the perfect role-model."

Another of the big attractions at the fete was Eleanor Mitchell who was famed for being a champion typist.

Eleanor had been born into a prominent Lancashire fairground family in 1906 then at the age of sixteen she became the fastest typist in Europe and went on to win many competitions.

Speed typing contests were extremely popular at this time and Eleanor would take part in carnivals and events all over Europe to wow visitors with her skills on the keyboard.

We're not sure how fast she could personally type but records show the first ever World Typewriting Championships was held in 1906 and was won by Rose L. Fritz who typed 118 words a minute over 15 minutes, without a single error.

Other photos in our gallery include a shot of the Countess of Iveagh opening the fete, a group of men hammering it out in a nail driving competition, dogs displaying their tricks and youngsters enjoying balloon carts and donkey rides.