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Posted: 19 Aug 2019


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The King Cometh

The King Cometh
A photo of people on rooftops for the Vintage Photos Theme Park.

This is a snapshot of "The King" taken from high up in or on top of a building overlooking the streets of an unknown city. A pair of U.S. flags extend across the top of the photo, and something's blocking the view in the lower right-hand corner (but the blurry object provided a handy place to write a caption).

Crowds of people have gathered on rooftops, in windows, and along the streets to watch the king go by. He's riding in an open car accompanied by another automobile and two motorcycles with sidecars. Anyone recognize the location?

See a cropped version of the photo for a better view of the people watching from the rooftops and windows. Another enlargement provides a close-up of the king's car.

The King Cometh (Cropped)

The King Cometh (Detail)

Deborah Lundbech, Smiley Derleth have particularly liked this photo


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 Deborah Lundbech
Deborah Lundbech club
I'd be interested to find out more about this photo.
Did the King of England visit Washington DC pre Queen Elizabeth? Pre WW2?
4 years ago.
 Deborah Lundbech
Deborah Lundbech club
Cool rooftop picture, by the way!
4 years ago.
Alan Mays club has replied to Deborah Lundbech club
Thanks, Deborah, looks like Rick has found the story behind the photo!
4 years ago.
 RicksPics
RicksPics club
Yes, a very cool rooftop photo. I also agree with Deborah that this looks like Washington, DC. King George VI and the Queen visited Washington in 1939. Here's a link to another photo of the occasion: www.alamy.com/stock-photo-us-president-franklin-roosevelt-and-king-george-v-in-automobile-leaving-146762314.html
4 years ago. Edited 4 years ago.
Alan Mays club has replied to RicksPics club
Thanks, Rick! By George, I think you've got it! I was also trying to determine the parade route that FDR and the king took in order to identify the buildings in the photo, but wasn't able to figure out where the photographer might have been located.
4 years ago.

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