They give us those nice bright colors
They give us the greens of summers
Makes you think all the world’s a sunny day
In 1953 Max Gene Leonard travelled to London to see the Coronation. He lived in Winslow and worked at RAF Upper Heyford where he was a schoolmaster for American children of the US forces there. He usually took his camera which he armed with Kodachrome film and on this day was no exception.
Trafalgar Square
The Mall
Trafalgar Square
Westminster Bridge
Tower Bridge
Lambeth Pier
Windsor Castle
Houses of Parliament
Whitehall
Buckingham Palace
Michael Leonard’s collection of photos can he seen here including his father’s photos of London in 1953.
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