Coronation Photo Story – Daily Mail 6/3/1953

Headline: “Coronation Photo Story” This newspaper is largely dedicated to the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.  Many pages full of pictures.
From the Daily Mail, 06/03/1953

Contains 32 pages.

Photos in gallery for this newspaper include:

• 2 page coronation of Queen Elizabeth II photo spread
• center coronation photo spread
• Elizabeth sitting on the coronation chair during the ceremony
• full page image of Elizabeth alighting from the royal carriage
• Elizabeth holding scepter and wearing the crown during coronation ceremony.  She looks so young!
• Elizabeth and Philip in royal coach
• small tear on spine
• A now-hilarious “do good girls make bad wives?” advertisement targeted to women scared about their upcoming wedding night.  The ad asks the question “what happens to girls who have been too prudish during courtship?”
• Joe and Asbestos comic strip: this would be considered a racist depiction today
• a Walter Winchell column.  I know of Walter Winchell from the movie, but it’s the first time I’ve actually seen one of his newspaper columns.
• full page of comics including Joe Palooka, Kerry Drake and Mickey Finn