Welcome for Emperor - Thousands cram vantage points to see arrival

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Title

Welcome for Emperor - Thousands cram vantage points to see arrival

Description

A large crowd gathers atop the roof of a section of the Palisadoes Airport, while others gather on the ground level in Kingston, Jamaica, to await the arrival of H.I.M. Haile Selassie, in April 1966. Police are among the crowd to keep order.

Subject

People; Crowd; Airports - Jamaica; Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia - 1892-1975; State visits; Police - Jamaica - Kingston

Source

NLJ Photograph Collection. IN: Royal Visits - Emperor Haile Selassie

Identifier

D0002042

Format

JPEG

Type

Photograph

Publisher

1966

Citation

“Welcome for Emperor - Thousands cram vantage points to see arrival,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed November 17, 2024, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/824.