A limousine carrying Queen Elizabeth II passes beneath a huge British flag hanging above State Street while en route to the Drake Hotel in Chicago on July 6, 1959.
Queen Elizabeth II rides in a car with Gov. William Stratton and Mayor Richard J. Daley on July 6, 1959, in Chicago.
Queen Elizabeth II, left, listens to Mayor Richard J. Daley, at microphone, welcome the royal party to Chicago on July 6, 1959. Prince Philip, from left, Gov. William Stratton and Canadian Prime Minister John Diefenbaker were among the dignitaries on hand.
Queen Elizabeth II stands with Gov. William Stratton and Mayor Richard J. Daley as Capt. John Myers presents an honor guard to the visiting monarch July 6, 1959, in Chicago.
Queen Elizabeth II greets Chancellor Lawrence Kimpton of the University of Chicago during the British monarch’s visit to Chicago on July 6, 1959.
Queen Elizabeth II’s motorcade travels through Chicago on July 6, 1959.
Queen Elizabeth II reads a greeting at a ceremony July 6, 1959, in Chicago. Among the dignitaries in attendance was Gov. William Stratton.
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip visit Chicago on July 6, 1959.
Queen Elizabeth II, from left, Prince Philip and Chicago’s first lady Eleanor “Sis” Daley greet visitors at a reception at the Drake Hotel on July 7, 1959.
Queen Elizabeth II’s motorcade travels down Michigan Avenue on July 6, 1959.
Queen Elizabeth II, in Chicago for a whirlwind visit July 6, 1959, sits with Mayor Richard J. Daley in a special cart while touring the International Trade Fair at Navy Pier.
Queen Elizabeth II sits between Mayor Richard J. Daley, left, and Prince Philip as they ride in a cart at Navy Pier while touring the Chicago International Trade Fair on July 6, 1959.
Flag-waving crowds wait to get a glimpse of Queen Elizabeth II outside the Museum of Science and Industry on July 6, 1959.
Queen Elizabeth II and William McCormick Blair walk through the Art Institute during the queen’s visit to Chicago on July 6, 1959.
At the Museum of Science and Industry, Queen Elizabeth II talks into a phone, which played back her voice, as Maj. Lenox Lohr, president of the museum, shows her how the gadget works on July 6, 1959.
Queen Elizabeth II arrives for a tour of the Art Institute of Chicago on July 6, 1959. Joining the queen are William McCormick Blair, from left, of the Art Institute; Gov. William Stratton; Blair’s wife, Helen; Prince Philip; and Mayor Richard J. Daley.
Queen Elizabeth II takes a tour of the Museum of Science and Industry on July 6, 1959. The queen and Prince Philip, far left, emerge through a wooden tub doorway of the washer exhibit.
Mayor Richard J. Daley and Queen Elizabeth II attend a dinner held in her honor at the Hilton Chicago on July 6, 1959.
Guests toast Queen Elizabeth II during a dinner at the grand ballroom in Chicago’s Hilton Hotel on July 6, 1959. The queen also offered a toast extending greetings to President Dwight Eisenhower.
