Mystery photo of factory workers, possibly in Portadown, celebrating Queen Elizabeth II Coronation in 1953
![Mystery over who is photographed in this photo taken of a celebration of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth 11 in 1953. Elizabeth and Shirley McNeill believe the photo was taken in a factory in Portadown, Co Armagh.](https://www.northernirelandworld.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmQ0Y2I5YTE2LWJjZDItNGJmNC1hMjRkLWEyZmU3N2M3N2U5YzpmYWVjNjJiZi1kODZhLTQ4OWMtYTQxMC1hMjZlMmUxZjJkYWE=.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65&enable=upscale)
![Mystery over who is photographed in this photo taken of a celebration of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth 11 in 1953. Elizabeth and Shirley McNeill believe the photo was taken in a factory in Portadown, Co Armagh.](/img/placeholder.png)
Local women Elizabeth and Shirley McNeill found the photo while clearing out old papers belonging to their grandfather.
Elizabeth revealed: “We had been clearing out an old unit in the garage and came across this photo in a drawer.
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"It is a picture of men in a factory setting,” said Elizabeth. “I take it it is from a local factory and they are holding a banner ‘Coronation1953’. There are bunting and streamers in the background.”
She is unsure of which factory the photo was taken. However she explained: “Our grandfather John McNeill was a chairmaker/instructor foreman in McDonaghs Furniture factory but I don’t see him in the picture. The other possibilities are Wade's or the Foundry.”
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