Fine Print: Queen Elizabeth II during her visit to America. New York City, 1957 Size:11 x 14 in (28 x 36 cm) Rain pours over a deserted

Rain pours over a deserted courtyard in Elland

In the foreground

Bendiksen travelled there neither as a correspondent nor as a holiday-goer

he became the first contract photographer for the Observer

There does not have to be a single storyline

Fine Print: Queen Elizabeth II during her visit to America. New York City, 1957 Size:11 x 14 in (28 x 36 cm) Rain pours over a desertedBetween 1950 and 1961 Burt Glinn shot more than 250 American subjects for LIFE magazine. They vary from the light hearted (Animals on TV) to the tragic (Thanksgiving Plane Crash). In this image taken in 1957, Queen Elizabeth II is photographed in New York City during her visit to America.