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Title: Leon Jordan standing in St. Peter's Square
Description: Leon Jordan standing in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City. Jordan is standing in front of a row of concrete barriers. In the back is one of the Vatican's buildings with ornate columns.
Date Published: 1952
Collection: Leon M. Jordan Collection

Title: Leon Jordan with an unidentified man and woman on a wooden walkway
Description: Leon Jordan with an unidentified man and woman standing on a wooden walkway somewhere in Europe. A stall with corrugated roofing is behind the mon the walkway. Leon is holding a jacket under his arm and is blowing smoke.
Date Published: 1952
Collection: Leon M. Jordan Collection

Title: Two little boys on tricycles
Description: Two unidentified little boys on tricycles on the front sidewalk outside a residence with 2601/2603 address numbers. The boys are smiling and wearing winter coats and hats.
Date Published: No date; likely between 1961 and 1970
Collection: Leon M. Jordan Collection

Title: Unidentified people sitting under umbrellas
Description: Unidentified people sitting under umbrellas on the beach in Liberia. People are sitting on several rugs. The umbrellas are made of ornate cloth.
Date Published: No date; likely between 1947 and 1952
Collection: Leon M. Jordan Collection

Title: Publicity photo of Tyrone Power
Description: Publicity photo of Tyrone Power advertising the movie "The Long Gray Line." Power is turned to the right and looking left. He is wearing a gray suit and checkered vest with black tie.
Date Published: 1955
Collection: Leon M. Jordan Collection

Title: Two unidentified men wearing fur caps
Description: Two unidentified men wearing fur caps speaking with another man wearing a large silk dress shirt. The men are standing in a crowd of people in front of a large white building in Liberia.
Date Published: No date; likely between 1947 and 1952
Collection: Leon M. Jordan Collection

Title: Orchid Jordan with Charlie #2
Description: Orchid Jordan with a man identified as Charlie #2 standing outside a building in Liberia. Jordan is standing between Charlie and a young boy. All three are looking forward and smiling.
Date Published: No date; likely between 1947 and 1952
Collection: Leon M. Jordan Collection

Title: Leon and Orchid Jordan with items collected in Africa
Description: Leon and Orchid Jordan standing in the basement of their house in Kansas City with items collected in Africa. They are holding a hammock and Orchid is wearing a handmade hat. The items on display include rugs and containers and other handmade artifacts.
Date Published: 1950
Collection: Leon M. Jordan Collection

Title: A bull and matador at the side of a large stadium
Description: A bull and matador at the side of a large stadium in Barcelona. The bull is running toward the matador who is standing by a gate. The stadium has two levels of seats. Advertising banners are hanging from both levels.
Date Published: 1952
Collection: Leon M. Jordan Collection

Title: Orchid Jordan with car
Description: Orchid Jordan standing outside near her car parked in the driveway. She is wearing a patterned jacket and skirt with red boots and is holding a purse. She is looking forward, smiling, and opening the door to her car.
Date Published: No date; likely between 1975 and 1980
Collection: Leon M. Jordan Collection

Title: A delivery truck in front of a brick building
Description: A delivery truck parked in front of a three-story brick building in London. The truck has a sign reading "H.M. Stationery Office." There's a small cannon at the base of the building to the right of the truck.
Date Published: 1952
Collection: Leon M. Jordan Collection

Title: A woman in a bridal gown
Description: A woman in a bridal gown holding the arm of a man in a tuxedo somewhere in Europe. Another woman is holding the back of the dress. Several men in suits are standing on the sidewalk and talking.
Date Published: 1952
Collection: Leon M. Jordan Collection

Title: Publicity photo of Duke Ellington
Description: Publicity photo of Duke Ellington. Ellington is looking up with a slight grin. He is wearing a dress shirt and tie.
Date Published: No date; likely between 1941 and 1945
Collection: Leon M. Jordan Collection

Title: Leon and Orchid Jordan on large stone steps
Description: Leon and Orchid Jordan sitting on large stone steps, likely in Monrovia. Orchid is wearing a striped dress and small necklace. Leon is wearing a dress shirt with a bade for the Liberian Constabulary Police. Both are looking forward and Orchid is smiling.
Date Published: No date; likely between 1947 and 1952
Collection: Leon M. Jordan Collection

Title: A group of policemen marching
Description: A group of policemen marching down a field in Monrovia. Several are saluting. The men are wearing light colored uniforms and hats with badges. A building and Liberian flag are in the background.
Date Published: No date; likely between 1947 and 1952
Collection: Leon M. Jordan Collection

Title: Leon Jordan with police trainees
Description: Leon Jordan with eleven police trainees. Jordan is standing sixth from left. All the men are wearing light colored uniforms and standing in front of a truck with "Police" stenciled on the side. The truck and other cars are parked in an open field in front of a thatched roof hut, likely in Monrovia.
Date Published: No date; likely between 1947 and 1952
Collection: Leon M. Jordan Collection

Title: Six unidentified men in front of a hut
Description: Six unidentified men standing in front of a thatched roof hut in rural Liberia. All the men are looking forward with neutral expressions. The man on the left is wearing a long robe and the others are wearing white shirts.
Date Published: No date; likely between 1947 and 1952
Collection: Leon M. Jordan Collection

Title: Inauguration Album, Republic of Liberia, January 1952 - Page 46
Description: Three columns of printed negative strips with images from Inaugural Ceremonies for the Liberian President. Image descriptions from top to bottom, left to right. Image 6 is under-exposed. Image 1: Two long dining tables with dignitaries sitting on all sides. Waiters in white jackets are serving people at the table on the left. Everyone is wearing formal jackets, dresses, and tuxedos. Two chandeliers are hanging in the room. Edward Dudley, US ambassador to Liberia, is sitting third from right in the back row. President William Tubman is sitting fourth from right in the back row. Gabriel Dennis, Secretary of State, is sitting third from right in the front row. Charles D. B. King, former president and ambassador to the US, is sitting fifth from right in the front row. Image 2: Dignitaries standing around two long dining tables. They are wearing uniforms, dresses, and tuxedos. The tables are covered with lit candles and silverware. A chandelier is hanging from the ceiling. Gabriel Dennis is standing on the right. Image 3: An unidentified man standing with Mary McLeod Bethune in a hallway in front of other people heading toward a dining hall. Bethune is wearing a dark dress and the man is wearing a jacket and black bow tie. Image 4: Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., and Liberian Secretary of the Treasury William E. Dennis, Sr., standing at the end of a long table in a dining hall, smiling and talking. Both men are wearing tuxedos. Firestone has medals on his jacket. Other dignitaries are standing in the room. There are two chandeliers hanging from the ceiling. Image 5: Liberian Secretary of State Momolu Dukuly standing with Bethune in a hallway outside a dining hall. Bethune is signing a card held by Dukuly. Both are looking down and smiling. Image 7 & 8: Various images of people standing around long dining tables raising their glasses for a toast. The dining tables have lit candles. Several chandeliers are hanging from the ceiling. Image 9-12: Various images of the Executive Mansion hosting evening festivities. The building has three strips of lights wrapped around each floor. Cars are parked all around the building and people are walking toward it.
Date Published: January 1952
Collection: Leon M. Jordan Collection

Title: Inauguration Album, Republic of Liberia, January 1952 - Page 77
Description: Three columns of printed negative strips with images from a party at the Executive Grounds during Inaugural Ceremonies for the Liberian President. Image descriptions from top to bottom, left to right. Image 1: Two unidentified women posing for a photo with an unidentified priest. The priest is wearing a black suit with white collar. The women are wearing dresses and hats with wide brims and are holding glasses. Other party guests are standing in the background on an open lawn. Image 2: Two unidentified women smiling and standing on the open lawn. Other party guests are walking around in the background. A large building and strings of hanging flags are in the background. The women are wearing wide-brimmed hats and holding handbags. Image 3, 4, & 12: Various images of two unidentified women talking near other women walking around the open lawn. The woman on the left is wearing a white dress with lace shawl. The woman on the right has a wide-brimmed hat. Image 5 & 6: Various images of two unidentified women looking to the side and laughing on the open lawn in front of a large white building. Both women are wearing wide-brimmed hats and holding hand bags. Image 7: Two unidentified women posing for a photo in front of a group of people wandering on the open lawn. The woman on the left is laughing and looking at the woman on the right who is clasping her hands and looking forward. Image 8: Two unidentified men speaking with two unidentified women on the open lawn near flower beds. The men are wearing tuxedos and top hats. The women are wearing wide-brimmed hats and holding handbags. Image 9: Two unidentified women speaking and smiling on the open lawn near a large cloth umbrella with tassels. The women are wearing wide-brimmed hats and are looking to the left. Several men are gathered behind them. Image 10: An unidentified man wearing a dress uniform and looking to the side. He is standing on the open lawn in front of a large white building. Image 11: An unidentified woman wearing a floral dress and hat looking directly at the camera. She is standing on the open lawn in front of a large white building. Another photographer is standing in the back.
Date Published: January 1952
Collection: Leon M. Jordan Collection

Title: Crowds of people watching girls dancing
Description: Crowds of people watching girls dancing during a parade or event in Monrovia. The girls are wearing white dresses and dancing around maypoles with streamers.
Date Published: No date; likely between 1947 and 1952
Collection: Leon M. Jordan Collection

Title: Orchid Jordan on the sidewalk
Description: Orchid Jordan stepping onto the sidewalk along a street in Kansas City. She is wearing an animal print shoulder wrap and embroidered cap.
Date Published: 1950
Collection: Leon M. Jordan Collection

Title: A dirt road through with tire tracks
Description: A dirt road with tire tracks running the length of the road in a rural area of Liberia. The road is surrounded by trees and bushes on both sides.
Date Published: No date; likely between 1947 and 1952
Collection: Leon M. Jordan Collection

Title: Inauguration Album, Republic of Liberia, January 1952 - Page 34
Description: Three columns of printed negative strips with images from Inaugural Ceremonies for the Liberian President. Image descriptions from top to bottom, left to right. Six image positions are blank. Image 1: President William Tubman holding a bible with a group of other dignitaries. Everyone is wearing black tuxedos with white bowties. Several officials have medals hanging from jackets and around their necks. Tubman is standing in front of a microphone on the left while the man on the right is speaking. Image 2: President Tubman holding a bible while another official is kissing it. They are standing in front of a group of dignitaries. They are all wearing black tuxedos and white bowties. Several officials have medals hanging from jackets and around their necks. Tubman is standing in front of a microphone on the left. Image 3: An unidentified dignitary signing a document in front of a group of officials. They are all wearing black tuxedos and white bowties. The dignitary in front is also wearing a sash. Image 4: President Tubman standing with a group of dignitaries next to a table with a large microphone. Tubman is standing in front of a chair with a large, ornate wooden back. A Liberian flag is on the desk. Everyone is wearing black tuxedos and white bowties. Several men are wearing medals on their jackets. Image 5: President Tubman shaking hands with a dignitary in front of a group of officials. Everyone is wearing black tuxedos and white bowties. Tubman is standing on the right and smiling while he leans forward. He is holding white gloves in his other hand. Image 6: President Tubman looking over papers with another dignitary. They are standing in front of a group of officials. Everyone is wearing black tuxedos and white bowties. Tubman is standing on the right. Both men are looking down and Tubman has his hand on the papers.
Date Published: January 1952
Collection: Leon M. Jordan Collection

Title: Inauguration Album, Republic of Liberia, January 1952 - Page 50
Description: Three columns of printed negative strips with images from Inaugural Ceremonies for the Liberian President. Image descriptions from top to bottom, left to right. Image 1: President William Tubman talking with an unidentified woman. They are sitting behind a table covered with glasses, bottles, and a small vase of flowers. Image 2-4: Vice-President William Richard Tolbert drinking and speaking with an unidentified man. Tolbert is smiling and pouring drinks for people. President Tubman and Speaker of the House Richard Abrom Henries are sitting in the back against the wall. Image 5: President Tubman walking with a small crowd of people toward an event. Tubman is wearing a circular straw hat and is smoking a small cigar. Several men wearing military uniforms are walking with the crowd. Image 6: Two musicians playing xylophones at the front of a small crowd. The musicians are wearing the instruments on ropes around their necks and are looking forward while playing. The crowd is filled with people wearing traditional West African clothes. Image 7: Two women dressing and talking in a room. One woman is standing and putting on a dress and traditional West African garments. There is a table covered in glasses next to the women. Image 8: Two unidentified men sitting and drinking in a room. The man on the left is holding a cigarette and looking to the side. Image 9: Tolbert speaking with a man who is sitting and holding a cigar. Tolbert is looking down and holding a package in his hands. Image 10 & 11: President Tubman speaking with an unidentified man. Tubman is standing on the left and is smoking a cigar. The man on the right is holding a glass and a hat. Image 12: President Tubman speaking with a group of people around a table covered in bottles and glasses. Tubman is standing and holding a cigar. A woman is standing on the left, wearing a plaid dress and head wrap.
Date Published: January 1952
Collection: Leon M. Jordan Collection

Title: Inauguration Album, Republic of Liberia, January 1952 - Page 06
Description: Three columns of printed negative strips with images from Inaugural Ceremonies for the Liberian President. Image descriptions from top to bottom, left to right. Image 1: Liberian President William Tubman receiving dignitaries. A man is reading a letter to Tubman who is standing with both hands on his hips. Everyone is dressed in tuxedos. Image 2: President Tubman receiving dignitaries. A man is reading a letter to Tubman and standing in front of several other dignitaries wearing tuxedos and military uniforms. Tubman is holding a cigar and listening to the man speak. Image 3: President Tubman receiving dignitaries. A man standing on the right is reading a letter to Tubman who is standing in the center. Everyone is wearing tuxedos and Tubman has medals hanging from his jacket. Image 4: Soldiers marching in formation along a road. President Tubman is standing with a group of dignitaries on the sidewalk watching the soldiers. Crowds are standing in building entrances on the other side of the street watching the soldiers as well. Image 5: A military band marching in formation along a road. President Tubman is standing with a group of dignitaries on the sidewalk watching the band. Crowds are standing in building entrances on the other side of the street watching the band as well. Image 6: A military band is standing in formation and playing while a group of dignitaries walks in front of them. The dignitaries are wearing tuxedoes and top hats. A man in military dress uniform is standing in front of the band watching the dignitaries. Image 7 & 8: A group of dignitaries are walking down the street. The dignitaries are wearing tuxedoes and military dress uniforms. They are escorted by soldiers down the street. Another group of soldiers stands at attention in front of onlookers standing in building entrances along the sidewalk. Image 9: A group of soldiers stands at attention in the street facing a group of dignitaries standing on the sidewalk. The dignitaries are dressed in tuxedos and military uniforms. The dignitaries in uniform are saluting the soldiers in the street. The others are holding their hats on their chests. A group of onlookers are standing in the entrance of a building on the other side of the street. Image 10: A group of dignitaries in front of soldiers (out of the photo). The dignitaries are wearing tuxedos and military uniforms. The dignitaries in uniform are saluting and the others are holding their hats on their chests. One soldier is standing on the left and is also saluting. Image 11: A man in a tuxedo and top hat walking out of a car parked near a building entrance. The car doors are being opened by a soldier and man in military dress uniform. Another car is approaching from behind. Image 12: Overhead shot of dock scene at the Port of Monrovia. The ships, Markelo and African Pilot, are docked in background. Another transport ship is being unloaded in front. Dock workers are walking on and off the ship. One man is standing on the pier next to a dolly.
Date Published: January 1952
Collection: Leon M. Jordan Collection

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