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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: 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: Inauguration Album, Republic of Liberia, January 1952 - Page 74
Description: Three columns of printed negative strips with images from a US armed forces visit. Image descriptions from top to bottom, left to right. Image 1: A group of Liberian soldiers standing around a table with a US Marine examining various firearms. The soldiers are on a pier with many other people walking around. Image 2-4: Various images of a US Marine demonstrating firearms on a table. The marine is surrounded by Liberian soldiers looking at the demonstration and examining the firearms themselves. Two large rifles are displayed on the table. The marine and soldiers are on a pier in front of a US military vessel with soldiers standing along the railings. Image 5 & 6: Various images of a Liberian soldier examining a rocket launcher with the help of a US Marine. The marine is talking and explaining the equipment that the Liberian is holding over his shoulders. The soldiers are standing on a pier next to a large US military vessel with soldiers standing along the railings. Image 7 & 8: Various photos of US Marines and Liberian soldiers standing in groups along a pier demonstrating various firearms. A large US military vessel is docked alongside the pier with soldiers standing along the railings. Image 9: A man and woman wearing civilian clothes, standing on a pier next to a group of Liberian soldiers looking at firearms being demonstrated by US Marines. The soldiers are standing next to a large US military vessel with soldiers standing along the railings. The civilians are looking forward and smiling. Image 10-12: Various images of a Liberian soldier holding a flame thrower while a US Marine explains the equipment. A man wearing a military uniform is standing on the right and a second Liberian soldier is standing on the left. The marine is talking directly to the soldier holding the flame thrower.
Date Published: January 1952
Collection: Leon M. Jordan Collection

Title: Two unidentified men standing in front of Liberian Customs
Description: Two unidentified men standing in front of a temporary building setup for Liberian Customs in Monrovia. The man on the right may be Leon Jordan.
Date Published: No date; likely between 1947 and 1952
Collection: Leon M. Jordan Collection

Title: Inauguration Album, Republic of Liberia, January 1952 - Page 47
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 1-4: Various images of cars driving down a dirt road toward a village. Thatch-roofed huts are on the left side of the road. Image 5: Liberian Vice-President William Richard Tolbert walking around a village with a crowd watching him. Tolbert is wearing a suit and talking to a woman on the right. A large thatch-roofed hut is in back with cars parked alongside. Image 6: A group of people wandering around the middle of a village. A large thatch-roofed hut is in that background. Cars are parked around the crowd and a string of colored flags is hanging between two poles. Image 7: A group of people standing along the side of a street outside the Executive Mansion. Everyone is standing around and talking, possibly waiting for arriving dignitaries. Image 8: A group of people standing along the side of a street next to the striped awning of the mansion. Everyone is standing around and talking, possibly waiting for arriving dignitaries. Image 9: Two men wearing traditional robes and caps standing in a crowd of people in front of the mansion. Everyone is standing around and talking. Men in uniforms are standing on the building porch. Image 10: Richard Abrom Henries, Liberian Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Tolbert standing in a crowd of people in front of the mansion. Henries is standing 4th from right and Tolbert is standing fifth from right. Both are looking up at the mansion. Everyone is standing around and talking. Image 11 & 12: Various images of people lining up to enter the mansion through the main striped awning entrance. Cars are parked along the street in front of the mansion. A Liberian flag and string of smaller flags are hanging off a telephone pole next to the mansion.
Date Published: January 1952
Collection: Leon M. Jordan Collection

Title: A fighter plane and bomber plane
Description: A fighter plane and bomber plane on an airfield, likely James Spriggs Payne Airfield in Monrovia. The fighter on the left has a star emblem on the body. The bomber on the right has a large stripe painted from the cockpit along the left side.
Date Published: No date; likely between 1947 and 1952
Collection: Leon M. Jordan Collection

Title: Inauguration Album, Republic of Liberia, January 1952 - Page 27
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: People walking along the top of Antoinette Tubman Stadium in Monrovia. A crowd of people are walking around the stadium grounds. Flags are hanging from the railing along the walkway. Image 2-4: Various images of a soldier standing next to an anti-aircraft gun during an artillery demonstration. The soldier is preparing to leave after firing the gun. Image 5-12: Various images of four soldiers operating an anti-aircraft gun during an artillery demonstration The soldiers are walking around the gun and holding shells while smoke clears from the gun from being previous fired. Several soldiers are standing in the distance next to another gun in the demonstration. Used casings are littered around the base of the guns.
Date Published: January 1952
Collection: Leon M. Jordan Collection

Title: Inauguration Album, Republic of Liberia, January 1952 - Page 38
Description: Two columns of printed negative strips with images from Inaugural Ceremonies for the Liberian President. Image descriptions from top to bottom, left to right. One image position is blank. Image 1: A group of unidentified dignitaries walking down the street accompanied by military officials. The dignitaries are wearing black tuxedos and top hats. the officials in front are wearing white dress uniforms. The other officials are wearing dark dress uniforms. A group of soldiers is standing at attention along the side of the street and a group of people are standing in back watching the event. Image 2 & 3: Various images of a group of dignitaries walking behind a military color guard and accompanied by military official escorts. They are walking between two lines of soldiers standing at attention on both sides of the street. A group of people are standing on the sidewalk observing the event. A string of flags hangs across the street. Image 4: A large column of soldiers marching down the street in formation. Several groups of dignitaries are walking down the street in the other direction. The dignitaries are all wearing black tuxedos and top hats. Another line of soldiers is standing on the side of the street and a group of people are standing on the sidewalk watching the event. Image 5: Young girls standing with streamers attached to an arch. The girls are wearing similar white dresses and gloves. The arch is covered in flowers and placed in the middle of the street. A group of people are standing in the entrance of a building on the far side of the street observing events. Image 6 & 7: Various images of a group of dignitaries walking down the street accompanied by military officials. The group is walking past buildings with strings of flags string between. The dignitaries are wearing black tuxedos and top hats. Groups of people are standing along the sidewalk next to buildings watching the events.
Date Published: January 1952
Collection: Leon M. Jordan Collection

Title: Unidentified people walking along a parade route
Description: Unidentified people walking along a parade route in Monrovia. The men are wearing suits and women are wearing dresses.
Date Published: No date; likely between 1947 and 1952
Collection: Leon M. Jordan Collection

Title: Inauguration Album, Republic of Liberia, January 1952 - Page 28
Description: Three columns of printed negative strips with images from Inaugural Ceremonies for the Liberian President at Antoinette Tubman Stadium in Monrovia. Image descriptions from top to bottom, left to right. Image 1: A group of people sitting on bleachers watching activities in the stadium. Another crowd of people are walking around on the stadium grounds watching an event obscured by the crowd. Image 2: A group of people standing in the stadium grounds. The crowd is parted in the center for performers. People are dressed in a variety of informal and formal clothing. The majority of people are looking toward the center at the performers. Image 3: A woman setting up a tripod at the edge of a crowd in the stadium grounds. The crowd is standing in a ring around performers. A man is guiding people to stand back for the performers. People are dressed in a variety of informal and formal clothing. Image 4: People standing in a ring around performers (off camera) in the stadium grounds. Another group of people are sitting in the stadium looking down at events. A man in uniform is standing in front of the crowd. Everyone is looking at the performers and wearing a variety of informal and formal clothing. Image 5: The edge of stadium bleachers overlooking the stadium grounds. People are standing in two groups in the grounds, parted in the center for performers. Everyone is looking toward the center at the performers. Image 6: A group of people sitting on bleachers watching activities in the stadium. Another crowd of people are standing in two groups in the stadium grounds, parted in the center for performers. Everyone is looking at the performers. Image 7: People standing against the back of the stadium looking at events. Several people are walking between stadium pillars and a large group can be seen on the stadium grounds. A string of flags is hanging above the stadium. Image 8: A young girl and man kneeling at the front of a crowd on the stadium grounds watching performers. The man is holding a camera and wearing a round hat. The girl is holding a program of events and looking forward. Image 9: A performer kneeling in the center of the stadium grounds, wearing a patterned waist-cloth and head wrap. A group of people are standing in a circle around the performer. Another group of people are sitting on the stadium bleachers. Image 10: A group of people standing at the edge of stadium grounds in front of several buildings with a thatch roof. Several people are photographing a group of people in the crowd wearing traditional outfits. Image 11: Three musicians playing ceremonial horns on the stadium grounds. A crowd of people are standing in a circle around the performers and another group is sitting in the stadium bleachers. The performers are wearing fur caps. Image 12: Three musicians playing ceremonial horns while a man dances in the center of the stadium grounds. the dancer is wearing a striped robe and the musicians are wearing fur caps. A crowd of people are sanding in a circle around the performers and another group is sitting in the stadium bleachers.
Date Published: January 1952
Collection: Leon M. Jordan Collection

Title: People dining at outdoor tables
Description: People dining at outdoor tables, possibly at a restaurant or party in Monrovia. Everyone is wearing business dress clothing and sitting at tables, talking to each other. Individuals identified left to right as Essie George; John George; Leon Jordan; Lillian [Halley Johnson]; Freddie [Stratman]; Carinne [Hilton Deschield]; Honorable C. S. O. King, Judge of Supreme Court; Wallace Van Jackson, American Foreign Relations service; and Clara [Beverly], Nurse Public Health.
Date Published: No date; likely between 1947 and 1952
Collection: Leon M. Jordan Collection

Title: Five unidentified men in military uniforms
Description: Five unidentified men in military uniforms standing in front of a car on the street in Monrovia. The men are wearing formal dress uniforms and looking forward while talking. A row of houses is behind them.
Date Published: No date; likely between 1947 and 1952
Collection: Leon M. Jordan Collection

Title: Leon and Orchid Jordan with three unidentified people at a party
Description: Leon and Orchid Jordan with three unidentified people at a party or gathering, likely in Monrovia. Orchid is standing on the right and Leon is sitting in the center. Everyone is laughing and smiling. One man on the left is holding a ukulele and singing.
Date Published: No date; likely between 1947 and 1952
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: Muriel Davis holding daughter Dorothy Madelyn by a doorway
Description: Muriel Davis holding daughter Dorothy Madelyn by a doorway where an unidentified girl, a boy and a woman are also seen; likely inside the church where Dorothy was christened in Monrovia. Muriel is looking down at Dorothy while holding her. The two children are looking at Muriel. The women are wearing formal dresses and the boy is wearing a suit jacket.
Date Published: September 1953
Collection: Leon M. Jordan Collection

Title: African Patriot docks on a pier during a port dedication ceremony
Description: A large ship named African Patriot docks on a pier during a port dedication ceremony in Monrovia. The pier is lined with a large crowd of people.
Date Published: No date; likely between 1947 and 1952
Collection: Leon M. Jordan Collection

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