Inauguration Album, Republic of Liberia, January 1952 - Page 62

Three columns of printed negative strips with images from a parade during Inaugural Ceremonies for the Liberian President. Image descriptions from top to bottom, left to right. Image 1: A parade float shaped like a boat driving in front of a building with officials watching from a patio. A group of women wearing white dresses with sashes are standing in the back of the float and waiving. Two men are standing on the sides of the float and are saluting. A military band is standing on the right as the float passes. Image 2: A parade float with striped cloth hanging on the sides driving in front of a building with officials watching from a patio. A group of girls are standing on the float and waiving their hands in the air. They are wearing white dresses and white gloves. Image 3: A parade float with striped bunting driving in front of a building with officials watching from a patio. A group of girls are standing on the float wearing dark dresses. A man is standing in front wearing a uniform and saluting to his right. Image 4: A parade float with striped bunting driving in front of the Executive Mansion. A group of women wearing white dresses are standing behind a fake thatched roof hut; People are standing on the building roof and upper balcony looking down at the parade. There is a striped awning and Liberian flag on the entrance. A man is standing to the left with a camera. Image 5: Six men and one woman dressed in traditional West African clothing standing along the street during the parade. They are standing among empty folding chairs in front of the Monrovia Post Office and are looking at the camera.. Image 6: Lansdell Christie, owner of Liberia Mining Company, speaking with a military official. Christie is wearing a white suit and tie. The officer is wearing a dress uniform. Image 7: Mary McCleod Bethune speaking with two unidentified men. Bethune is smiling and holding out an arm toward one of the men. The men are wearing suits. Image 8: A group of soldiers marching in formation down the street. They are holding long trumpets with flags hanging from the instruments. The soldiers are wearing uniforms and helmets. A crowd is gathered at the far side of the street to watch. Image 9 & 10: Various images of a large building surrounded by open fields. People are walking around the building in small groups. Two large flag poles are near an entrance. Image 11: A Plymouth car parked on a street in Monrovia with "US Navy 92-01811" printed on the back. Three people wearing military uniforms are waiting in the car. Image 12: A man and woman standing on the street in Monrovia wearing traditional West African clothing. The man is holding a button with the image of President William Tubman. They are smiling at each other.