Inauguration Album, Republic of Liberia, January 1952 - Page 70

Three columns of printed negative strips with images from the dedication of Antoinette Tubman Railroad Bridge. Image descriptions from top to bottom, left to right. Image 1: Two unidentified men talking in front of the Liberia Mining Company train No. 2. The man on the right is holding a paper over his head to block the sun. Image 2-4: Various images of a soldier firing small mortars as part of the dedication. The soldier is kneeling with his foot on the back of a small mortar aimed above the train. Another man is looking over the soldier's shoulder to watch the firing process. The soldier is wearing a uniform and cap. Image 5: Liberia Mining Company founder Lansdell Christie standing behind a table while giving a speech. He is reading from papers in his hand and talking into a microphone. President William Tubman and other officials are sitting on the right. Image 6: Christie reading from papers in his hand and talking into a microphone positioned at head level. A string of flags is hanging in the background. Image 7: Christie standing behind a table and reading from papers in his hand while talking into a microphone. Mining industrialist Garland Farmer is standing on the right behind the table, holding a hat in his hand. A string of flags is hanging in the background. Image 8: An unidentified man standing in front of Liberia Mining Company train No. 2 with a paper over his head to block out the sun. Image 9 & 10: Various images of President Tubman reading from papers in his hand and talking into a microphone. He is standing behind a table with a water pitcher and glass. Image 11: Tubman reading from papers in his hand and talking into a microphone next to Farmer. Both are standing behind a table with a water pitcher and glass. A string of flags is hanging in the background. Image 12: A large group of dignitaries, soldiers, and military officials standing in an open fields. Several houses are in the background. Some of the soldiers are holding brass instruments.