Inauguration Album, Republic of Liberia, January 1952 - Page 53

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 & 9: Various images of a village parade for President William Tubman. A group of women wearing patterned dresses and head wraps are dancing and clapping behind a drummer leading the parade. They are walking down a dirt road with two wooden towers in the background. Several cars carrying President Tubman's entourage are driving behind the women. Villagers are standing on both sides of the road, watching the procession. Image 5: Two young girls walking down a dirt road in front of President Tubman's cars during a parade. The girls are waving Liberian flags and are wearing patterned dresses and head wraps. Villagers are standing on both sides of the road watching the procession. Image 6: Villagers standing on the side of the road as a car from President Tubman's entourage drives by during a parade. Men, women, and children of all ages are in the crowd. There is a grove of trees behind them. Image 7: President Tubman sitting in a car as it drives down a village road during a parade. He is looking to the side at people standing on the road (off camera) while driving by. Image 8: A young man firing a rifle to the side. The man is standing in an open grassy field. Image 10: Vice-President William Richard Tolbert standing next to his wife Victoria Tolbert and several men in military uniforms during an even in rural Liberia. A woman is standing on the left holding a Liberian flag. Large ferns or palm fronds are woven into an arch over the group. Image 11: President Tubman walking with his wife Antoinette Tubman in a procession as part of a rural parade. They are walking toward a wooden arch with ferns and palm fronds. Two girls are standing in the arch holding Liberian flags. Other dignitaries and villagers are walking behind the Tubmans. Image 12: A group of villagers walking during a parade with a large stuffed figurine dressed like a Gio devil mask dancer. The figurine has a grass skirt and large hat with feathers.