Inauguration Album, Republic of Liberia, January 1952 - Page 50

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.