Inauguration Album, Republic of Liberia, January 1952 - Page 35

Three columns of printed negative strips with images from Inaugural Ceremonies for the Liberian President. Image descriptions from top to bottom, left to right. Five image positions are blank. Image 1 & 2: Various images of a group of officials standing near the base of a monument to Joseph Jenkins Roberts, Liberia's first president. The officials are dressed in black tuxedos and military dress uniforms. They are holding wreathes decorated with roses. The officials are surrounded by a crowd observing the ceremony. Image 3: Several officials and a photographer walking toward a monument to Joseph Jenkins Roberts. One official is wearing an elaborate robe and two men are wearing military dress uniforms. They are holding wreathes decorated with roses. The photographer is carrying a large camera. A crowd is lined against a building observing the ceremony. The photo exposure is distorted. Image 4-6: Various images of President William Tubman approaching the monument to Joseph Jenkins Roberts and placing a wreath decorated in roses at the base. President Tubman is wearing a black tuxedo with medals on the jacket. He is accompanied by men wearing white military dress uniforms. Image 7: President Tubman walking with a group of dignitaries away from a monument to Joseph Jenkins Roberts. Tubman is wearing a black tuxedo and the other men are wearing military dress uniforms. A group of people are standing on the roof of a nearby building observing the ceremony.