Inauguration Album, Republic of Liberia, January 1952 - Page 32

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 two men in a swearing-in ceremony. The man on the left is wearing a suit and in one photo is holding an arm in the air as he speaks. The man on the right is wearing shorts and a t-shirt and is looking at the other man. There is a microphone on a stand between the men and a Liberian flag on a desk in the back of the room. Both photos have exposure distortions. Image 3: Singer Etta Moten Barnett standing on stage with Mary McLeod Bethune. Barnett is wearing a patterned dress and shawl draped over her arm raised in the air. Both women are looking forward proudly while the singer is singing. The stage has flowers along the front and striped bunting on the back wall. Image 4: Singer Etta Moten Barnett bowing during a performance. She is smiling and wearing a patterned dress. A pianist is sitting at a piano on the left, looking up at Barnett. The stage has flowers along the front and striped bunting on the back wall. Image 5-7: Various images of singer Etta Moten Barnett performing. She is looking out into the audience (off-camera) and a pianist is playing an upright piano on the side of the stage. The stage area is covered in flowers and tropical plants. Striped bunting is hanging on the back wall.