Inauguration Album, Republic of Liberia, January 1952 - Page 24

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 1-3: Various images of soldiers standing at attention in five rows on a street. The soldiers are standing on one side of the street as an unidentified dignitary walks down the street, escorted by several soldiers. The dignitaries are walking toward the striped awning of the Executive Mansion. In the final photo the dignitaries stand in the awning saluting the soldiers. The dignitaries are wearing tuxedoes and dress uniforms. Groups of people are standing in the entrances of nearby buildings observing the proceedings. Image 4: A dignitary exiting a car parked next to the striped awning of a building. A soldier is holding the car door open for the official who is wearing a dress coat and fur cap. Groups of people are standing in the entrance of a building across the street observing the proceedings. Image 5: A group of dignitaries walking inside the Executive Mansion. The officials are wearing tuxedoes and dress military uniforms. Image 6 & 7: Soldiers marching with flags in front of several dignitaries standing under a striped awning. The soldiers are carrying several flags from various nations. The dignitaries are wearing tuxedoes and dress military uniforms. Image 8: Several dignitaries standing under the striped awning. The officials are wearing tuxedoes and dress military uniforms. They are watching soldiers marching by off-camera. Image 9 & 10: Various images of a woman in a white dress military uniform being photographed standing next to a Liberian flag. The woman is talking with several men carrying cameras and arranging the area around her. Several dignitaries wearing tuxedoes are sitting at a table behind the photographers. Image 11 & 12: Various images of several dignitaries sitting at a table and relaxing between events. Liberian President William Tubman is sitting on the far left while an unknown man walks in the front of the room. The room has large windows on all sides.