Inauguration Album, Republic of Liberia, January 1952 - Page 30

Three columns of printed negative strips with images from Inaugural Ceremonies for the Liberian President. Image descriptions from top to bottom, left to right. Four image positions are blank. Image 1 & 2: Various images of five dignitaries walking down the street in front of soldiers standing at attention. Two officials are wearing patterned robes, one man is wearing a tuxedo and black hat, and another is wearing a dress military uniform. A group of soldiers is standing along the sidewalk watching the dignitaries. Image 3: An unidentified woman, likely the wife of a dignitary, standing under a striped awning. Two soldiers are standing behind her. The woman is wearing a patterned robe. Image 4: Six dignitaries standing under a striped awning watching soldiers marching off-camera. The man on the left is wearing a dress military uniform and saluting. Three of the dignitaries are wearing patterned robes. The man third from the right is wearing a tuxedo and holding a top hat to his chest. Image 5-8: Various images of an Asian dignitary meeting with President William Tubman and other Liberian officials. The dignitary is wearing an Asian-style tunic with print designs. In image 4, the dignitary is smiling and speaking to five dignitaries sitting around a small table. In the other images the dignitary is speaking with President Tubman and raising a glass to toast him.