Inauguration Album, Republic of Liberia, January 1952 - Page 12

Three columns of printed negative strips. Image descriptions from top to bottom, left to right. Image 1: A Liberian National Airways plane on an empty runway, possibly at Roberts International Airport in Harbel, Liberia. A service truck is parked in front of the plane. Three men are pulling equipment out of the truck. Image 2 & 3: Various photos of several well-dressed families exiting a Liberian National Airways plane on an empty runway, possibly at Roberts International Airport. Men wearing suits and women wearing dresses are exiting the plane as couples and accompanying small children. Two men stand with luggage carts at the back of the plane. Image 4 & 5: Various photos of a Liberian National Airways plane on a runway, possibly at Roberts International Airport, photographed from under the wing of another plane. Image 6: Entrance sign for the Firestone Rubber Plantation in Harbel, Liberia. The sign reads "You are entering the Harbel area of the Firestone Rubber Plantation. This is one of two plantations which have 10,500,000 rubber trees planted on 80,000 acres. 30,000 men are employed to produce 70,000,000 pounds crepe rubber and concentrated latex annually. On these plantations are 10,000 houses, 2 hospitals with 200 beds, 3 club houses, 2 golf courses, 12 schools & churches, 195 miles of roads, a modern telephone system, a 3000 kilowatt hydro-electric power plant, the United States-Liberia radio station, a brick plant and modern factories laboratories and service facilities. We hope your visit will provide both interesting and enjoyable." Image 7 & 8: Two photos of a man sitting underneath a tree some distance away from buildings on the Firestone Rubber Plantation. The man is resting his arms on his legs and looking forward. A water tower is visible in the background. Image 9-11: Various views of a truck emptying liquids into a large containment system on the Firestone Rubber Plantation. The truck has diagonal hazard lines on the back. Liquids are pouring out an open pipe in the back of the truck. A man is standing over the pool and observing. Image 12: A truck with a large container for liquids parked in front of a building on the Firestone Rubber Plantation. The truck is likely unloading liquids into a containment system for processing. The truck bed has four sets of double wheels.