Details
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 1-5: Various photos of Leon Jordan working on the propeller of a Pacer 135 airplane at James Spriggs Payne Airfield in Monrovia. The plane is painted white and has stripes extending from the nose. Jordan is wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap. A car is parked behind the plane and a tarp is on the ground under the plane. Image 6: Liberian President William Tubman and an unidentified Catholic Bishop drinking. Both men are standing around a small table and raising their glasses. The photo is underexposed and too dark to see details. Image 7: Four men standing near the corner of a room holding trays with glasses. The men are wearing white jackets and looking to the right. The glasses are elaborately carved and lined with metal. Image 8: A table covered with hats placed upside-down. Most of the hats are black top hats. There are a few military hats as well. The hats are placed on photos or programs, possibly to identify the owner. Image 9: An unidentified Catholic Bishop presenting a document to President Tubman. They are standing behind a small table in a room with paintings of dignitaries hanging on wood panel walls. Another man in military uniform is standing to the left of Tubman. Image 10: President Tubman shaking hands with an unidentified Catholic Bishop. Tubman is wearing a tuxedo and the Bishop is wearing official robes and a cross on a necklace. Both men are smiling. They are standing in front of a small table in a room with paintings of other dignitaries hanging on wood panel walls. Image 11: Four dignitaries standing on a sidewalk while a group of soldiers marches in formation down the street. The four men are dressed in religious, civilian, and military formal outfits. The soldiers are marching in several rows with four men leading at the front. A crowd is standing in the entrance of a building across the street watching the soldiers. Image 12: Four dignitaries standing on a sidewalk and saluting four soldiers marching down the street. The four men are dressed in religious, civilian, and military formal outfits. The four soldiers are carrying flags. A crowd is standing in the entrance of a building across the street watching the soldiers.
Date Published
1952-01
Notes
January 1952
In photo box 1, folder 7/8 of Jordan Collection.
Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Extent Of Original
12 photographs on 1 side of card mount : black and white print ; 26 x 21 cm
Source File
umkc_lsc_jordan_photo_album-08.tif
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
If you have more information about this item than what is given here, we want to know! Contact us.